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Saturday November 3, 1:00-3:00pm"The Iraq Crisis as a Global Crisis"A discussion over brunch with Middle East expert and authorProfessor Juan Cole * still looking for a translator so that we can have Japanese consecutively.Location: Fujimama's in Harajukuhttp://www.fujimamas.com/contact-map.htmlCost - 4000 yen (2000 yen for students with a valid ID),includes … [Read more...] about Announcement: “The Iraq Crisis as a Global Crisis” in Harajuku

Robert Wade Explaining US Financial Instability and Its Global Implications   Email       William Underwood The Aso Mining Company in World War II: History and Japan's Would-Be Premier   Email … [Read more...] about Japan Focus latest articles: Nationalism, Militarizing Japan, Working Poor….

110,000 Okinawans in unison demand textbooks depict to historical facts      Okinawans have risen up in protest against the Education Ministry’s recent instruction to textbook publishers to delete from high school textbooks an account that the Japanese Imperial Army had forced Okinawans to commit “mass suicides” during the Okinawa … [Read more...] about 110,000 Okinawans demand textbooks depict historical facts, other stories (Japan Press Service)

AsiaMediaForum.org is a space for journalists to share insights on issues related to the media and their profession, as well as stories, information and opinions on democracy, development and human rights in Asia. BURMA: With Technology as Weapon, Citizens Become Reporters Posted: 2007-09-28 By Lynette Lee Corporal BANGKOK, Sep 28 (IPS … [Read more...] about Burma People’s Movement/Technology

On May 5th, we were forecully evicted from Nagai Park and our important tent village was destroyed . But we continue to believe in our power to weave connections and to create our own tent village again. We will light again the fires of the Dairin. Join us on Oct 12-14 in Osaka's Nagai Park. Entry free. Program includes: Oct 12 Preparation Day - from about noon- … [Read more...] about Homeless Support Festa: The 4th Nagai Park Dairin Festival