Jon MitchellIntroductionOn August 19th, 2011, Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement in response to recent media coverage about the US military’s use and storage of defoliants (including Agent Orange) on Okinawa during the Vietnam War. MOFA announced that, although it had requested the US Department of Defense to investigate these allegations, Washington had … [Read more...] about US Military Defoliants on Okinawa: Agent Orange
Understanding the Ongoing Nuclear Disaster in Fukushima: A “Two-Headed Dragon” Descends into the Earth’s Biosphere
The author assesses the Fukushima nuclear disaster in light of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Hanford, Chernobyl, Three Mile Island and the nexus between nuclear weapons and nuclear power.This summer, I participated in the seventeenth “Pilgrimage for Peace,” traveling to Hiroshima and Nagasaki with a group that included seventeen American students led by Professor Peter Kuznick of … [Read more...] about Understanding the Ongoing Nuclear Disaster in Fukushima: A “Two-Headed Dragon” Descends into the Earth’s Biosphere
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?
The Truth About Nuclear Power:
Japanese Nuclear Engineer Calls for Abolition (Japan Focus link) Koide Hiroaki Introduction and translation by Sakai Yasuyuki and Norimatsu Satoko Introduction Koide Hiroaki began his career as a nuclear engineer forty years ago drawn to the promise of nuclear power. Quickly, however, he recognized the flaws in Japan’s nuclear power program and emerged as among the best … [Read more...] about The Truth About Nuclear Power:
Radiation Effects on Health:
Radiation Effects on Health: Protect the Children of Fukushima Kodama Tatsuhiko Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, the University of Tokyo Head, Radioisotope Center, the University of Tokyo originally published at JAPAN FOCUS Translation by Kyoko Selden Talk at the July 27, 2011 meeting of the Committee on Welfare and Labor of the House of … [Read more...] about Radiation Effects on Health: