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Drop all charges against Okinawa anti-base activists

March 5, 2018 by tokyoprogressive Leave a Comment

Drop all charges against Okinawa anti-base activists

Petition to Drop All Charges Against Arrested Okinawa Anti-Bases Activists As a citizen of the world and an advocate for peace and people’s human and democratic rights, I demand that all charges against Hiroji Yamashiro, and his co-defendants, Hiroshi Inaba and Atsuhiro Soeda, be dropped and all attempts to silence the people of Okinawa in their just quest to rid their … [Read more...] about Drop all charges against Okinawa anti-base activists

Confronting South Korea’s censored discourse on ‘comfort women’

March 5, 2018 by tokyoprogressive Leave a Comment

Confronting South Korea’s censored discourse on ‘comfort women’

“I want Japan to ask for forgiveness.” Ching-lin Yuen, testimony at the Women’s International War Crimes Tribunal on Japan’s Military Sexual Slavery, 2000. Yuen was among 64 women from 8 countries who came to Tokyo to testify about their experiences as former “comfort women.” The judges in this citizens’ tribunal found Emperor Hirohito guilty of responsibility for sexually … [Read more...] about Confronting South Korea’s censored discourse on ‘comfort women’

Five Okinawan Views on the Nago Mayoral Election of February 2018: Implications for Japanese Democracy

March 5, 2018 by tokyoprogressive 2 Comments

Five Okinawan Views on the Nago Mayoral Election of February 2018: Implications for Japanese Democracy

Introduction:  Nago City (Population: 61,000) in northern Okinawa held its election for mayor on 4 February 2018. The incumbent, Inamine Susumu, stalwart of the anti-Henoko base movement bidding for a third term in office (following victory in 2010 and 2014) was defeated 20,389 to 16,921 by Toguchi Taketoyo, backed by the ruling national Liberal-Democratic Party and its … [Read more...] about Five Okinawan Views on the Nago Mayoral Election of February 2018: Implications for Japanese Democracy

The Constitution, Human Rights and Pluralism in Japan: Alternative Visions of Constitutions Past and Future

March 5, 2018 by tokyoprogressive Leave a Comment

The Constitution, Human Rights and Pluralism in Japan: Alternative Visions of Constitutions Past and Future

Recent moves by the Abe administration to change the Japanese constitution may result in the most fundamental change to Japanese political life since the 1940s. Although there has been widespread debate on the possible revision of Article 9 – the constitution’s Peace Clause – other profound implications of the push for constitutional change have received scant attention. This … [Read more...] about The Constitution, Human Rights and Pluralism in Japan: Alternative Visions of Constitutions Past and Future

A special appeal from the editor for a cat with serious heart issues

February 2, 2018 by tokyoprogressive Leave a Comment

A special appeal from the editor for a cat with serious heart issues

TokyoProgressive has been presenting news and commentary in English and occasionally Japanese for more than 20 years. In order to pay for expenses related to hosting (including the free websites we provide to progressives and educators), we have long asked for donations, but the reality is that only 2-3 people have contributed a maximum of 200 U.S. dollars in those 20 … [Read more...] about A special appeal from the editor for a cat with serious heart issues

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