[2015年10月10日発行] ※画像が表示されない場合はこちらからご覧ください。こんにちは。今日は世界死刑廃止の日だそうです。皆さまにはいつもグリーンピースの活動を応援してくださり、ありがとうございます。 2015年9月16日院内集会山田敏郎氏講演スライドよりミツバチに何が起きている？養蜂の現場よりもう先月のことになってしまいますが、9月16日、農薬のミツバチへの影響を研究する専門家と、誰よりも現場をよく知るベテラン養蜂家をお招きして勉強会を実施しました。おひとりめの話し手は石川県とハワイで5年もの間ネオニコチノイド系農薬のミツバチへの影響に関する長期野外実験にとりくんでこられた山田敏郎先生（金沢大学名誉教授）。先生によれば、ネオニコ系農薬の中には約2年も環境に残留するものがあり、従来の他の農薬とは桁が違うそうです。それだけ長く残り拡散し続 … [Read more...] about Greenpeace Japan News
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An Angry Rap Video Is Roiling Indians Against Mercury Poisoning
The rap song, sung by Sofia Ashraf, exhorts Unilever to clean up the toxic site of its abandoned mercury thermometer factory and compensate hundreds of its workers who have been exposed to mercury poisoning. The factory moved to India after it was shut down in Watertown, N.Y., in the early 1980s when concern over mercury in the Great Lakes was at its peak.Continue... … [Read more...] about An Angry Rap Video Is Roiling Indians Against Mercury Poisoning
Kenzaburo Oe sends heartfelt support for fight in Henoko
August 7, 2015 Ryukyu ShimpoRecently, Kenzaburo Oe, winner of the Nobel Prize for literature, sent to the Ryukyu Shimpo a letter about his engagement with Okinawa over many years and about the new military base being built to replace MCAS Futenma. Regarding the situation in Henoko, Nago City, where the construction of a new base is being pushed forward forcefully, Oe appealed … [Read more...] about Kenzaburo Oe sends heartfelt support for fight in Henoko
An ‘Abe Doctrine’ as Japan’s Grand Strategy: New Dynamism or Dead-End?
By Professor Chris HughesThis post originally appeared on Japan Focus.Prime Minister Abe Shinzō’s stunning return to power in the December 2012 landslide election victory, and the consolidation of his leadership in a repeat victory in December 2014, has heralded the resurgence for Japan of a more assertive, high-profile, and high-risk, foreign and security policy. … [Read more...] about An ‘Abe Doctrine’ as Japan’s Grand Strategy: New Dynamism or Dead-End?
Over 3,000 Fukushima residents seek compensation for mental distress from nuclear disaster
FUKUSHIMA -- More than 3,000 residents here have filed for compensation for mental distress over radiation emanating from the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant disaster through an out-of-court settlement system, it has been learned.The claim was filed with the government-backed Nuclear Damage Claim Dispute Resolution Center by 3,107 residents in 1,107 households in the Watari … [Read more...] about Over 3,000 Fukushima residents seek compensation for mental distress from nuclear disaster