Wednesday, March 27, 2013

We are NOT a US colony! PM Abe strongly condemned for announcing participation in TPP negotiations


On March 15, 2013, hundreds of people protested in front of the Parliament Building and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry against Japan’s Prime Minister Abe’s announcement to participate in the opaque and undemocratic TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) negotiations despite his party’s lower house election pledge not to do so unless certain conditions are satisfied. Many of the demonstrators were young and expressed their anger, saying, “Japan will become a US colony”. The TPP will negatively affect not only agriculture but also healthcare, food, insurance and copyrights in Japan. UCHIDA Shoko, who “sneaked into” the venue of the TPP negotiation held in Singapore in the same month, exposed, “A US negotiator clearly said that it is impossible for Japan to overturn anything that has been decided”. Some US multinational corporations, such as Fedex, Google and pharmaceutical companies, joined the negotiation to collect some information, making her “feel the negotiation process is controlled by such US multinationals”. (M)
 

アメリカの植民地はごめんだ!~安倍首相のTPP交渉参加表明に強い抗議

 

安倍首相が自民公約を破ってTPP交渉参加を表明した315日、国会前や経産省前では、夜遅くまで数百人の市民が抗議の声を上げた。「このままでは日本はアメリカの植民地になる」。若い人が多く、コールに込めた怒りは強かった。TPPが農業問題だけではなく、医療・食品・保険・著作権などあらゆる分野に及ぶことへの危機感が広がっていた。3月のシンガポールTPP交渉会場に「潜入」した内田聖子さんは「アメリカの交渉官が他の国々に対して、日本が参加してきてもこれまで決まったことは覆すことはさせない、と明言した」ことを暴露した。また交渉会場には、フェデックス、グーグル、製薬会社大手など米企業が来て情報収集をしており、「まさにアメリカ大企業が支配していることが実感できた」と報告した。(M 

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