| AS |
Asahi Shinbun (Asahi
Newspaper) |
| AWF |
Asian Women’s
Fund |
| GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
| GHQ |
The General Headquarters
(of the
Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers) |
| ICJ |
International Commission
of Jurists |
| ILO |
International Labor
Organization |
| ICRC |
International Committee of
the Red
Cross |
| JCP |
Japan Communist Party |
| JSP |
Japan Socialist Party,
currently
Japan Social Democrat Party |
| JTU |
Japan Teachers’
Union |
| LDP |
Liberal Democratic Party |
| MOE |
Ministry of Education,
Science, Sports and Culture. The
Ministry
of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (since January
2001) |
| NATO |
North Atlantic Treaty
Origination |
| NPT |
Non-Proliferation of
Nuclear Weapons |
| ODA |
Official Development
Assistance |
| PKO |
Peacekeeping Operations |
| SDF |
Self-Defense Forces |
