"Japan's standing as the number one donor to UNFPA (United Nations Fund for Population Activities) and IPPF (International Planned Parenthood Federation) is the most important aspect of its role as a population donor." (1) "Since 1995, Japan's contribution to UNFPA's core budget has topped $50 million a year." (2) "Japan is a major donor to IPPF and has recently also begun funding population-related programs implemented by Japanese NGOs in developing countries. The Japanese contribution accounted for 22 percent of IPPF's total budget in 1997, making Japan the single largest donor to the organization."(3)

Shidzue Kato, President of JOICFP, (Japanese Organization for International Cooperation in Family Planning), which collaborates closely with and contributes funds to the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), boasts that "since Japan is the leading donor nation (of worldwide population control), it is fitting to hold the World Population Conference of 2004 in Japan" (4), as has been proposed. The same JOICFP newsletter further boasts that Japan has "achieved a low birth rate at alarming speed, so has much experience in this matter to share with the rest of the world." (5)

But where is all of this money coming from? As we investigate the answer to this question, we'll see that the Japanese people (not unlike the American people), are not very informed as to where their money is going.

Japanese Are Duped by Charity Scam

A huge donation program has been in place throughout Japan since January of 1991. Administered by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, "the POSIVA (Postal Savings for International Voluntary Aid) program collects funds from members of the Japanese public holding special POSIVA savings accounts at post offices nationwide. Under the program, account holders agree to donate 20% of the interest on their savings to support the activities of local NGOs in developing countries working in collaboration with Japanese NGOs." (6)

JOICFP is one of the main recipients of POSIVA funds. In its own words, JOICFP calls the program a "scheme" and flaunts its success: "This epoch-making donation scheme to involve the Japanese public in international cooperation activities has continued to grow steadily." (7) This same report indicates the extent of that growth. "The scheme had attracted a total of 18.28 million account holders as of August 1995. This is equivalent to one out of every seven Japanese holding these accounts. The donors range from small children to elderly people, reflecting the awareness of the needs in developing countries . . . " (8)

JOICFP boasts that "the scheme deserves praise as a brilliant fundraising concept, one that makes the most of the network of more than 23,600 post offices across the country and the goodwill of the people. The total capital donated through the scheme reached over 2.81 billion Yen (US $28.67 million at an exchange rate of 98 Yen to $1) in 1995." (9)

Millions of well-intentioned Japanese have naively contributed billions of dollars, thinking their donations help to fund development assistance projects for needy people in the Third World. However, if they knew what many of these projects entailed, they would surely feel disgusted, deceived and angry.

JOICFP works to spread its IPPF inspired perverse and hedonistic sexual ideology throughout the world. Among the Third World nations it has influenced and "helped" is Mexico. MEXFAM (IPPF of Mexico) and JOICFP work closely together; they jointly produced three sex education films for children (as young as nine) and adolescents, which could easily be labeled pornographic: "The Last Train," "Music for Two" and "The Blue Dove." They were developed to support adolescent sex education activities in the region, particularly in Mexico, (10) but are in use in other countries. These videos show animated (pre-teen and teen) characters partaking in intimate, often explicit sexual behaviors and depict these as fun recreational activities, normal for all children of that age. One of these videos was tested for use in the Philippines.

"Japan showed its determination to take a leading role in tackling global population issues on February 11 (1994) by pledging US$3 billion over a period of seven years (1994-2000) to expand its official development assistance (ODA) to assist developing countries address population problems and the HIV/AIDS pandemic." (11)

Not only are the Japanese people duped into "voluntarily", (though probably without their knowledge) contributing to the imposition of IPPF's population control ideology abroad; they are also "giving" their financial support through the Japanese government's disbursal of funds. IPPF's World Programme "income for 2000 is expected to be just over $76 million, including the unrestricted budget of U.S. $65.5 million". (12)

In 1994 alone, the government of Japan gave the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) $17,900,000 in unrestricted grants. This was the most money donated to IPPF by any one country. IPPF is the private agency which is the foremost promoter and provider of abortion, contraception, abortifacients and hedonistic sex "education" in the whole world.

The Japanese people should be made aware of the fact that a large part of the money they are contributing goes toward programs which corrupt youth, kill unborn babies and cause physical and emotional damage to countless third world women.

Magaly Llaguno is Executive Director of Vida Humana Internacional, Human Life International's Hispanic Division.

Sylvia Jimenez is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame in Theology and Psychology.

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