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: Fabrication of evidence acknowledged
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Member DiaryKeep an Eye on Japan’s Constitutional Review Committee and Amendment Factions
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InformationHatake Hata celebrates its 20th anniversary : Apologies and Thanks
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ReportPhoto News Edition: Peace and Freedom for Palestine – Ikebukuro Demo on April 21
Due to a busy schedule, I can’t get enough sleep, so creating articles and videos will take some time. I...
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Member DiaryMovement Against Discharge of Radioactive Water in Japan
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Anti-War Videos2022.05 Trailer ‘My Small Land’ – Coming of age of a Kurdish girl in Japan. A story that is right there.
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Anti-War Videos2022.08 movie “WATASHITACHIHA NINGENDA!(We are human beings!) ” trailer
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Member DiaryJapanese anime, January-March 2023
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ReportShinjuku demo in solidarity with Ukrainian resistance 23.02.2023
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Anti-War Videos2002 Siggy Yoshida, cameraman on crutches, reports on the ground in Palestine.
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Member DiaryJapanese Anime:July to September 2022
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Anti-War VideosFeb 2022 “If You Can’t Be Strong, Be a Hero: The Yajima Kajiko Story” Trailer
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Anti-War Videos2022.07.09 Anti-government protests topple the government in Sri Lanka
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Member DiaryJapanese Animation :April to June 2022
by JRL Anime I am sorry for the delay and after the article about the murder of former Prime Minister Shinzo A...
OpinionShinzo Abe was killed without taking responsibility
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Okinawa Solidarity6.04 Stop Unauthorized Construction at Henoko! Action: Don’t build a new base in Okinawa!
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Nostalgic Materialseries Battle Flag Communist League photo album 1976
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Report04.23 Demonstration at Russian Embassy in Japan
: Putin stop aggression and war crimes now!
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International SolidarityStop! Putin’s War of Aggression: Let’s Anti-War Struggle of International Solidarity!
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