The following was compiled from reports from Yoshio Nakamura of Asia Wide Campaign (AWC) - Japan, an anti-war organization on the front lines of the country's progressive movement.
Reports from Asia Wide Campaign (AWC) - Japan on progressive struggles in Japan and the region.
AWC-Japan held its annual anti-base action in Iwakuni
The people of Iwakuni, Japan, have made their position clear year after year: The U.S. base must immediately go!
Statement from the ANSWER Coalition: As Trump prepares to embark on his tour of Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines, it is becoming more and more apparent that the purpose of his trip is to drum up support and suppress opposition to the possibility of U.S. war on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
The ANSWER Coalition helped celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of Korea University in Tokyo, Japan. The trip was part of a campaign to intensify global solidarity with the struggle of Koreans in Japan.