Thousands continue to take to the streets in Japan against the Abe government's war drive and to oppose the restarts of dangerous nuclear reactors.

The ANSWER Coalition supports the demands being made at the rally in Hiroshima for compensation and medical care for victims of the attacks and an apology to the victims and their descendants.

The ANSWER Coalition is supporting a call from the National Campaign for Peaceful Settlement in Korea for a rally at the White House and symposium in Fairfax, Va., on Saturday, Aug. 15.

Around 25,000 people surrounded the Diet building in Tokyo this evening, denouncing the steamrolling of the new security bills through the special committee of the Lower House.

On July 1, 2015, the ANSWER Coalition joined a rally at the Japanese Embassy in Washington, D.C., demanding justice for the Korean victims of Japan's war crimes in World War II.

A delegation from the Korean Council for the Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan and the War & Women's Human Rights Museum in Seoul, Korea will be visiting D.C. on July 1 and will be joining the rally in front of the Japanese Embassy.

Read reports from Japan about the continuing struggle against the presence of the U.S. armed forces and the reactionary, militaristic policies of the Abe administration.

The ANSWER Coalition has signed a statement initiated by progressive organizations in the Asia-Pacific region that oppose Japan’s remilitarization.

A wave of struggle against has broken out in recent days in Japan against the presence of the U.S. armed forces and the reactionary, militaristic policies of the Abe administration

This statement was released by Asia Wide Campaign (AWC) - Japan