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...opposition was far from convinced. Takako Doi, leader of the Japan Socialist Party, the largest opposition group, called the legislation the "greatest threat to the constitution since the war." Student organizations staged peace demonstrations. Even some members of Kaifu's own party suggested that if the legislation failed, the Prime Minister and his Cabinet should resign and an election should be called as a referendum on the issue. Said Yozo Yokota, a law professor at International Christian University: "This is a historic turning point in Japanese politics and diplomacy...
Some experts estimate that the Ground Self-Defense Force, as the army is known, is at least 12% below its authorized strength of 180,000 because it cannot find enough recruits. Even critics of the military show some sympathy. Says Masao Kunihiro, a Socialist Diet member who opposes the use of Japanese troops abroad: "It's a pity that the S.D.F. has been treated so shabbily by the public...
...Senate -- came out against it. Braver souls who supported the unpopular combination of tax hikes and service cuts are now being savaged for their stand. In Vermont, Republican Peter Smith, a freshman Congressman, is running no better than even against a well-known independent, Bernard Sanders. A former Socialist mayor of Burlington, Sanders has railed for years against establishments of all kinds. This fall, his populist appeal seems in sync with the times...
...high of 34% in 1976 to 28% in the 1989 elections for the European Parliament. Occhetto must still win approval for his proposal at a congress in January, overcoming resistance from an Old Guard that remains proud to be red. A week earlier, Occhetto's rival on the left, Socialist leader Bettino Craxi, upstaged the divided Communists by announcing that his party would henceforth be known as Socialist Unity...
...Middle East crisis, the transformation of Eastern Europe's socialist governments, the failing capitalist economies in Africa and elsewhere are of great interest to the group, organizers said...