Monthly Archives: May 2013

There was a very interesting panel discussion at Temple University in Tokyo about the LDP’s efforts to amend the Constitution and what this portends for human rights. It was noted that part of this LDP effort rests upon a rejection … Continue reading →

Abe was in the Diet today claiming the LDP’s proposed amendment to the Constitution curtailing freedom of speech is necessary because otherwise they could not prevent incidents such as the Aum Shinrikyo sarin attack. Of course, that is nonsense. There … Continue reading →