Okinawans’ sit-in protest against US base construction marks 500th day

It has been 500 days since Okinawans started sit-ins in front of the gate of U.S. Camp Schwab in Nago’s Henoko district in protest against the construction of a new U.S. military base.

How far military-academia cooperation has advanced under Abe administration

The Abe government is now trying to take the teeth out of the scientists’ non-military principle. Akahata reported what is occurring under the Abe government policy to promote academia-military cooperation.

Shii in lecture at Tokyo University calls for united anti-terrorism efforts by international community

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo in his lecture said, “An increase in air raids and other military actions will not help to solve the issue of the elimination of the terrorism worldwide.”