English version follows: カッワーリー カッワーリー（イスラム教の宗教歌謡）は概して穏やかに始まり、徐々に激しさを増し、最後はすさまじいエネルギーをはきだすまでのぼりつめる……。 「天国は我が内にあり…我は星々に落ち入るまでそれに気付かざりき。」 某ボスニア人 この文は主にG８の連中に向けられている。そこでは感情の死や不快感があんまりにもひどいので、抗鬱剤すら鬱になってしまっている。そしてここ日本ではそれらが輪をかけてひどいので、ひょっとすると自分たちは特別なんじゃないかなんて考えてしまう。 … [Read more...] about Reader Contribution: カッワーリー (Qawwali)
January 10, 2012: New on TokyoProgressive
Click to read, with links on Fukushima, Okinawa, Homelessness, N. Korea and more...All these stories are from our links at the bottom of the main page. We will shortly resume publishing our own summaries.JAPAN DISASTER BLOG Pt 1-Japanese Expert Says Fukushima II (not I) Nuke Plant's Containment Vessel Has Been Damaged by the Quake-Fuku-I Nuke Plant Blowout Panel Mystery: Were … [Read more...] about January 10, 2012: New on TokyoProgressive
Global Conference for a Nuclear Power Free World
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiJZEy9mkZ4&feature=youtu.be Global Conference for a Nuclear Power Free World January 14-15, 2012 – Yokohama, Japan* Conference Objectives The Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, and accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant that occurred on March 11, 2011 have had dramatic impact around the world. In response to … [Read more...] about Global Conference for a Nuclear Power Free World
Video: Never Give an Inch (Dedicated to anti nuclear protestors, Occupy Wall Street, the Arab Spring, etc.) NEW TRANSLATION
Here is a NEW translation, used in the video. The older one is at the bottom. WE DON’T GIVE UP ! From deep in my ghetto To the depths of your countryside Our reality is the same And everywhere revolt is brewing We didn’t have … [Read more...] about Video: Never Give an Inch (Dedicated to anti nuclear protestors, Occupy Wall Street, the Arab Spring, etc.) NEW TRANSLATION
Japan Times surprises with decent Fukushima coverage
The Japan Times has always been a mixed bag: They have had decent coverage of a number of domestic issues, going back to the days of the Zai-Nichi anti fingerprinting movement and Mad Cow disease. On the the other hand, they have had several regular columnists (Brad Glosserman and Ralph Cossa) with connections to CSIS, a CIA affiliated organization that pushes … [Read more...] about Japan Times surprises with decent Fukushima coverage