Today we received news that a Japanese high court ruled that the Japanese involvement in Iraq is unconstitutional. The outcome can be looked at as a victory for the people of Japan, and a step forward in the pursuit of peace for the world.
For over sixty years the court has never sided against the Japanese [...]
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There are no two ways about it, everyday on this trip is amazing. Last night Jugon Kato and Chihiro Seki played guitar and sang in the Catholic church courtyard. I want to thank the church for putting a roof over our heads for the last couple days. Yesterday I was part of a parade through [...]
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We started the day by walking up to the Kyoto Museum for World Peace at the Ritsumaikan University.
It was beaytiful day, sunny and warm with some clouds floating about.
The museum addressed some of the very serious problems that arise a Pref.(Kyoto) and a country(Japan) committ itself to all out war. Documented was the 15 years [...]
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Constitution of Japan
Preamble
We, the Japanese people, acting through our duly elected representatives in the national diet, determined that we shall secure for ourselves and our posterity the fruits of peaceful cooperation with all nations and the blessing of liberty throughout this land, and resolved that never again shall we be visited with the horrors of [...]
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