Thank you for your support of
petition campaign against

 the planned JMSDF (Japanese Maritime Self Defense Forces)
SM-3 intercepting test
near Kauai Island in Hawai'i

the number of endorsement: ４００　
from 2008/11/7～11/14 Japan time ( late arrivals included)
　　　 　
　　　　　 Lists of petitioners were submitted to Prime Minister, Minister of Defense,
each political party in Diet,　and major newspaper campanies in Japan.
　

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Thank you very much for your endorsement and support.

　　We would like to convey our gratitude for the endorsement and solidarity from Hawai'i, Korea, the USA,
　　Puerto Rico, England, Canada, and the Philippines. 　This small number may show　the difficult situations
　　here,　but behind this number, there are many peace-loving people whom we couldn't reach out this time.
　　Movements against MD system are growing here in Japan.
　
　　Through this campaign, Japanese petitioners have learned about the harsh realities indigenous people
　　in Hawai'i have been forced to suffer：　Ｎot only their land, but nearby　waters are damaged　and wildlife
　　in them are endangered by SM3 missile intercepting tests.　Also, their traditional ways of salt manufacturing
　　is threatened as well. 　Most importantly, militarization of Hawai'i is based on the illegal　overthrow of　the
　　govenment more than 100 years ago and continued occupation by the USA.
　　Those facts never　have been and will be shown to us here in Japan.

　　We have surely understand the appeal of those people in Hawai'i.　We think our central government and
　　the　ruling party should cancel this test and soon start to look into the weapons Japan has now,
　　considering those　facts above and the appeal and the feelings of indigenous people of Hawai'i. 　
　　In so doing, all the information on MD system should be revealed to us with the accountability of the
　　armament fully acheived.
　
　　We call for the opposition parties and mass media to do their parts, that is, to disclose the dubious
　　introduction　process and　development of MD system, and make this issue their rightful political dispute.
　　Their lack of commitment on this matter has contributed the present unchecked development and deployment
　　of MD system.
　
　　We will continue our fight, but in case this test is done, please send fax to the below number for your protest.
　　We need your pressure from outside.　　Thank you again for your endorsement and encouragement.

　　　◇ official residence of Prime Minister of Japan
　　　（FAX）03-3581-3883　（TEL）03-3581-0101／03-5253-2111
　　　　　http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/forms/goiken.html

　　　◇Ministry of Defense（FAX）03-5269-3270　（TEL）03-5366-3111　
　　　　　（E-mail）infomod@mod.go.jp　　　　

　　　◇Minister of Defense（FAX）03-3508-7644　（TEL）03-3508-7020

　　◇Democratic Party (largest opposition party of Japan)　（FAX）03-3597-2885
　　　　　（E-mail）info@dpj.or.jp

Ｓｔａｔｅｍｅｎｔ

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　 The Japanese Ministry of Defense plans to carry out the SM-3 (Standard Missile-3) intercepting test
　　　　　　from JＭＳＤＦ's Aegis-equipped destroyer Chokai ( Chokai is based in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture) off
　　　　　　Kauai Island, Hawaii, in the middle of November 2008.　￥ 6 billion (US $ 60 million) will be spent on the　
　　　　　　second test of the SM-3, which was previously tested by the JMSDF's Kongo destroyer in Dec. 2007.
　　　　　
　　　　　　We demand the cancellation of the test for the following reasons:

　 1. Because the battery position of the simulated missile for the test is the U.S. Pacific Missile Range Facility
　　　in Kauai Island,　which is constructed on a traditional burial ground of the indigenous Kanaka Maori people,
　　　we believe this missile test constitutes a shameful persecution by Japan against the history, community and
　　　nature of Kanaka Maori people.　In solidarity with the Kanaka Maori people, we also call for the closure of
　　　the Pacific　Missile Range Facility.

　2. 　Missile Defense is a highly aggressive military system, working as a shield and a counter-attack against a
　　　preemptive attack.　Thus it facilitates possible preemptive aggression.  We are strongly concerned about
　　　recent military activities in Japan, such as the deployment of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier George
　　　Washington to its new mother port at Yokosuka base, the Ohio nuclear-powered submarine's first port call
　　　at Yokosuka, and so on.　We oppose these military applications of the "pike" and the "shield" strategy which
　　　have been the result of accelerating the arms race in East Asia.

　3. 　The central aim of MD system, currently being deployed to several military bases in Japan, is to protect
　　　US soil including Hawai'i and Guam. Thus, this system contradicts the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty. 
　　　Moreover,　the new SM-3 system the United States and Japan are jointly developing is designed to　intercept
　 　　　　　inter-continental ballistic missiles (ICBMO) on the premise that JMSDF will participate in collective self-
　　　defense　of the U.S., which is prohibited by the Japanese Constitution's Article 9.　Therefore, introducing
　　　the MD systeｍ into Japan is unconstitutional.

　4.　In February 2008, the U.S. Aegis-equipped Shiloh destroyer shot down a disused U.S. spy satellite.　This
　　　shows that Japan, with the SM-3, also attains an anti-satellite (ASAT) armory.　We demand that the SM-3,
　　　along with　the PAC3, be removed immediately from the JSDF's weaponry.　Japan should not join the U.S.'
　　　MD system framework which forms a key part of the "Star Wars" weapons program that includes deployment
　　　of military　equipment into outer space.
　　　　　
　5. The MD system's fraudulent "spiral method" development of weapons systems grants vast benefits to the
　　　Japanese and U.S. military industrial complex.　The estimated cost for initial deployment of the MD system
　　　is ￥1 trillion ( US $ 10 billion).　At a time when people are facing increasing poverty, a financial crisis, a
　　　food　crisis and environmental destruction, we believe that these sorts of military expenditures should
　　　instead be　allocated to sectors where they can provide a better life for the people.

　6.　We see a military alliance built on the supposition of 'hostile nations' is out of date.　The U.S.-Japan Security
　　　Treaty should be changed into a more progressive agreement advancing peace and friendship, and negotiations
　　　and diplomacy should be emphasized in East Asia in order to nurture trust and promote disarmament.　Global
　　　citrizens should find peace, not in a missile armament race conducted in the name of "Missile Dfense," but
　　　in　the elimination of missiles.

　　　　　　2008年11月13日　
　　　　　　Petitioners aligned for abolition of the SM-3 launching test

　　　　　　Endorsing groups and persons:

　　　　　　 Syuko Yamashita (Peace Voice Action Network / Saitama)
　　　　　　Hiroshi Yoshizawa (No to Patriot Missile! Action Committee against Narashino Base / Chiba)
　　　　　　Taira Ichikawa (Yokosuka Peace Fleets / Kanagawa)
　　　　　　Shin-ichiro Hida (Councilor of the City of Ryugasaki / Ibaragi)
　　　　　　Koji Sugihara (No! to Nukes and Missile Defense Campaign / Tokyo)
　　　　　　Yasuto Takeuchi (Human Rights and Peace Hamamatsu / Shizuoka)
　　　　　　Mihagi Yamamoto (No War Network / Aichi)
　　　　　　Syuji Unno (Committee against the Deployment of PAC3 to Kakamigahara JASDF Base / Gifu)
　　　　　　Hiroko Watanabe（Committee against the co-use of Tsuiki JASDF Base by SDF and U.S Military and
　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　Relocation of U.S Marines to Tsuiki Base / Fukuoka)
　　　　　　Kouichi Funakoe ( Citizen NetWork Nagasaki / Nagasaki)
　　　　　　Atsushi Fujioka ( Professor of Ritsumeikan University )
　　　　　　Sumio Ishizuki ( Astronomer )
　　　　　　Akira Kawasaki ( Executive Committee, Peace Boat )
　　　　　　Hibiki Yamaguchi ( People's Plan Study Groups)
　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　（translated by: People's Plan Study Groups)

　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　 Campaign office: NO!TO NUKES AND MISSILE DEFENSE CAMPAIGN　　
　　　　　　　（　email: Kojis@agate.plala.or.jp　　　http://www.geocities.jp/nomd_campaign/　［TEL・FAX］03-5711-6478）
　　　　　 Campaign outreach：　email: No.to.SM3@gmail.com

　　　　　Message from Hawai'i 2008

　　　Aloha Friends

　　We wish to extend our deepest gratitude and solidarity for your demonstrations against the Japanese
　　missile defense tests in Hawai’i The

　　Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) is a critical part of the USmissile defense network and its empire
　　of military bases around the world.   The missiles launched from PMRF desecrate the burial sites of
　　Native Hawaiians who revered these “singing sands” of Nohili. 
　　Radar, laser and sonar tests endanger whales and other wildlife as well as people.   Our precious lands,
　　seas and skies that are the ancestors who feed the people, have been forcibly made into a high tech
　　showcase for the military-industrial complex to perfect its new weapons systems.   New homeland security
　　measures have restricted access to the beach for cultural, subsistence and recreational activities.
　　　　
　　The peace, environmental and Native Hawaiian movements of Hawai’i have protested the military activity
　　at PMRF for many years.    We know that the existence and use of PMRF contributes to a new arms race
　　that threatens the security of our region. 

　　Shame on the Japanese government for participating in these provocative and offensive activities against
　　the people and land of Hawai’i, and for bolstering America’s　dangerous missile defense plans in violation
　　of Japan’s own peace constitution! Japan ought to be a model　of a peaceful nation for the world by
　　rejecting the United States’ missile defense plans.  

　　Your actions against missile defense give us encouragement and hope that through peace and solidarity
　　between the peoples of Japan, Hawai’i and the world, we can stop the savage and never-ending wars of
　　 empire.

　　Peace in the Pacific!  Peace for the world!

　　Sincerely,

　　Kyle Kajihiro
　　For the DMZ-Hawai’i/ Aloha ‘Aina network

　　　　　Message from Bruce Gagnon

　　　It is with great honor and pride that I extend the full solidarity of theGlobal Network Against Weapons &
　　　Nuclear Power in Space to our friends inJapan and throughout Asia who are working to expand the public's
　　　understanding about the dangers of "missile defense". 

　　　The U.S. claims"missile defense" is to protect against a nuclear strike but in fact is the　shield that
　　　accompanies the current nuclear sword in the　Pentagon's"first-strike" program of endless war and conflict.

　　　The U.S. is nowmilitarily surrounding China　and the U.S. Space Command has been war-gamingfor several
　　　years a first-strike attack on China, set in the year 2016.

　　 Your efforts are very important and we remain determined to work with you inensuring　the survival of peace.
　　　　　
　　　　Bruce K. Gagnon
　　　　　Coordinator
　　　　Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space
　　　　PO Box　652
　　　　Brunswick, ME 04011
　　　　(207) 443-9502
　　　　http://www.space4peace.org
　　　　globalnet@mindspring.com
　　　　http://space4peace.blogspot.com (Blog)

　　　E-Mail from Kanaka Maoli people in Hawai'i against the first MSDF's SM3 test offshore Hawaii Dec. 2007

　　■Hawai’i Solidarity with No to Nukes and Missile Defense Campaign
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　December 11, 2007
　　Aloha brothers and sisters in Japan!
　　　　
　　We send warm greetings and solidarity to you as you oppose Japan’s participation in the United States’
　　so-called “missile defense system”.　We know that “missile defense” is a lie. Its true strategic purpose is to
　　enhance　the offensive capabilities of U.S.military. 　And far from bringing peace and security, America’s
　　never-ending quest for military “full spectrum dominance” from the highest heavens to the depths of the sea
　　is accelerating a dangerous new arms race that threatens our entire planet.
　　
　　The U.S. invaded and occupied the independent country of Hawai’i in order to expand its empire in
　　the Pacific. Now in expanding the technological frontier of that empire, the U.S. missile defense program
　　violates Hawai’i’s　land, sea and sky. The missiles that the Kongo　would intercept would be launched from
　　atop the sacred sand dunes of Nohili on Kaua’i, a Kanaka Maoli ancestral burial ground.

　　Transgressions extend to the peaks of the sacred mountains Haleakala and Mauna Kea where electronic
　　eyes and ears of the empire keep watch over their domain, and descend into the depths of the sea where
　　powerful sonar blasts can harm or kill whales.

　　Furthermore, the U.S. Navy plans to expand its “temporary operating area” to 2.1 million nautical miles
　　of sea and airspace that completely encompass the Hawaiian archipelago.

　　We refuse to allow our precious land, sea and sky to be used as the launch pad for war or the proving
　　ground for the engineers of the war machine!　　We strongly oppose Japan’s participation in missile defense
　　tests in Hawai’i　and applaud your actions to resist Japan’s involvement in the U.S.missile defense program.
　　Japan’s collaboration in these war games betrays its peace constitution.

　　Let us join our voices and actions for a peaceful, just and nuclear-free world!
　　In solidarity

　　　　E-Mail from Hawai'i 　'08

　　　As a Hawai'i national of the Kingdom of Hawai'i, under U.S.belligerent occupation, I object against
　　　the planned Japanese Maritime Self Defense Forces SM-3 intercepting test near Kaua'i Island in Hawai'i.

　　　It violates the laws of occupation and most certainly, the laws of neutrality which is the status of our
　　　country. Percholate from rocket and jet fuel affects our waters and sea life some of which we depend
　　　as our food sources. The continued practice will affect our sea mammals which are considered endangered
　　　in our territory. The facility on which it is constructed is on a traditional burial ground of our people.
　　　We also call for the closure of the Pacific Missle Range Facility which is destructive to our historical site,
　　　heritage, and culture. Our salt pans are already threatened by this site and its uses.

　　　We oppose the military applications in your country and ours, a strategy which have been the result of
　　　accelerating the nuclear arms race in East Asia　and affecting the Pacific region with toxins and hazardous
　　　material which could displace many islanders in the Pacific.
　　　　　　
　　　I understand this system contradicts the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty.
　　　Global citizens should find peace, not in a missile armament race to benefit the military industrial complex
　　　for wealth, greed and control. We need to give peace a chance; not how to build a better mouse-trap!　

　　　Mahalo,
　　　Tane
　　　AKA: David M. K. Inciong, II
　　　Pearl City, Hawai'i

　　　　E-mail from Hawai'i 08 　No.2

　　　It can be done. In the early 1990s, actions taken by Hawaiian activists, here on Kauai, held the number
　　　of Star Wars launches from a planned 40 to an actual 4! 　A rather substantial victory of sorts.
　　　However, the saga continues...

　　　As an original activist against Star Wars in the early 1990s, I feel strong consideration should also be given
　　　to the ongoing illegal occupation of the Hawaiian Kingdom by the United States. Kauai is its own Nation...
　　　a neutral, peaceful nation...a nation Japan has(had) treaties with. Consider this...by joining  with the
　　　aggressive US military endeavors in the waters off the Hawaiian Kingdom, Japan could be considered
　　　an accessory to the injustice, the illegal overthrow and the continued illegal occupation of the Hawaiian
　　　Kingdom!

　　　　　　The Truth...from a non-U.S.news source...well worth your time.
　　　　　　Part 1...11 mins.(not found in Japan since 12th midnight JTime)　　http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIq8x9vnLf4
　　　　　　Part 2...11 mins.　　　　http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QqOJGSKGWQ

　　　　Mahalo

　　　　Craig Davies
　　　　Wailua, Kauai
　　　　Ark of MU

　　　　　
　　　　　voices from around the world

　　　　・　PMRF is a cancerous sore on our lands.We want the military out!

　　　　・　We have a big struggle here in the UK too - always hindered by the obnoxious 'special relationship'!　

　　　　・　I believe that the Pacific Missile Range Facility should be closed down and that in this perilous
　　　　　time ALL countries should focus monies and energies on preserving the world and its creatures,
　　　　　not destroying it.

　　　　・　We have a new President-Elect, Barack Obama.  He has spoken extensively on negotiations with
　　　　　foreign powers to bring peace to our troubled globe.  We, the American people, want peace and
　　　　　 no more missiles and rockets and the like.  Not only do the missile firings cause desecration of
　　　　　our planet, what will result is harmful to animals, plants and humans.   The extraordinary and needless
　　　　　expense of weapons results in bankrupted social programs, less education for everyone and a lowered
　　　　　standard of living for our poor. 

　　　　・　No tesing in the Hawaiian waters which threaten peace and future of the planet.

　　　　　　Petitions from abroad (groups) 　　　　　Ｔｈａｎｋ　ｙｏｕ　ｆｏｒ　ｙｏｕｒ　ｅｎｃｏｕｒａｇｅｍｅｎｔ　ａｎｄ　ｓｏｌｉｄａｒｉｔｙ！

　　　Wand Colón Cortés / Caribbean Project for Justice and Peace ( San Juan, Puerto Rico)
　　　Bruce K. Gagnon / Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space 　（ ME, USA )
　　　Trace Glynn / JATAM (Jaringan Advokasi Tambang / Mining Advocacy Network ) （ New Brunswick, Canada )
　　　Pua Nani Rogers / Kanaka Maoli Hoˋokipa Network 　( Kauai, Hawai'i )
　　　Sung-Hee Choi / Korean Committee for the International Conference in April, 2009 ( Incheon, South Korea )
　　　Kang we-suck / Army? Peace ( Seoul, South Korea)
　　　Lindis Percy, Laila Packer / Campaign for the accountability of American Bases (CAAB) ( England )
　　　Kyle Kajihiro / AFSC - Hawai'i , 　DM2 - Hawai'i / Aloha 'Aina 　（Hawai'i)
　　　Sharon L.. Goodwin / Kaua'i Alliance for Peace and Social Justice (Hawai'i)
　　　Hervert Doceha / Focus on the Global South ( Manila )