Article 9
- Article 9 Association
Organisation striving to utilize Article 9 in order to join hands with peace- seeking citizens of the world. Issues periodic news bulletins in Japanese and English, and website includes translations of Article 9 into Chinese, Korean, French and English. - Global Article 9 Campaign
Aims to urge global civil society and other countries' constitutions to adopt the "No War, No Military" message in order to save future generations from the scourge of war. - Million Signatures Campaign
Working to collect one million signatures calling to preserve Japan’s Constitutional Article 9. (blog in Japanese only) - 9Love
Campaign collecting lists from contributors regarding the “nine things that they love”, as well as artwork and other creative campaigns to encourage awareness of Japan’s Constitutional Article 9. (Japanese only) - Peace9.org
Network calling people of all ages and interests to join the growing movement supporting the protection of Japan’s Constitutional Article 9. Sponsors periodic Parties 4 Peace at various club venues in Tokyo. - Peace Constitution League
Organisation working both domestically and internationally to support Japan’s Constitutional Article 9. Invites all peace-loving individuals and groups to take part! (Japanese only) - Music and the Article 9 Association
Organisation utilizing the power of music to make an appeal for Japan’s Constitutional Article 9 and for peace. (Japanese only) - Global Article 9 Conference to Abolish War
Site of the organizing committee for the Global Article 9 Conference to Abolish War, to be held in Tokyo from May 4-6, 2008. Event will feature speakers including a past Nobel Peace Prize winner and other peace activists, as well as concerts, workshops, artistic contests, etc.
Hiroshima / Nagasaki
- Association of Citizens for Supporting South Korean Atomic Bomb Victims
Information on the campaign to secure aid for hibakusha (survivors of the atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945) who are living in South Korea. - Hibakusha, Our Life To Live−A film (in progress) by David Rothauser
A one-hour documentary film about the life stories of Japanese, Korean, Chinese and American hibakusha. Produced by David Rothauser of Memory Productions, in collaboration with Videosphere and Japanese filmmakers. - Hiroshima Peace Site
The Official Homepage of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, including information about the peace museum, peace declaration, information for kids, related peace links, etc. - Hiroshima Peace Institute (HPI)
Research unit of the Hiroshima City University that engages in a variety of actions aimed at achieving the complete disarmament and elimination of nuclear weapons. - Hiroshima Alliance for Nuclear Weapons Abolition (HANWA)
Umbrella organisation of peace organizations in Hiroshima founded in order to unify Hiroshima’s peace movement and facilitate peace actions on a scale larger than any of the groups could accomplish alone. Together, the alliance works to eliminate all nuclear weapons. (Japanese only) - Hiroshima Peace Film Festival
Event aiming to convey the memories of Hiroshima through film and images in order to ensure a truly peaceful future. (Japanese only) - Hiroshima University Partnership for Peacebuilding and Social Capacity (HIPEC)
Collaborative university undertaking aimed at establishing a knowledge base for peacebuilding based on new perspectives of social capacity development. - Maruki Gallery for the Hiroshima Panels
Gallery featuring a message of peace through artwork depicting the human suffering of war and other disasters. Features works on the atomic bomb tragedy in Hiroshima, the Nanking massacre, the Auschwitz concentration camp, Minamata disease, etc. - Mayors for Peace
Group of mayors representing cities around the world that have joined the Hiroshima and Nagasaki mayors in urging the abolition of nuclear weapons so that no other city may know the inhumane cruelty of the A-bomb tragedy. - Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum
Official website including outline of the facilities, official records of the atomic bombing, peace appeals from survivors, information on peace projects, Q&A page, etc. - Nagasaki Peace Sphere
Site supporting the Nagasaki Peace Museum and a peaceful future for children. (Japanese only) - Nagasaki Foundation for the Promotion of Peace
Peace foundation working toward the elimination of nuclear weapons and peaceful solutions to conflict. (Japanese only) - Nihon Hidankyo
Nationwide organisation of hibakusha (A-bomb survivors) from Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Provides support for hibakusha all across Japan., and works toward the worldwide abolition of nuclear weapons. - NHK Peace Archives Project
Archives of numerous radio and TV programs produced by NHK(Japan Broadcasting Corporation) about the devastation caused by the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the importance of peace. - NO DU Hiroshima Project
Campaign of research re. the radioactive and poisonous effects of DU/uranium weapons, and financial support for those suffering its effects. Also working to form a global network and declare the use of DU weapons a crime against humanity. - Seniornet Hiroshima
Group of senior citizens who participate in various internet-based activities, including gathering messages from around the world on the occasion of the atomic bomb memorial on August 6th each year. - The Spirit of Hiroshima
Group publicizing the personal stories of hibakusha through letters, speaking tours, online information, etc.
Okinawa
- Futenma-Henoko Action Network
International network founded for the joint purposes of closing Futenma Air Station and preventing the destruction of Okinawa’s cherished Henoko Bay to make way for a new US military air base. - Henoko Information Site
(Japanese only) - Hawai‘i Okinawa Alliance (HOA)
International alliance of peace, social justice, ecology, and human rights proponents working to maintain solidarity between peace and indigenous movements in Okinawa and Hawai‘i, as well as other communities struggling against militarism. - Military Base Affairs Division Home Page
Official prefectural website providing information about U.S. military bases in Okinawa, including photographs, statistics, and impact of the bases on Okinawan society and people. - Okinawa Peace Fighters
Group of Okinawans and their supporters striving for equality and peace through decolonization and demilitarization for all Okinawans. - Save the Dugong Campaign Center
Through various measures, facilitates coalition-building among supporters of the campaign to save the dugong (sea cow), whose food supply is in danger from U.S. military base construction in Okinawa prefecture. - Save the Dugong in Okinawa
Greenpeace International campaign to save the dugong (sea cow), which is in danger of extinction as its food source is threatened by U.S. military construction in Okinawa. - U.S. Military Base in Okinawa Threatens Rare Dugongs
Action Alert Network from the Center for Biological Diversity re. the threat to the Okinawan dugong, and the lawsuit being brought against the U.S. Department of Defense re. the base expansion.