Global Agribusiness, SARS and Swine Fluhttp://japanfocus.org/-Mike-Davis/3134Mike DavisMike Davis, whose 2006 book The Monster at Our Door: The Global Threat of Avian Flu warned of the threat of a global bird flu pandemic, explains how globalized agribusiness set the stage for a frightening outbreak of the swine flu in Mexico.The Spring Break hordes returned from Cancún this … [Read more...] about Global Agribusiness, SARS and Swine Flu
Why Punishing North Korea Won’t Work . . . and What Will
Leon V. Sigalhttp://japanfocus.org/-Leon_V_-Sigal/3163Despite the promise of change, the Obama administration has started to address North Korea just as the Clinton and Bush administrations did--accusing it of wrongdoing and trying to punish it for its transgressions. As Pyongyang's recent nuclear test demonstrates, the crime-and-punishment approach has never worked in … [Read more...] about Why Punishing North Korea Won’t Work . . . and What Will
The Homecoming of Japanese Hostages from Iraq: Culturalism or Japan in America’s Embrace?
The Homecoming of Japanese Hostages from Iraq: Culturalism or Japan in America’s Embrace?Marie Thorstenhttp://japanfocus.org/-Marie-Thorsten/3157In the spring of 2004, five Japanese civilians doing volunteer aid and media work in Iraq were kidnapped, threatened and released unharmed by Iraqi militant groups in two separate, overlapping incidents lasting just over one … [Read more...] about The Homecoming of Japanese Hostages from Iraq: Culturalism or Japan in America’s Embrace?
THE WAR ON DEMOCRACY at TOKYO SPRING
On Sunday 14 June at 4pm at Heaven's Door, Shimokitazawa the English language group will present The War on Democracy by John Pilger. There will be a twenty minute presentation by Rab. Details of the film are below, click here for a link to an article on Znet about the film.. and the film will be followed by open discussion and a Q&A.We will … [Read more...] about THE WAR ON DEMOCRACY at TOKYO SPRING
How the FBI Could Have Prevented Dr. Tiller’s Death by Amy Goodman
George Tiller did not have to die. He was assassinated while in church in Wichita, Kan., on Sunday, targeted for legally performing abortions. His death might have been prevented simply through enforcement of existing laws. His alleged killer was seen vandalizing a Kansas City clinic, Aid for Women, both the week before and the day before the murder, putting glue into its … [Read more...] about How the FBI Could Have Prevented Dr. Tiller’s Death by Amy Goodman