Originally published in the FCCJ #1, Nov 2015 Islands in the streaming news Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga meets the press.As the face-off between the prefectural and central governments continues, the good news is that press interest has increased and coverage has improved.by Michael Penn The confrontation between the leaders of the U.S.-Japan alliance and the … [Read more...] about How the News Media Sees Okinawa
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My Lawsuit vs. the National Diet Press Club
from the #1 Shimbun, September 2015 Hajime Shiraishi outside the National Diet Press Club building.Two years after being denied access to a building shared by media organizations, a journalist tries to keep her case alive.by Hajime ShiraishiTHE FOUR-STORY NATIONAL DIET Press Club Building, located in the middle of the Kasumigaseki government district and a … [Read more...] about My Lawsuit vs. the National Diet Press Club
November stories
TokyoProgressive is moving to a new content management system. The move should be complted in about a month. Temporarily, here is where you can find the latest stories: AMPO, SHIELDS, Palestine medical volunteers...On the Non-Defense of Japan: The Japan-US Treaty of Mutual Deception, Ignorance and Insecurity,Differentiating SEALDs from Freeters, and Precariats: the politics of … [Read more...] about November stories
RNN: Syriza regroups, 51-day war, Turkish terror, The water in flint is poisoned, more
News StoriesOctober 13, 2015Rattling the Bars, Ep. 1: 'The Real Cost of Calls'What's the real human toll that the inmate calling industry is taking on prisoners and their loved ones? Host Eddie Conway talks to the affected families, the FCC, and those seeking to change the industry's predatory policies.SYRIZA Party Regroups After Crisis (1/2)Michalis Spourdalakis says … [Read more...] about RNN: Syriza regroups, 51-day war, Turkish terror, The water in flint is poisoned, more
Rape of the Japanese Constitution–By David Rothauser
Sixty –eight years ago they gave peace and nobody listened. In 1947 a peace constitution was born, but nobody noticed. Sixty-eight years later, on September 19, 2015, that constitution was systematically raped and nobody outside Japan cares. Such is the result of the dysfunctional world we have come to live in since the beginning of the nuclear age. Can a constitution really … [Read more...] about Rape of the Japanese Constitution–By David Rothauser