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News Archive |
LAST UPDATE
July 11, 2005
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| December 9, 2004 |
Emergency protest response to Japanese Government’s Decision to Extend SDF Deployment |
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| Peace Boat protests outside Prime Minister Koizumi’s Office |
Following the Japanese Government’s decision on the afternoon of December 9 to approve the extension of the Self-Defense Forces’ deployment in Iraq, Peace Boat led an emergency protest outside the office of Prime Minister Koizumi Junichiro.
A statement condemning the decision, and urging the withdrawal of SDF troops from the country by December 14, 2004 – the date originally set for the end of the deployment – was handed in to the Prime Minister’s Office.
Peace Boat will be joining a protest event as part of the World Peace Now coalition on December 14, 2004 at the Hibiya outdoor concert hall (Hibiya Yagai Ongaku-dou: nearest subway station, Kokkai-gijido Mae) starting 6:30pm which will include live music, and culminate in a evening protest parade. For more information, contact Peace Boat or visit World Peace Now –
www.worldpeacenow.jp
Read Peace Boat’s statement on the extension of the SDF deployment – www.peaceboat.org/english/nwps/sm/arc/041209/index.html |
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