On 21 March, three organisations – Consumers Union of Japan, the Housewives’ Federation and the Network Against Arms Trade (NAJAT) – held a protest action calling on Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Mitsubishi Electric to withdraw from arms production and exports. This is part of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Mitsubishi Electric must withdraw from arms production and exports! Postcard Action, which started on 20 March.
Citizens gathered at the protest in front of the company, calling on MHI to withdraw from arms exports and international joint development and to withdraw from the production of enemy base attack missiles and the joint development of next-generation fighter aircraft! The letter of request was handed to both companies.
Letter of request to Mitsubishi Electric
Letter of request to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
After the protest in front of the company, a press conference on the postcard action was held. The protest and the press conference can be viewed below. Filming was made possible by citizen media broadcaster UPLAN.