311の一周年の日に：前田新の農民詩「見えない恐怖のなかでぼくらは見た」日英語版紹介 For the...ゲイル・グリーン「ゆがんだ科学：チェルノブイリとフクシマの後の原子力産業」 Gayle Greene...Peace Philosophy Salon with Yuki Tanaka: 「原子力平和利用...田中利幸「私たちは原発の動力源を忘れていないか？」ウラン問題再考 Yuki Tanaka: Uran...大阪市「労使関係に関する職員のアンケート調査」原文『フォーブズ』掲載 ダグ･バンドウ「沖縄は沖縄の人々に返せ」和訳 （ガバン・マコーマック解説） Ja...近藤紘子『バンクーバー新報』インタビュー An Interview with Koko Kondo ...『月刊ふれいざー』２月号 近藤紘子講演報告Inspiring, … [Read more...] about From Peace Philosophy Center (Okinawa, Fukushima…)
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Koreans fight against military base: Why should you care?
The South Korean Government is constructing a naval base on Jeju Island. Officially named an “Island of Peace” by the late President Roh Moo Hyun, Jeju was the site of a 1948 massacre in which more than 30,000 civilians were estimated to have been slaughtered during a democratic uprising. Located strategically in the Korea Strait, the island’s potential to become a … [Read more...] about Koreans fight against military base: Why should you care?
JAPAN-U.S. TIES (3): Numbers inflated in Marine relocation plan to increase political impact
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN2011/05/04Due to political considerations, the plan to relocate thousands of U.S. Marines from Okinawa Prefecture to Guam under a 2006 agreement included doctored figures related to Japan's financial burden and troop levels.Such manipulation, uncovered in an Asahi Shimbun analysis of about 7,000 Japan-related diplomatic cables obtained from WikiLeaks, could … [Read more...] about JAPAN-U.S. TIES (3): Numbers inflated in Marine relocation plan to increase political impact
“Smearing Japan” (latest on former diplomat Kevin Maher’s insults towards Okinawans)
(Update on Maher: After the 3/11/11 disasters, Maher joined the U.S. military’s “Operation Tomodachi.” He will be meeting 30 Japanese politicians from Japan, when they visit Washington D.C. from May 1-5, 2011. The contingent includes Okinawan MP Mikio Shimoji, whose family construction business benefits from military contracts, )Originally posted at Foreign Policy in … [Read more...] about “Smearing Japan” (latest on former diplomat Kevin Maher’s insults towards Okinawans)
Selling US Military through Manga, Read the French court’s verdict in the libel suit by the Sasakawa Foundation against Science Po researcher Karoline Postel-Vinay
AMPO’s Carefree 50th: Mili-moe, Mili-tainment, and an Important Friendship Sabine Frühstück IntroductionAt noon on Wednesday, August 4, 2010, the Public Relations Office of the United States Forces Japan (USFJ) released the first of four volumes of a manga, Watashitachi no dōmei – Eizokuteki pātonāshippu/Our Alliance – A Lasting Partnership.1 The manga series was … [Read more...] about Selling US Military through Manga, Read the French court’s verdict in the libel suit by the Sasakawa Foundation against Science Po researcher Karoline Postel-Vinay