Showing posts with label YAMAMOTO Taro. Show all posts
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Thursday, October 8, 2015

Let’s repeal the war laws! ~Not pessimistic but angry voices shook the Diet building




The resistance by more than 40,000 protesters outside of the Diet building helped delay the resolution of the war bills in the upper house plenary session on Sep.18. Even after the last train was gone past midnight, more than 1,000 people continued protesting at the Diet building, shouting “Hang in there, opposition lawmakers!” 
At 2:18 a.m., it was reported that the upper house passed the legislation. OKUDA Aki, a leader of Students Emergency Action for Liberal Democracy-s (SEALDs) shouted “Repeal the war laws!” as soon as he saw the voting streamed on the smartphone. 
Very angry voices against the bills shook the building in the dead of night. Okuda continued to say, “We have no feelings of pessimism! There is only anger and indignation here.” The people then started to chant, “Let’s beat the lawmakers who approved the bills in the next election!” Their new struggle has already started.
Opposition lawmakers came out of the Diet to report the results one after another. YAMAMOTO Taro, a lawmaker who snail-walked by himself to delay the voting during the plenary session, called to the people, “The Japanese prime minister just gave up the most important thing in Japan to the U.S. We have no choice but to take it back because it is so important to us.  Let’s establish a new government that can do that. Our struggle has yet to finish.”
Until the end of the deliberations and the voting under the runaway Abe government, there were conspicuous irregularities in the steering of the Diet, including the forcible resolution of the unconstitutional bills, the restriction on time to speak and so on. (By M)
 Photo: People protest in front of the Diet building on Sept. 18.
video by YUMOTO Masanori 3min.

「悲壮感はない、怒りと憤りだ」~議事堂を揺るがす「採決撤回!」のコール

 「戦 争法案」の参院本会議採決は野党の抵抗と4万人をこえる国会包囲の力で、9月18日中の採決を許さなかった。日にちをまたぎ終電がなくなっても、国会周辺 には千人を超える人々がいた。そして「野党ガンバレ」の声を上げ続けた。午前2時18分、本会議可決をスマホの中継画面で確認したシールズの奥田愛基さん は、間髪入れずに「採決撤回!」と叫んだ。怒りの大コールが深夜の議事堂を揺るがした。「ここには悲壮感はない。怒りと憤りだ」と語る奥田さん。続けて 「賛成議員を落選させよう」のコールが上がった。もう次の運動が始まっているのだ。野党議員も議場から次々に報告に来た。「一人牛歩」をやった山本太郎さ んは「首相はわが国の一番大切なものをアメリカに差し上げてしまった。大切なものなので返してもらうしかない。それができる政権をつくっていこう。いまか らですよ」と呼びかけた。違憲立法のごり押し、そして本会議でも発言時間を制限するなど、最後まで安倍暴走は際立っていた。(M)  
動画(湯本雅典 3分) *写真=国会正門前(9/18午後9時)

Sunday, September 13, 2015

We don’t want Abe-Channel! ~1,000 people protest at NHK



 Angry calls bounced against NHK Center in Tokyo’s trendy Shibuya district on Aug. 25, when many people fed up with Japan’s public broadcasting station.
 The action titled, “Stop broadcasting to flatter the political power! Let’s surround NHK with our angry voices,” was organized by a group of NHK viewers. The signs reading, “We don’t want Abe-Channel! “ and “Momii (NHK chairperson) should resign!” were put up.
 A group representative from Kyoto said in his opening speech that people protested against NHK across the nation and that a cozy relationship between the executive board controlling the politics section of the newsroom and Momii clinging onto the chair post is causing the corruption. Following the speech, Kaenbin (molotov cocktail) Tetsu took the stage and said, “A while ago, NHK suddenly stopped a live broadcast of the ongoing parliamentary session to save Abe thrown into confusion by the persistent questioning from YAMAMOTO Taro (lower house member).”

Protesters repeatedly called out in angry voices, “Shame on you!” NAGATA Kozo, a former NHK producer, excitedly appealed, “I hope that NHK won’t commit suicide with Abe.” (By HAYASHI Junichi) 
Video (appeal of NAGATA Kozo) 

 アベチャンネルにするな!~NHK包囲行動に1000人集まる

 8 月25日(火)夕刻、渋谷NHKセンター前は「政権べったりの報道をやめろ! 怒りの声でNHKを包囲しよう」というNHK包囲行動委員会の呼びかけに応えた人々で、埋め尽くされた。そして「アベチャンネルにするな!」「籾井はやめ ろ!」のプラカードが掲げられた。京都から来た会の代表は、今日は全国各地でNHKへの抗議が行われているとまず冒頭であいさつ。そして、政治部を牛耳る 幹部と会長に居座るモミイの癒着が今日の腐敗を招いていると指摘した。火焔瓶テツさんも登場、「さっきNHKは山本太郎の追及にしどろもどろになったアベ を助けるために、突然中継を打ち切りました」と発言。参加者は怒りをこめて「NHKは恥を知れ!」のコールを繰り返した。また西門前の集会では、元NHK プロデューサーの永田浩三さんが「NHKは安倍さんと心中してほしくない」と熱く訴えた。(林淳一)  
動画(永田浩三アピール)


Friday, August 16, 2013

We are not alone!~Anti-nuke candidates win upper house election



In LDP’s landslide victory in the Upper House election held on July 21, YAMAMOTO Taro and KIRA Yoshiko won the Tokyo constituency by adopting anti-nuclear policies. They are both committed to eradicating nuclear energy. More than 200 supporters and media gathered at Yamamoto’s office to see the election til the end. Shortly after 9 p.m., Yamamoto’s name appeared as the candidate projected to win, and people gave a happy shout. “It was hard to win this election, but I will have to walk on a thorny path from now,” Yamamoto said. “I feel the strong force that is trying to crush me. My allies are those who give priority to the people and not to the profit. I will keep running for the next six years and link up the civil society in Japan.” Yamamoto, who once called his party “The New Party I Am Currently Alone” at the lower house election in December, celebrated his victory by shouting “I am not alone!” with his supporters. (By M)
Youtube,NHK Interview 

もう一人じゃない!~東京選挙区で脱原発の山本太郎・吉良よし子が当選
自 公圧勝のなか、東京選挙区では、山本太郎(無所属)と吉良よし子(共産党)の脱原発候補2名が当選を果たした。ともに30歳代のバリバリの脱原発派だ。 21日夜、開票結果を見守る山本太郎事務所は、支援者・マスコミなど200人以上が集まり、すし詰め状態。午後9時すぎに「当確」が出ると大歓声が湧き起 こった。記者会見で山本氏は、「選挙も辛かったがこれからはもっとイバラの道だ。回りはつぶそうとする勢力ばかり。私の味方は、企業の利益でなく人間の価 値を優先する人々だ。これから6年間走り続け、全国の運動をつなぐ役割を果たしたい」と語った。「新党 今はひとり」を名乗ってきた山本氏。締めのコールは「万歳」でも「頑張ろう」でもなかった。その場で決まったコールは「もう一人じゃない!」。カメラのフ ラッシュを浴びながら、ビルを揺るがす大コールが響きわたった。(M) 
動画(山本太郎当選 7分)山本太郎NHKインタビュー動画

Monday, March 5, 2012

12 thousand gather for - 10 Million People’s Action to Say Goodbye to Nuclear Power Plants


On February 11th, Yoyogi Park in Tokyo was packed with 12 thousand participants as part of the “10 Million People’s Action to Say Goodbye to Nuclear Power Plants”. The march was lead by OCHIAI Keiko, a writer and a promoters of the action, and YAMAMOTO Taro, a popular actor. When the marchers reached Omotesando, YAMAMOTO took up the microphone to lead the chanting. Young passers-by noticed the voice of the popular actor and many of them started to take photos of the star and to raise voices of support. YAMAMOTO raised his voice repeating, “Stop the nuclear plants immediately! Wake up! Stand up! No to the restart of nuclear plants! We have enough electricity! We won’t be cheated again!” Rhythmical chanting reverberated through downtown Tokyo. (Y)
Photo: OOKI Haruko


「さようなら原発1000万人アクション」~代々木集会デモに12000人
2月11日、東京・代々木公園イベント広場で、「さようなら原発1000万人アクション・全国一斉行動」があり、12000人の参加者が、会場周辺を埋めつくした。落合恵子さんと山本太郎さん(写真)はデモの先頭に立ち、解散地点まで歩いた。表参道にさしかかると、山本さん自身が宣伝カーからの有線マイクを握り、声を張り上げた。道行く若者たちが、そこかしこで山本さんに気づき、ささやき合っている。携帯のカメラを向け、写真を撮っている。「がんばって」と激励が飛ぶ。注目度は抜群だ。「原発やめろ、今すぐとめろ、大人たち。目を覚ましてください、立ちあがってください」「再稼働反対、電力は余っている。だまされません」。リズミカルなコールが、都市の喧騒なかで響いていた。(Y)・写真(大木晴子)