From Akahata NewspaperDiscord within DPJ over Futenma base issue50 years of Japan-U.S. Alliance Illusion of ‘equality’ - Part IIIU.S. FORCES Secret pact gives U.S. forces priority use of exercise fields near Mt. Fuji U.S. Marines use white phosphorus in Hijudai Low-altitude U.S. flight exercises are not permitted in United States - Akahata editorial Devices to detect … [Read more...] about US Bases in Japan/AMPO （沖縄:米軍基地）
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Japanese Bureaucrats Hide Decision to Move All US Marines out of Okinawa to Guam
[Japanese original text at Tanaka News)(tanakanews.com)] Tanaka SakaiFrom Japan Focus Translation by William Steele Introduction by Gavan McCormack The Japanese government announced on 15 December 2009 that it was postponing indefinitely any decision on the contentious issue of a "Replacement Facility" for the Futenma Marine base in Okinawa. The decision to make no decision was … [Read more...] about Japanese Bureaucrats Hide Decision to Move All US Marines out of Okinawa to Guam
The Making of Japan’s New Working Class: “Freeters” and the Progression From Middle School to the Labor Market
日本の新しい労働者階級の形成−−フリーターおよび中学から労働市場への参入From Japan Focus David H. Slater This article is a modified and developed version of a chapter from Social Class in Contemporary Japan: Structures, Socialization and Strategies, edited by Ishida Hiroshi and David H. Slater, Routledge 2009. For a brief outline of the book's arguments, please see Note 1A at the end of the article. Introduction: … [Read more...] about The Making of Japan’s New Working Class: “Freeters” and the Progression From Middle School to the Labor Market
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過ごしでしょうか？さて、最新ニュースです。まず「US for Okinawa」 という新しいピースネットワークが発足し、今週末に東京と京都でそれぞれアクションを行なうことになっています。ぜひご参加ください！詳細は次の通りです：☆ ピースアクション：US for Okinawa 沖縄に米軍基地はいらない！ 在日外国人と日本人のネットワーク『US for OKINAWA』が、１月３１日代々木公園にて、ピースアクションを行います！『US for … [Read more...] about Peace Not War Japanのサポーターのみなさまへ
Kyoto Action against U.S. Military Expansion in Okinawa
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 Kyoto Action against U.S. Military Expansion in Okinawa Kyoto Action is a group of citizens in Kyoto campaigning to close down Futenma Air Force Base and stop construction of a new U.S. military base at Heneko in Okinawa. The organization came to being in 2004 when the US and Japanese governments proposed a new base at Henoko. Since then, Kyoto … [Read more...] about Kyoto Action against U.S. Military Expansion in Okinawa