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humanrights
Amnesty International Japanese Section Homepage for Refugee Status Recognition
To those who are considering applying for refugee status
(French version here)

UTORO,JAPAN --- NEW YORK TIMES ---1993.3.1
AN URGENT PLEA TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE FROM THE KOREAN RESIDENTS OF UTORO,JAPAN
"Why does Nissan want to destroy our homes?"

Shibuya Harajuku Society for Life and Rights (Inoken)
The Situation of the Homeless People in Japan

The Forum on Asian Migrant Workers (Aji-Kon)

Okinawa
Protest Against 3 US Military Servicemen Raping a 12 yrOld School Girl
Related information, references and articles

THE OKINAWA TIMES
A site provided by the newspaper company in Okinawa -- rich in information about US military bases problems.

peace
Peace Suitors at TOKYO
PEACE NOW !! WE WON'T TAXES FOR WARS !!
JAPANESE CITIZENS REFUSING TO AID U.S. WAR CRIMES
A total of nearly 4,000 Japanese citizens filed lawsuits against the Japanese government claiming its contribution in the Gulf War. In these citizens, 1024 plantiffs suited to the Tokyo District Cort. The members are the plantiffs and their supporters.

Think about Peace and Nuclear Power
"I made this page with my will to protest against nuclear testing and to oppose wars and nuclear weapons."

Hiroshima Interpreters for Peace
Hiroshima Interpreters for Peace (HIP), the editors of HIROSHIMA HANDBOOK , is a group of volunteer interpreters and guides with twenty members. The director is OGURA Keiko. The group was formed in 1984, and offeres guiding and translation services for journalists, peace activists, students, etc.

Support Group For Ex-Korean BC Criminals Who Were Held Responsible In Place Of Japanese
Support group of the ongoing trial, ex-Korean BC class war crimes vs. Japanese government.

Let's clarify the problems of the Asian people forced to come to Japan!
Let's clarify the problems of the Asian people forced to come to Japan!
Time is just passing away with many burried facts.....but it's still not late to rewrite the truth of the history!

intl coop
Action for Greening Sahel
Action for Greening Sahel, together with the people of the Sahel, is working to stop desertification, the loss of any more green, and then to reverse it -- to restore the natural ecology, allowing the people of the region to again be self-sufficient in their production of food.

World NGO Network (WNN)
for all people to help the recovery and creation after the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake of 17.Jan.1995, and all NGO/NPO's for people with internet/interpeople communication

Association to aid refugees (AAR)
In November 1979, AAR was founded as the first Japanese private relief organization for refugees...

ASIAN PEOPLE'S EXCHANGE (APEX)
APEX was established in 1987 with objectives of promoting mutual understanding and co-operation among Asian people in grass-roots level.

PARC Pacific-Asia Resource Center
founded in 1973, PARC is a secular, non-profit, multifunctional organization working together with the various people's movements in Japan to facilitate development of solidarity links with people in struggle in Asian, Pacific and other countries.

AMDA
AMDA is a multinational medical NGO aiming of "BETTER MEDICINE FOR A BETTER FUTURE". At the same time we are pursuing a theme of the 21st century of "how to make a diversity of values coexist."

The Institute of Cultural Affairs:Japan
ICA Japan focuses on comprehensive human development projects that emphasize basic human needs and protecting the natural environment. We work with a growing network of partnership projects in Africa, the Americas, and Asia, providing technical assistance, funding support, and training in participatory methods for sustainable development.

environment

http://www.apionet.or.jp/~timzack/nakaumi.html SAVE NAKAUMI LAKE
"We need IMMEDIATE SUPPORT in stopping a project which will create an environmental crisis in Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture, Western Japan (northeast of Hiroshima City) near the Sea of Japan coast..."

Save The Coast --The Sea of Japa "Nakhodka"Oil Spill Voluntary Act

Earthday Japan (under construction)

Japan Environment Monitor
Japan Environment Monitor (JEM) is a volunteer, non-profit English-language print and e-mail publication that reports on matters of environmental concern, principally with respect to Japan.

Citizens' Nuclear Information Center
CNIC is a public interest nuclear information service formed to provide reliable information and public education on nuclear power and nuclear issues in general. It is independent from government and industry and dedicated to securing a safe, nuclear free world. The Center gathers, compiles and analyses data then condenses these analyses into a form usable by the media, citizens' groups and readable by the general layman.

Action for Greening Sahel
Action for Greening Sahel, together with the people of the Sahel, is working to stop desertification, the loss of any more green, and then to reverse it -- to restore the natural ecology, allowing the people of the region to again be self-sufficient in their production of food.

THE OSAKA YWCA
The Osaka YWCA, founded in 1917, has a tradition and history of eighty years. It was recognized as a juridical foundation by the Ministry of Education in 1925. From its founding, the Osaka YWCA organized career and leadership training programs for women, stressing their independence and growth.

Working Women's International Network
A network of working women who are fighting against gender discrimination, interested in feminism issues, and seeking for an international network.

laber
Japan Occupational Safety and Health Resource Center (JOSHRC)
A nation wide information center on occupational safety and health issues. The Japan Occupational Safety and Health Resource Center (JOSHRC) was founded on May 2, 1990 by local Occupational Safety and Health Centers around the country with a view to promoting and organizing nation-wide activities among it's affiliated organizations. This non governmental organization and its affiliated centers are supported by labour unions, victims groups, medical experts, attorneys and researchers in various areas.

Shibuya Harajuku Society for Life and Rights (Inoken)
The Situation of the Homeless People in Japan

The Forum on Asian Migrant Workers (Aji-Kon)

volunteer
Hiroshima Volunteer Network

Hisaichi Center Nishinomiya for the Handicapped
organized as a volunteer group to help mainly handicapped and elderly people who suffered from The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake hit the Kansai area of Japan on Jan. 17, 1995. "Hisaichi" means area damaged by the disaster in Japanese.

Senior Net Sendai
"Nobody grows old merely by a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. --Samuel Ulman "YOUTH" "

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