A headline, “Monju to be decommissioned,” spread across the front page of Tokyo Shimbun on Sept. 22. In the heavy rain, people gathered the event held in Tokyo’s Shibuya district. As I swam through young people in front of Harajuku Station and walked the overhead crossing, I then see a sea of middle-aged and elderly. One middle-age man said that his daughter told him demonstrations are not something old men and women enjoy when he invited her to come along. Yoyogi Park, the event venue, was filled with colorful umbrellas. While SAWACHI Hisae, author, spoke about a tragic state of Fukushima, Actress KIUCHI Midori shared her visit to the square in Cuba where 2 million people congregated for Cuban Revolution. Poet Arthur Binard made people laugh joking that underground ice wall to block the Fukushima plant was a complete failure. (By KINOSHITA Masaaki) Photos by Mkinmpo
雨の中 9500人が集う~「さようなら原 発 さようなら戦争大集会」
9月22日(秋分の日)、「東京新聞」朝刊一面に「も んじゅ廃炉へ」の大見出しが・・。朝から激しい雨がふりつづく なか、東京・渋谷で「さようなら原発 さようなら戦争大集会」が 行われた。原宿通りは若い人でにぎわっていた。歩道橋を渡ると 今度は中高年の人々の波。前を行く中年の男性が「娘をさそった ら『デモっておじいちゃんおばあちゃんがやるもんじゃない』と いわれた」と話す声。代々木公園の会場は色とりどりの傘の花の 山だ。最初に澤地久枝がフクシマの現状の悲惨を訴え、女優の木 内みどりがキューバ革命の時に200万人集まった広場をみてきた話 をし、詩人のアーサー・ビナードが、フクシマの凍土壁をつくっ たが役に立たずで「とうどのつまり」になったと笑わせた。(木 下昌明)
Labornet Japan is a network of citizens, unionists, activists, scholars and others from all walks of life to share information especially about rights and struggles in and outside of Japan. Established in 2001, the group now has more than 600 members, and the membership is growing. The English site introduces some reports shared on Labornet Japan website and other sources outside of Japan.
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Thursday, October 13, 2016
Sunday, July 5, 2015
30 thousand surround the Diet: “End the Diet session now! Abe, resign now!”
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the evening of June 24th, 30 thousand people surrounded the Diet to protest the
ongoing discussion of proposed war legislation. The flow of masses to the Diet
building could not be stopped. The sidewalks were packed with participants and
intersections were blocked in many points. The regular Diet session was
scheduled to close on the 24th, but the Abe administration extended the term by
95 days. Opposition to the legislative changes surged on June 4th,
when experts on the constitution told the Lower House session on constitutional
affairs that the security bills are unconstitutional. People are now confident
that the bills can be scrapped. Labornet TV broadcast live from the sidewalk of
the Diet Library. Some 10 people gave short speeches. Among them was writer
SAWACHI Hisae, who urged people to gather at the next big action on July 18th.
The struggle to stop transformation of Japan into “a nation that can wage a
war” is at a crucial stage. (M)
国会に押し寄せる人の流れが止まらない。6月24日夜の「戦争法案反対!国会包囲行動」にはかつてない人々が集まり、3万人に達した。歩道は身動きがとれないほどで、交差点が随所で通行止めにされた。本来であればこの日は通常国会閉会の日。「いますぐ閉会!いますぐ退陣!」の大コールが議事堂を包んだ。6月4日の憲法審査会の参考人質疑から明らかに流れが変わった。人々は怒りとともに「必ずつぶせる」という自信にあふれているようだった。レイバーネットでは 「レイバーネットTV」を国会図書館脇で放送したが、3分スピーチには10人近くの人がアピールした。澤地久枝さんもやってきて「7月18日にみんなで声を上げよう」と訴えた。「戦争する国」を許さないたたかいは、いよいよ正念場を迎える。(M)
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