NHK has produced a documentary about Katsuko Kato, the protagonist of my book "Japan's Prisoners of Conscience." It will air on 1/11/26 at 5 AM. --------------- "Living in a 'Military Base Town'" Tachikawa has been a "military base town" throughout the postwar era. Born in Tachikawa in 1937, Katsuko Kato grew up surrounded by American soldiers and witnessed firsthand the Sunagawa Struggle against the expansion of the U.S. military base. During her university years, she participated in the 1960 Security Treaty protests. Later, when the Self-Defense Forces were relocated to replace the U.S. military, she began civic activism against the bases, which continues to this day. She still holds monthly anti-base demonstrations. We trace her life and listen to Kato's thoughts as she continues to confront the bases.

立教大学にて法廷メモ訴訟と情報公開について講演を行いました。

「知る権利」「情報公開」が必要とされるのはなぜか？アメリカと日本で裁判の公開における考え方はどう異なるのか？　法定メモ事件のもつ今日的意義について語ります。

青山大学大講堂にて、法廷メモ訴訟原告としての経験について講演しました。200名もの学生の方々に興味を持っていただきました。

"Book tour no. 10! Chicago. "Japan's Prisoners of Conscience: Protest and Law during the Iraq War"

The 9th book tour! After the US book tour, we will move to Japan! Please join us. "Japan's Prisoners of Conscience: Protest and Law during the Iraq War"

Book tour no. 8! "Japan's Prisoners of Conscience: Protest and Law during the Iraq War"