Japan

Update:

Over 40 people have been arrested in pre-emptive sweeps of broad left and anarchist groups.

Quick translation from a group put together to do prison aid for him.

Forwarding welcomed!

We denounce the arrest of our comrade, Tabi Rounin! Release him
now!

On the morning of June 4th, 2008, comrade Tabi Rounin, a squatter
liberation activist, was arrested on the charge of "Illegal
Address Registration" (in other words, living somewhere he is not

I'm not involved in this but if you have questions I can pass it to my friend.

a relatively non-political question for our japanese posters: what role, if any, does Shinto play in today's Japan? i'm genuinely interested - is there a strong sense of tradition about the old religion and all the old traditions that came with it? is it like in the UK, where it tends to be the right-wing who appeal to such traditions?

cheers

does anyone know the hight restrictions for the riot police in japan?

Unfortunately, the attacks on the occupation movement in Osaka continue.

状況が状況なので余計なコメントは控えますが、怒り心頭に達しています。
（以下、転送歓迎）
大阪府警による弾圧を許すな！
Ｎ君を今すぐ返せ！

大阪府警によるまたしてもとんでもない弾圧が起こりました。

芳井です。
大阪地裁は本日、被告の４名全員に有罪判決を出しました。
量刑は稲垣さん、Ｔさんが１年、Ｉさん、Ｋさんが７ヶ月。
未決拘留はそれぞれ１７０日と１２０日ですが、４月に保釈された稲垣さん、Ｉ

'Precariat' workers are starting to fight for a little stability

By TOSHIHIKO UENO
Kyodo News
The new rallying cry of nonregular workers may become "Precariats of the world, unite!"

About 100 young people dressed up as "anime" characters march down a street in Fukuoka in late May to call for improvements in working conditions for "freeters." KYODO PHOTO

Hi everyone,

What is your view on this?

I saw that this group was categorized as ex-anarcho syndicalist, now left communist in www.broadleft.org:

http://www.broadleft.org/jp.htm (bottom of the page)

Does anyone know anything about the positions of this group?

i know this isn't particularly political, but the japan forums look a little quiet and this is something that i - as someone who spent most of my time growing up doing a martial art - feel would be a bit sad to see go.

Hello,

I met a group of 10 japanese activists in bilin, palestine last friday.

do more japanese people come to protest against the occupation?

★UngdomsHuset/叛排除最後の闘いに連帯を！

Hi,

Apologies for cross posting, but this declaration was posted in the News forum, but it should be of interest to those from Japan too!
http://libcom.org/forums/news/internationalist-declaration-from-korea

抗議声明の英語版です。役に立てる者への転送をよろしくお願いします。

From: Mr. Nakagiri of the Nagai comrades organization/Kamagasaki patrol

Yesterday, five of our comrades were arrested. It is clear that the
motives of the authorities are to crush our movement. We have held two

*Comrade_M was arrested by POLIZEI!

Comrades & Affinities;

*An Injury to One is an Injury to All!*
>>>URGENT message from osaka, japanese islands.<<<

>>>=-*An Injury to One is an Injury to All!*-=<<<
it's time to resist to a fuckin' terrible fascist city authorities!
and defend the homeless communities in osaka right now!!
only stupid boring bastards help o$$aKKKa silly authorities!!!