In 2007, the book "A Country's Ideal and the Constitution - The Road to a Nation for International Peace and the Environment" was published in Japanese, and the Japanese website was created.

In 2008, the English translation of the book was published as "Beyond National Egoism - The Road to a Nation for International Peace and the Environment", and this English website was created.

The purpose of this website is to promote understanding of the intent of the proposal, "Let us raise an ideal for the country", presented in this book.

This website explains the intent of the proposal and provides related information. Another purpose of this website is to provide a place for a variety of people and groups around the world to share and exchange information and ideas toward bringing the proposal to reality.

We hope to convey widely the true meaning of the "Peace Constitution" (Constitution of Japan), which is the foundation of this proposal. The world and Japan is in a deadlock situation, bearing problems such as environmental problems, wars, disputes, and terrorism. With a new perspective that links the means for solving these problems and the peace-loving ideals of the Constitution, we will consider an ideal for the nation which each of us can embrace and support wholeheartedly.

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☆☆☆☆☆　Special Post: "I Want You to Know What a Nuclear Plant Is"　☆☆☆☆☆

-- by Norio Hirai, Former piping specialist and supervisor of nuclear power plant construction in Japan for 20 years

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Témoignage de Norio HIRAI, chaudronnier du nucléaire (1996) : « Les centrales nucléaires sont construites par des gens incompétents »

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"Escribo esto para que todo el mundo conozca la operativa de las centrales nucleares en Japón y los riesgos reales"

Norio Hirai (1996).

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☆☆☆☆☆　Signature collection has ended. Thank you to everyone for helping collect signatures to decommission nuclear power plants in Japan　☆☆☆☆☆

Thank you to everyone for helping collect signatures. A total of
81166 signatures were collected and submitted. We will end the
collection of signatures at this point.

Regarding the situation at Monju where in-vessel transfer equipment
fell into the reactor, work is in progress to pull out the equipment,
and the reactor is not in operation now.

The Noda administration will determine the direction for nuclear power by next summer in the Energy and Environment Council of the National Policy Unit. They are saying, "abandon dependence on nuclear power", but it is dubious. Everything depends on the Energy and Environment Council's decisions.

The Atomic Energy Commission is in deliberations regarding the overall nuclear power policy. However, in practice, decisions will not be made since the Energy and Environment Council has superiority.

Therefore, Monju will be stopped at least until the Energy and Environment Council's decisions have been made.

Chronologically, the events related to Monju are as follows.

November 20, 2011 A policy-proposing-type review was implemented in the Government Revitalization Unit. At this meeting, regarding Monju, a proposal was made including "a drastic review of whether or not to continue the program". Regarding the budget for Monju in 2012, "the 2.2 billion yen necessary for restarting operations should be cancelled".

November 26, 2011 State minister in charge of the nuclear crisis,
Goshi Hosono, said, "We have reached a turning point." "Considerations will include decommissioning the reactor."

December 13, 2011 Regarding the overall nuclear energy policy,
Masaharu Nakagawa, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, explained that the 2.2 billion yen adjustment expenses will not be appropriated for test operations at Monju next year. Test operations have not been cancelled, but in the case that test runs are conducted, expenses can be secured in a supplementary budget.

Monju is not in operation at this point and it is planned to be stopped for awhile, but we cannot be optimistic yet.