-Japan and Asia: Introducing JAPAN FOCUS

Japan Focus introduces writings about Japan and Japan in the world, primarily by Japanese authors. The emphasis is on issues of war/peace/terror, and on social conflicts and social movements.

They are found on this ZNet page:

http://www.zmag.org/asiawatch/asiawatch.htm

Recent articles include:

McCormack: War in Korea? Feb 23, 2003
Takashima: N. Korean Abductions Feb 23, 2003
Kyuma: Japan, 51st state? Feb 23, 2003
Maeda: Defence Ministry Feb 13, 2003
Maeda: War Readiness Feb 13, 2003
Urashima: Okinawa Base Feb 6, 2003
Tanaka: Yasakuni Shrine Feb 6, 2003
McCormack: North Korea Dec 15, 2002
Tanaka: High School Struggle Dec 15, 2002
Abe: US Base in Okinawa Dec 15, 2002
Hoyano: Nagano Dec 5, 2002
Moyer: Islands at Risk Oct 31, 2002
Wada: North Korean Perestroika Oct 16, 2002
GIs this means you! Sept 28, 2002
Hiroshima/Nagasaki Peace Declarations Sept 25, 2002
Kang: Stabilizing Northeast Asia Sept 25, 2002
Nakamura: an Omen Sept 25, 2002
Medoruma: Peace Prize Fraud Sept, 2002
Nakamura: Okinawa Peace Prize Sept 23, 2002

Also on this same page, the following

Korea

Hanchongnyeon Courageous new student group
Base21 An amazing site, not unlike indymedia
Korean Council of Trade Unions Some of the most courageous active unionists in the world…
Crotty: Labor Resistance in Korea Sept 1998
Crotty: The Korean Struggle Aug 1998
Heldman: U.S. Military in Korea Feb 1997
China

Rebuilding in Lhasa on ‘urban renewal’ in Tibet
Tibet Justice legal materials, US/Tibet relations, and more
Asian Human Rights Commission
Mongolia Journal
Rosemont: China’s New Economic Reforms Jun 1998
Rosemont: Whither Asia’s Economies May 1998
Herman: The Human Rights Charade Jan 1998
Peterson: The Houdini Strategy June 1994 on US-China relations
Brunei

BruneiNews News and links for Brunei
Burma

Displacement in Karenni
Zaw: Genie out of the bottle May 3, 2002
Geopium Geography and Opium in Asia
Pilger on Burma
Burmanews News site with information collected from various sources
Irrawaddy News site
Burma Project Information and links
Free Burma Coalition
Orchestra Burma Organizations working for democracy and human rights in Burma
Emory/Smith: Voice of the Peacock Feb 1996 on Burma
Cambodia

Cambodia Defenders Project
NGO Forum on Cambodia NGO consortium, heaps of info
Documentation Center of Cambodia Yale sponsored site with copious Khmer Rouge materials
Beauty and Darkness Modern Cambodian history, vast site
Herman: Pol Pot’s Death in the Propaganda System Jun 1998
Albert: Cambodia Controversy Nov 1997
Herman: Pol Pot And Kissinger Sept 1997

Indonesia

Solidamor
Laksamana
Inside Indonesia
Indymedia Jakarta
Indonesia Corruption Watch Major NGO, very active
Indonesia Human Rights Network
Terra Net, bilingual Indonesian portal for environment and sustainable development
Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor (ASIET)
Seaman: The Current Crisis in Indonesia Dec 1996
Aceh

Aceh Links
Labor Rights: Exxon in Aceh
1 World Media Aceh link
East Timor

East Timor Press ET owned and operated
ET Bibliography extensive
Initiative for International Dialogue Great new Timor site
Masters of Terror Great new Timor site
Pilger on Timor
East Timor Action Network hosts variety of other East Timor sites
East Timor Cultural Centre a new cultural initiative
Back Door, posts important documents weekly,
East Timor Observatory – monitoring the transition process
East Timor Relief Association -East Timorse NGO based in Austrialian
Goodman: Exception to the Rulers Part 3 Jan 1998
Goodman: Exception to the Rulers, Part 2 Dec 1997
Udin: The Profits of Genocide May 1996 on East Timor
Jardine: APEC, the United States & East Timor Jan 1994
InfoTimor
Portuguese…
West Papua

(Irian Jaya) : the next East Timor
Papuaweb
International Action for West Papua
Laos

Lao Human Rights Council
Malaysia

RadiqRadio Independent Malay-language radio, with English summaries
Aliran Major organization fighting for political reform, includes Aliran Monthly
Tenaganita Advocating for women, foreign workers
Philippines

Bello: US Military in Philippines March 27, 2002
Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism News like it should be
Human Rights Network on the Web Research and advocacy site on Philippine human rights related issues
Institute for Popular Democary An excellent independent institute with an active publication and research agenda
Balik Kalikasan Chronicles Philippine peoples progress in confronting environmental issues. – a real resource!
Schmir: Fidel Ramos…. In the Footsteps of Marcos? May 1997
Singapore

The Think Centre Independent NGO
The Singapore Window Independent views on domestic and foreign affairs
Singaporeans for Democracy local opposition views
Thailand

Assembly of the Poor Great new site
Protect the Mun River Anti-dam activism
Thai Labour Campaign promoting worker’s rights
Thailand Environmental Institute
Earth Rights International Advocacy in Burma and
Thailand
Vietnam

Pilger on Vietnam
Hmong Studies Journal
Hmong Studies Extensive, on Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos
The Free Vietnam Alliance (Lien Minh Viet Nam Tu Do)
Montagnards – Indigenous hill tribe under threat of extinction
Herman: The Vietnam War and the myth of a liberal media, Part 3 Oct 1998
Ismi: Vietnam Anatomy of a Peace May 1998
Schecter: Ho Ho Ho: Hanoi For The Holidays 1997
Chomsky: Memories / McNamara 1995 on this Vietnam War Criminal
Peterson: Like a Sampan Pushed Upstream Oct 1995 on Vietnam
Chomsky: Vain Hopes, False Dreams Sept 1992 on Vietnam
Chomsky/Herman: Distortions at 4th Hand 1977 book review re: Vietnam

Again, all of these are at:

http://www.zmag.org/asiawatch/asiawatch.htm

Plus these articles as well:

ZNet Sites Watching Asia

ZNet has more Asia coverage than just Asia Watch… see the sites below.

South Asia ZNet’s South Asia Watch…
ZNet’s East Timor Pages Created during the worst part of the crisis…
Central Asia Terror/War Materials on Afghanistan…
West Asia Also known as the ‘Middle East’: ZNet Mideast Watch
Japan ZNet Japan Watch…
Asia and Economics:

Like the rest of the world, Asia is experiencing (suffering) capitalist globalization. Here is some material documenting its effects

Kahn: Asia’s Undocumented Workers 1998
Petras: The Asian Crisis and the U.S. Jan 1998
Black: Carpetbaggers & Suits in Central Asia 1995 on Caspian sea oil interests
Herman: Immiserating Growth, The Third World May 1995
Asia and US Foreign Policy:

Asia has experienced imperial military interventions and suffered horribly as a result. Here is some material.

Black: Southeast Asia and the Modern Muslim World Dec 1997
Mercier: The Peace Movement in Okinawa Feb 1996
Herman: Dissident U.S. Officials, Ask Pardon of U.S. Victims Dec 1995 satire
Chomsky: Democracy Enhancement May 1994 on US policy
Shalom: The Debate Over Intervention
Shalom: V-J Day: Remembering the Pacific War July 1994
Shalom: Bullets, Gas, and the Bomb 1993 on weapons proliferation
Shalom: Made in the USA- Deadly Exports 1992
Shalom: U.S. Response to Humanitarian Crises 1992 on US foreign policy
Shalom: Protecting Americans Abroad- Pretext for Intervention 1992 on US foreign policy
Chomsky: Force and Opinion 1991 on politics and options
Chomsky: The Victors I – III and Notes Nov 1990 on US Policy worldwide
Southeast Asia Regional Advocacy

These organizations are working for social justice and human rights in Southeast Asia.

Asian Internet Activism
Asia Info-Tech Policy Monitoring
Asia Human Rights Commission
Asia Monitor Resource
Kyoto Review of SE Asia
Global Alliance Against Trafffic in Women
Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD)
Institute for Social Transformation Studies/Lembaga Kajian untuk Transformasi Sosial (LKTS)
Asia Women’s Resource Exchange (AWORC): An internet based women’s information service and network
Asia Pacific Centre for Justice and Peace
Forum Asia Human rights and development with SEA focus
Southeast Asia Resource Action Centre A site for the diaspora
Amnesty International Asia-Pacific Report
Southeast Asia Rivers Network
Save the rivers, save life
Transgender Asia

Search Engines

Asia Observer – news oriented
SeaQuest – Basic, Malaysian-based
Malaysia Central
Search Indonesia

The address again:
http://www.zmag.org/asiawatch/asiawatch.htm