Inada (a right-wing revisionist fanatic-ed.) expressed outrage that students in the U.S. are being taught things that are “completely against fact, that our ancestors were a group of rapists, murderers, and kidnappers.” She added, “This is not an issue of the past. I believe this is an ongoing issue that, for example, violates the human rights of Japanese children living … [Read more...] about Abe pledges to ‘correct’ the record on wartime sex slaves (David McNeil, Japan Times)
Japan and Asia/日本とアジア
Crackdown in Jeju: U.S.-Korean right destroy anti-base camp. Is Okinawa next?
We don't read much about it here in Japan, but like Okinawa, the voices of pece and justice are under attack from the ultra right (Yes, Korea's Park is every bit as rightwing as Abe. And both are the children or grandchildren of fascists.).Moreover, unlike Okinawa's Governor Onaga, who seems to have backtracked from his out-and-out plan to resist the construction of a … [Read more...] about Crackdown in Jeju: U.S.-Korean right destroy anti-base camp. Is Okinawa next?
The Bus to Henoko: Riot Police and Okinawan Citizens Face-off over New Marine Base (Japan Focus)
Note from Tokyoprogressive: Governor Onaga, where are you? Many activists are concerned that despite the violence described below, the governor-elect has kept quit when he should be in front supporting those activists, as Naha Mayor Inamine has. In South Korea, the local mayor of a town opposing a new base has been arrested in the past, and many hope the governor … [Read more...] about The Bus to Henoko: Riot Police and Okinawan Citizens Face-off over New Marine Base (Japan Focus)
Circle the Diet January 25, U.S. Military Out of Okinawa
2015年1月は、沖縄の全41市町村長を含む代表団が東京・日比谷野外音楽堂で集会・デモを行い、安倍総理大臣に「建白書」を直接手渡してから２年となります。 Rally in Tokyo on Sunday. Listen to Okinawa and Halt the Construction of a Military Base in Henoko!★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆(Via Dr. Masami Mel Kawamura, Okinawa Outreach)January 25, 2015 Encircle the National Diet Building in Tokyo to Protest the Construction of a US Military Base in … [Read more...] about Circle the Diet January 25, U.S. Military Out of Okinawa