"Don"t send SDF to Iraq!"

On Dec.26, 2003, impeaching dispatch of advance troops of Air Self-Defense Force this day, Anti-War Joint Action Committee and World Action protested the Defense Agency. Under the repression by police, denunciating it, these organizations read out the document asking for a stop of SDF to Iraq. They appealed to troops of SDF, and determined to prevent send them in solidarity with soldiers and their families. At last, protests chanted through "don"t send SDF to Iraq!"

March in Sapporo City

On Dec.13, 2003, appealing for the stop of SDF (Self Defense Forces) to Iraq, Sapporo Peace Walk executive committee staged a march in Sapporo city (Hokkaido Prefecture). Anti-War Joint Action Committee took part in this march in solidarity with residents in Sapporo. Koizumi cabinet decided to dispatch SDF to Iraq on Dec.9. Participants of the march impeached this decision and determined to prevent sending. After the march, Anti-War Joint Action Committee propagated on the street near the Makomanai Base. Through this propagation, we interacted with the families of soldiers and collected many signatures.

1. March
2. Sapporo Peace Walk

Rally against the dispatch of SDF to Iraq in Asahikawa City

On Dec.14, 2003, Peace Forum held a rally against the dispatch of SDF to Iraq in Asahikawa City (Hokkaido Prefecture). 2500 workers gathered in this rally. Asking for the stop of this dispatch, they waged demonstration to Asahikawa Base. In front of the gate of this Base, a wife of a soldier waited for this demonstration. Shi said, “If a member of SDF was ordered to go to Iraq, he couldn’t refuse this direction. In the troops, soldier can’t speak freely. I would stop this dispatch” to participants of the demonstration.

1. Rally
2. Protesting in front of the Asahikawa Base

Asahikawa Base

One Million Signature Campaign asked for stop a dispatch of SDF to Iraq

On Dec.15, 2003, “Stop the road to war”- One Million Signature Campaign asked for stop a dispatch of SDF to Iraq immediately to North Quarter General Supervision Headquarters of SDF. And put forward 48747 signatures, which were collected form all over Japan, to it. For example a woman who appeals not to send her lover to Iraq, families, lovers and friends express their will against the dispatch continuously and carry on this signature movement. Therefore about 50 thousands signature were gathered in a brief period of time. But this Headquarters denied accept these signatures. It said, “When you and mass-media get out here, we would carry them inside. Please leave it there”. Participants were angry at this faithless attitude.

1. Asking for stop of Dispatch of SDF
2. Signatures

North Quarter General Supervision Headquarters of SDF

Koizumi government want to dispatch 12 members of Air Self-Defense Force to Iraq as advance troops on Dec.25. And it will dispatch 28 members of Grand Self-Defense Force as advance troops and 140 members of Air Self-Defense Force as main body troops to Iraq on Jan.14.2004. 135 Members of Main body of Grand Self-Defense Force would be sent on Feb.21 at first. This government plans to send 550 members of SDF into Iraq till the end of Mar. We will struggle for the stop of this dispatch all over Japan! End the occupation of Iraq by US and UK! No war! Don't send SDF of Japan!

Anti-War Joint Action Committee,
Secretary Kikuchi Takao
Gohodo-ito building 5F
2-4-10 Motoasakusa
Taito-ku
Tokyo
Japan
Tel/Fax 03-3845-7461

Confirmed their determination for struggle against dispatch of SDF to Iraq! 12.7 anti-war learning meeting was rising

On Dec.7, 2003, Anti-war Joint Action Committee held a learning meeting under the slogan of "Stop the dispatch of SDF to Iraq! Block the revision of the Fundamental Law of Education". 125 people gathered in this meeting. At first, participants studied problems about the revision of the Fundamental Law of Education. An education worker (teacher) lectured about it. Participants discussed it enthusiastically. Next, a video "invisible war"was screened. Participants were shocked by vivid description. An anti-war soldier, Oda Kimio, appealed the importance of the struggle against dispatch of SDF to Iraq on Dec. The president of Japan Federation of Student Autonomous Bodies addressed the strategy to stand up for the struggle against the dispatch of SDF to Iraq in Hokkaido prefecture and Komaki (Aichi Prefecture) in solidarity with the strike of Doro-Chiba (National Railway Motive Power Union Chiba). At last, a worker appealed for the stop of the cabinet decision about the dispatch and to struggle against the dispatch all over Japan. And he stressed an importance of the rally against the revision of the Fundamental Law of Education on Dec.23. Before the meeting, Anti-war Joint Action Committee held propagation in street. Distributing the flyers, 300 signatures against the dispatch were gathered. Koizumi cabinet decided the dispatch of SDF on Dec.8. It wants to send SDF to Iraq in this year. We will wage demonstration to stop this dispatch to Komaki base on Dec.13, and to Asahikawa base (Hokkaido prefecture) on Dec. 13-15.

RUMSFELD GETS AN EARFUL FROM OKINAWA OFFICIAL

National Workers rally in Hibiya Large Music Hall

On Nov.9, National Workers rally was held in Hibiya Large Music Hall, sponsored by KAN-NAMA (the solidarity union of Japan construction and transport workers KANSAI area branch), MINATO-GODO (metal and machinery workers's union in Osaka) and DORO-CHIBA (the National Railway Motive Power Union Chiba). 3100 workers gathered in this rally. From KCTU (Korean Confederation of Trade Unions) South Korea, Go Jong Hwan (president of Seoul Area Local), Kim Chang Seob (Vice president of Seoul Area Local) and Mun Mun Ju (Director of Organization of Seoul Area Local) took part in this rally. And from U.S., Russell K. Miyashiro (International Longshore & Warehouse Union/Lpcal-34 Secretary-Treasurer), Steve Zeltzer (Campaign Against Taft-Hartley, Repression and Privatizati) and Paul C. Jensen (United Transportation Union) participated in this rally. It was held as international solidarity rally. At the rally, after addresses of them, militant labor unions appealed in sequence. After the rally, participants waged demonstration, chanted "Don't send Japanese troops to Iraq!" "Against dismissal" in Ginza-Street.

October 25 Demonstration in Tokyo Against Occupation of Iraq and against Japanese Troops to Iraq

Today on Oct.25, [2003] World Action staged rally in Miyashita Park Tokyo. 1500 workers and students gathered in this rally. After rally, participants waged demonstration to call for the end of occupation on Iraq by U.S.- U.N., and stop of dispatch of SDF to Iraq. Koizumi government wants to send SDF to Iraq on Dec. He would pay $500,000,000 to U.S. for war cost. And he aims the war on North Korea with Bush. Many Japanese people are angry at this war policy of Koizumi. Japan is becoming to change a war state. So many passengers took part in our demonstration form side way, participants of our demonstration increased more and more. 1500 people impeached Koizumi. We shall stop the dispatch of SDF to Iraq in solidarity with people all over the world. Next, Nov.9. We gathered in Hibiya Outdoor Large Music Hall in Tokyo, wage demonstration again!

World Action will wage demonstration on Oct.25, 2003.

We, Anti-War Joint Action Committe, would take part in this action.

At 6:00 p.m. on Oct.25
Miyasita Park in Shibuya ward, Tokyo.
Sponsored by World Action.

And a workers rally will be held on Nov.9. We want to gather 5000 workers in this rally. At noon on Nov.9 Hibiya Outdoor Large Music Hall
Sponsored by 3 labor unions; Kan-Nama (The solidarity union of Japan construction and transportworkers Kansai area branch), Minato- Godo (the metal and macchinery workers' union in Osaka), Doro-chiba (The National Railway Motive Power Union of Chiba) Mimato-Dodo labor union, Kansai Namakon labor unionDoro-chiba ions.

End an occupation on Iraq! Back home U.S. troops!
Stop the war on North Korea!
Let's sturuggle in solidarity!

Protest Japan-US Summit Meeting

Sat, 18 Oct 2003 --Today, we waged demonstration against Japan-US summit meeting from Miyashita Park in Shibuya. About 300 people took part in our demonstration. We appealed "Impeach Bush and Koizumi!" "Dont send SDF (Japanese Troops) to Iraq!" "End the occupation on Iraq!" "Don't attack North Korea! " 9000 policemen were mobilized for security of Bush and Koizumi. Koizumi administration fears guerrilla and enragement of people. So riot police wanted to repress us, but did nothing. Many people from other countries participated in our meeting and demonstration to impeach Bush and Koizumi together. Next Oct.25! We stand up again!

Source: Anti-War Joint Action Committee,
Secretary Kikuchi Takao
Gohodo-ito building 5F
2-4-10 Motoasakusa
Taito-ku
Tokyo
Japan
Tel/Fax 03-3845-7461

Protest at Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency

On Sep.30, 2003, impeaching the critical accident at JCO Co. Uranium Processing Plant in Tokaimura-village 4 years ago, a protest action in front of the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency was staged in the morning, and anti-nuclear meeting was held in the evening sponsored by citizen group. We, Anti-War Joint Action Committee took part in these actions.

By the critical accident at JCO, 2 workers in this plant were dead. Other workers and many residents living near the plant were exposed to radiation. As a "Blegion of death", workers were irrupted into this nuclear polluted plant. They were forced to dispose this critical accident and were exposed to radiation. Japanese nuclear electric power generation policy for its nuclear armament and sloppy operation systems in the Plant caused this accident. Participants pledged to struggle against nuclear and nuclear electric power generations.

We will wage demonstration against Japan-U.S. summit meeting on Oct.17, and stand up to a rally and demonstration in Miyashita Park, Tokyo on Oct.25 in the evening in solidarity with workers all overt the world.

UPCOMING ACTIONS

By request of Bush, Koizumi administration want to dispatch SDF to Iraq in this year. But he will not make pubic it before the Diet election on
Nov.9, 2003. It is very dirty! Bush will come to Japan for Japan-U.S. Summit meeting on Oct.17. We will demonstrate against it. And we are going to stand up on Oct.25, 2003, international action day!

Union will throw aside their class war and change from militant union to sweetheart union

On, Sep.28, 2003, the continued meeting of 72nd national general meeting of All Japan Prefectural and Municipal Workers Union (JICHIRO) was held. In this day, leaders of JICHIRO forced to vote "the statement in 21th century" (new general principles), which has already be voted down in this meeting. During the same meeting, a resubmission and vote of the same bill, which has been voted down, is an outrage against "the prohibition of double jeopardy" and democracy.

left: Distributing flyers

Why this bill has been voted down on Aug.28, at the beginning of this meeting? Because this bill of new general principles insistents "the labor-management cooperation ". It means this union will throw aside their class war and change from militant union to sweetheart union. Because this bill advocates "active creation of world peace" and "discussion of Japanese Constitution". It is the road to the dispatch of SDF (Japanese troops) for abroad and the amendment of the constitution. It is the way for the participation of workers into war work. So this bill was voted down in this meeting at this day a month ago. But, in a month from Aug.28, leaders of this union were intimidating delegates and doing vote-buying from them, collected votes. Trampling "the prohibition of double jeopardy" and democracy, they forced to vote the bill of new general principles. Against this outrage, workers of this union are angry and will stand up to new struggle. Stopping the road to system of the national mobilization and the participation of workers into war work, we will struggle together!

World Action waged a demonstration in Miyashita Park in Shibuya on Sep.27, 2003

In solidarity with people all over the world, World Action waged a demonstration in Miyashita Park in Shibuya today, on Sep.27. Many workers and students gathered in this action. In an assembly before the demonstration, workers and students appealed in sequence.

They laid stress on our struggle for an end of occupation on Iraq by U.S. and U.K troops, and called for putting a stop to the dispatch of Japanese army to Iraq. A message from family of U.S. military parson was read our. Participants applauded for this message with enthusiasm. Many people from other countries took part in our demonstration and chanted "No war!" together. On Oct.25,Workers and students planned an assembly and a demonstration in Miyashita Park in Shibuya ward, Tokyo. We will took part in this demonstration. And on Oct.17, We, Anti-War Joint Action Committee, will wage a demonstration against Japanese-U.S. summit meeting in Miyashita Park at 6 p.m. We would struggle together and must overcome!

International Days of Protest Against OCCUPATION and EMPIRE From PALESTINE to IRAQ to the PHILIPPINES to KOREA to CUBA and EVERYWHERE

HIROSHIMA
Million Signiture Movement Hiroshima
CONTACT:hiroshimarally@internationalanswer.org or 824-26-0074
DATE: Saturday, September 27
EVENT: Gather at The Atomic-bomb Dome at 17:30

Rally and demonstration on September 27. We respond to the global movement to demand an end to U.S. occupation
and intervention. We hold the rally under the slogan "Stop the deployment of 'Self Defense Forces' to Iraq!" "End now the military occupation of Iraq by U.S. and U.K. troops!"

The rally stars at 17:30 in front of The Atomic-Bomb Dome.

This activity is held by "Stop Wars! Millions Signature Movement
Hiroshima Council" Address; Tadoyasu Building 303, 14-3,
Nobori-Machi, Naka-KU, Hiroshima-Shi, Japan Phone & Fax; 82-221-7631 URL
http://hw001.gate01.com/hiroshima100/

OSAKA PREFECTURE
Kansai executive committee for victory in Sanrizuka struggle
CONTACT: osakarally@internationalanswer.org or 06-6781-8576
DATE: Monday, September 29
EVENT: Gather at 18:30 at L-Osaka(the Labor center of Osaka pref.)

Japanese workers and students are going to demonstrate against Visit Japan of Bush and Japan-U.S. summit meeting on Oct.17; and we stand up on Sep.27 and Oct.25 in solidarity with people all over the world. End the occupation of Iraq! Stop the war on North Korea!

Anti-War Joint Action Committee,
Secretary Kikuchi Takao
Gohodo-ito building 5F
2-4-10 Motoasakusa
Taito-ku
Tokyo
Japan
Tel/Fax 03-3845-7461

Workers Struggle against the Division and Privatization of National Railway of Japan / Japanese Workers and Students Plan Demonstrations against Occupation of Iraq and War on Korea

On Sep.13-14, 2003, the 71 ordinary national general meeting of National Railway Workers Union was held. Selling their souls to Koizumi government, leaders of this union decided to punish members of the Struggle Bodies of National Railway Workers Union by suspension of rights, who are struggling against the Division and Privatization of National Railway of Japan and calling for annulment of their dismissal consistently.

1. Impeach the betrayed leaders and police
2. Sit-in

In front of the venue, the headquarters of Social Democratic Party, riot police were mobilized by request of leaders of National Railway Workers Union. And in meeting Saketa Mituru was elected new president of this Union. Saketa is a person who let police arrest 7 national railway workers and one supporter of them in conspiracy. Saketa and leaders will go along the road to the self-destruction of National Railway Workers Union; they will play a game grabbing the fortune of this Union. This is a way for participation of workers in aggressive war.

They are betrayers against workers! Minion of imperialism! Down with them! Revive the struggling National Railway Workers Union! Against the Division and Privatization of National Railway!

Impeaching punishment against militant workers by Leaders of this Union, many workers sit-in around the venue, called for return to their working place.

Japanese workers and students are going to demonstrate against Visit Japan of Bush and Japan-U.S. summit meeting on Oct.17; and we stand up on Sep.27 and Oct.25 in solidarity with people all over the world. End the occupation of Iraq! Stop the war on North Korea!

3. "Return to my working place"

World Action waged a demonstration in Miyashita Park in Shibuya on Sep.27, 2003

International Days of Protest Against OCCUPATION and EMPIRE From PALESTINE to IRAQ to the PHILIPPINES to KOREA to CUBA and EVERYWHERE

HIROSHIMA
Million Signiture Movement Hiroshima
CONTACT:hiroshimarally@internationalanswer.org or 824-26-0074
DATE: Saturday, September 27
EVENT: Gather at The Atomic-bomb Dome at 17:30

Rally and demonstration on September 27. We respond to the global movement to demand an end to U.S. occupation
and intervention. We hold the rally under the slogan "Stop the deployment of 'Self Defense Forces' to Iraq!" "End now the military occupation of Iraq by U.S. and U.K. troops!"

The rally stars at 17:30 in front of The Atomic-Bomb Dome.

This activity is held by "Stop Wars! Millions Signature Movement
Hiroshima Council" Address; Tadoyasu Building 303, 14-3,
Nobori-Machi, Naka-KU, Hiroshima-Shi, Japan Phone & Fax; 82-221-7631 URL
http://hw001.gate01.com/hiroshima100/

OSAKA PREFECTURE
Kansai executive committee for victory in Sanrizuka struggle
CONTACT: osakarally@internationalanswer.org or 06-6781-8576
DATE: Monday, September 29
EVENT: Gather at 18:30 at L-Osaka(the Labor center of Osaka pref.)

Anti-War Joint Action Committee,
Secretary Kikuchi Takao
Gohodo-ito building 5F
2-4-10 Motoasakusa
Taito-ku
Tokyo
Japan
Tel/Fax 03-3845-7461

Workers Struggle against the Division and Privatization of National Railway of Japan / Japanese Workers and Students Plan Demonstrations against Occupation of Iraq and War on Korea

1. Impeach the betrayed leaders and police
2. Sit-in

They are betrayers against workers! Minion of imperialism! Down with them! Revive the struggling National Railway Workers Union! Against the Division and Privatization of National Railway!

Impeaching punishment against militant workers by Leaders of this Union, many workers sit-in around the venue, called for return to their working place.

3. "Return to my working place"

On Sep.1, 2003, Tokyo city government carries out "disaster prevention training". But we think this training was not for disaster but for war. Because SDF (Japanese army) participated in this training with residents, they exercised piling sandbags training, spanning with a bridge training, triage training and autopsy, etc.

Tokyo city government forced about 20,000 residents to participate in this exercise. They worked under leading by army and police. Koizumi government aims to revive the system of national mobilization for war. 80 years ago this day (on Sep.1.1923), Great Kanto Earthquake struck, Japanese army and masses massacred Korean and Chinese people in Japan by racism propaganda of Japanese government. This massacre Became the way for invasive war by Japan. Now Japanese government is agitating the racism against North Korea. We are sure the important to struggle against racism and the policy for invasive war.

Under the slogan of "Against the exercise for war!" "Remember the pogrom against Korean and Chinese!" "Don't dispatch SDF to Iraq!" "Stop the war on North Korea!", we struggled the protest action and assembly, waged demonstration.

On Aug.25, 2003, morning, National Coordinating Center of Labor Unions of Niigata Prefecture and Anti-War Joint Action Committee waged demonstration against State Port Control Inspection of the North Korea ship Man Gyong Bong because State Port Control Inspection of the ship by Japanese government is nothing but racism against North Korea. It is the road to the war on North Korea. Extreme rightists already have shot bullets to the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan of Niigata Prefecture.

We staged demonstration from the Niigata West Port, in which Man Gyong Bong had arrived, to downtown Niigata city. We were appealing the slogans: “Against State Port Control Inspection of North Korea ship Man Byong Bong” “Stop economic sanction against North Korea!” “Allow the coming and going right of Korean residents in Japan between North Korea and Japan.” “Impeach the shooting aimed Korean residents by extreme rights!“ “Stop the war on North Korea” And in the evening, we held an assembly for this struggle.

Source: Anti-War Joint Action Committee,
Secretary Kikuchi Takao
Gohodo-ito building 5F
2-4-10 Motoasakusa
Taito-ku
Tokyo
Japan
Tel/Fax 03-3845-7461