At No Nukes Rally in Hokkaido, October 9th Severe criticism of forces in favor of revising the Constitution

 

On October 8-9, 2017, I took part in a rally calling for “No Nukes in Hokkaido,” which was held in Odori street, Sapporo.

Under a clear autumn sky, participants numbered 2,200 (according to the organizers).

In the rally, ONO Yugo, a professor emeritus at Hokkaido University, reported on the current situation of the controversial Tomari Nuclear Power Station. Referring to the fact that the Nuclear Regulation Authority of Japan (NRC) has finally acknowledged  that the faults found near the nuclear plant could be active, the professor explained the development of the issue. ”Now that the NRC has turned down the argument by Hokkaido Electric Power Co. Ltd, that is, that the fault in question is not active, I firmly believe the nuclear plant will never be restarted.”

  NISHIO Masamichi, Honorary Director of Hokkaido Cancer Center joined in the criticism, saying the “Party of Hope (led by Tokyo Gov. Koike) is a Party of Despair. It is, after all, a Koike faction in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.”

ASADA Shinji, Chief Director of Hokkaido Consumers’ Cooperative, provided covering fire. “I denounce the Act on the Protection of Specially Designated Secrets, the Security Acts, and the Conspiracy Act, and I  call for the abolition of the Major Crops Seed Law, which can threaten our food safety but has received  little attention from the public. Prime Minister Abe calls for military provocation against North Korea, and he is holding a snap election in the name of dispelling the national crisis. But the truth is that the national crisis was created by Prime Minister Abe himself.” (Kurogane Ko)

厳しい改憲勢力批判「希望は絶望の党、国難は安倍」～10.9 さようなら原発北海道集会

10月9日、札幌・大通公園で行われた「さようなら原発北海道集会」に参加した。さわやかな秋晴れの空の下、2200人（主催者発表）が集まった。小野有五・北海道大名誉教授は、北海道電力泊原発沖合にある断層について、原子力規制委員会が「活断層」とする考え方を支持している現状とこれまでの推移を報告。「規制委が初めて（断層が活断層でないとする）北電の主張を退けた。もう泊原発は動かないと思っている」と、再稼働阻止への自信を見せた。西尾正道・北海道がんセンター名誉院長は「希望の党は絶望の党であり、自民党小池派に過ぎない」と批判。麻田信二・北海道生活協同組合理事からも、厳しい安倍政権批判が飛び出した。「秘密保護法、違憲の安保法制、共謀罪。そしてあまり注目されていないが食の安全を脅かす種子法廃止。北朝鮮への軍事挑発。安倍首相は国難突破解散と言うが、国難を作り出しているのは安倍首相本人だ」と。（黒鉄好）

Joint statement for general election from４Unions in Katsushika, Tokyo : We will never allow Japan to become a “a country which wages war”

 On Sep. 28^th, the Abe administration dissolved the House of Representatives at the beginning of the extraordinary Diet session, without answering questions about suspicions concerning Moritomo Gakuen and Kake Gakuen schools, and the former-Defense Minister INADA. In this general election Prime Minister Abe and the ruling party are aiming to amend the Constitution. We cannot tolerate it, because by newly defining the Self Defense Forces in the Constitution while retaining Article 9, paragraphs 1 and 2, they aim to  transform Japan into a country that can wage war. Up to now, the Abe administration has forced unconstitutional bills, one after another, such as the Specific Secret Protection Act, the Cabinet decision to approve the exercise of the right of collective self-defense, the establishment of the "War Law", and the establishment of the "Conspiracy Act", all intended  to change Japan into “a country that can wage a war”. The final step is the amendment of Article 9. We, four labor union federations in Katsushika, Tokyo, will make our best efforts in this general election campaign to boost the public opinion in opposition to the Constitutional amendment, and for the abolition of the "War Law" and the “Conspiracy Act”.

 ( From the joint statement )

葛飾4労組・総選挙共同アピール～「戦争する国」への道を許さない！

安倍政権は、９月28日、森友・加計疑惑や稲田防衛相らの責任追及に応えること なく、臨時国会の冒頭で衆議院を解散しました。今回の総選挙で安倍首相と与党は改憲を狙っています。９条１項、２項を残しながら、新たに自衛隊保持を憲法に明記することで、９条を根本的に変質させ、日本を「戦争する国」に転換しようとする重大な狙いを持っており、断じて容認できません。この間、安倍政権は、特定秘密保護法成立、集団的自衛権の行使容認の閣議決定、「戦争法」成立、「共謀罪」法成立など、つぎつぎと憲法違反の悪法を強行して、「戦争する国」づくりをすすめてきました。その総仕上げが９条改憲です。私たち葛飾区内で組織する４つの労働団体は、今回の総選挙にあたって、憲法改悪反対、「戦争法」廃止、「共謀罪」法廃止の世論を盛り上げるために、力を尽くします。（共同アピールより）