| ADA |
Americans
with Disabilities Act |
| AS |
Asahi
Shinbun |
| BLL |
Buraku
Liberation League |
| EEOC |
Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission |
| EEOL |
Equal
Employment Opportunity Law |
| GHQ |
The
General Headquarters (of the Supreme
Commander for the Allied Powers) |
| GRI |
Government
of the Ryūkyū Islands |
| ICCPR |
International
Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights |
| IMADR |
International
Movement Against All Forms of
Discrimination and Racism |
| JCP |
Japan
Communist Party |
| JITCO |
Japan
International Training Co-operation
Organization |
| JSP |
Japan
Socialist Party; since 1996, the Social
Democratic Party of Japan |
| JTU |
Japan
Teachers’ Union |
| LD |
Learning
Disabilities |
| LDP |
Liberal
Democratic Party |
| MOE |
Ministry
of Education, Science, Sports and
Culture. The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science
and
Technology (since January 2001) |
| NPO |
Non-profit
organization |
| NGO |
Non-governmental
organization |
| NTT |
Nippon
Telegraph and Telephone Corporation |
| OECD |
Organization
for Economic Cooperation and
Development |
| PTA |
Parent-Teacher
Association |
| SML |
Special
Measures Law for Assimilation Projects |
| UNESCO |
United
Nations Educational, Scientific, and
Cultural Organization |
| UNHCR |
United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
