Tuesday, July 01, 2003

-Japanese NGO/Progressive Sites

The following is a list of some sites in Japan or about Japan, some in English, some in Japanese, some bilingual, that may be of interest:

JAPAN WATCH has articles on social and political issues affecting Japan

Main site is here:  http://www.zmag.org/japanwatch/

Archives are located at:  http://www.zmag.org/japanwatch/archive.html

Main stories this month

Bringing Bush, Blair and Koizumi to Trial

Japan’s Emergency Measures Legislation: Altering the Role of the Armed Forces?

Koizumi’s Support for Bush’s War on Iraq

Decrease in Human Rights Support for Foreigners in Japan

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YOSHA (RESEARCH ON SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ISSUES IN JAPAN

JAPAN POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE

The Ohara Institute for Social Research, Hosei University/–@?­‘åŠw‘匴Ž�?‰ï–â‘茤‹†?Š

LABOR NET

CITIZENS NUCLEAR INFORMATION CENTER

JAPAN PRESS SERVICE

SHUKAN KINYOBI

DARRELL MOEN’S RESEARCH LINKS

FEMNET

ODA NET

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