Japan: Communists Address Key Electoral and Political Issues
The JCP is strongly opposed to Japan’s continued assistance to the [US] retaliatory war primarily because waging a retaliatory war in dealing with terrorism is fundamentally wrong.
Japanese Prime Minister Abe's Resigns in an Attempt to Sidestep Questions about his Rule
Prime Minister Abe Shinzo at a press conference on September 12 abruptly announced that he will step down, giving a big shock to the whole nation. With the ruling parties suffering a bitter defeat in the July House of Councilors election, the public demanded Abe’s resignation.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard on the Edge
Howard has certainly lost the plot. Maybe its those adverse polls that keep on rolling out dismal numbers for the Coalition. Maybe the old clichés don’t work any more. Maybe people are just sick of being lectured to and have switched off.
Philippine Organizations Send Message to Bush: Release the Cuban Five!
September 12, 2007, marked the 9th anniversary of the arrest of five Cuban heroes who have since languished as political prisoners in US jails.
Japan: More Corruption in the Abe Government
Agriculture Minister Endo Takehiko on September 2 decided to resign to take responsibility for a money scandal involving his agricultural mutual aid association.
