by Gavan McCormack June 02, 2007 Japan Focus Three months before he became Prime Minister, in July 2006 Abe Shinzo published his political manifesto, under the title Utsukushii kuni e (Towards a beautiful country). It is well known that Abe's sense of beauty involves a denial of the darkest aspects of wartime history and … [Read more...] about Fitting Okinawa into Japan the “Beautiful Country”
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Enshrinement Politics: War Dead and War Criminals at Yasukuni Shrine
by Akiko Takenaka Japan Focus Yasukuni Shrine has been at the center of repeated domestic and international controversies since then Prime Minister Nakasone Yasuhiro's official visit on August 15, 1985. The shrine made headlines again on March 29, 2007. All major Japanese newspapers headlined a report on released National Diet Library documents, which revealed the … [Read more...] about Enshrinement Politics: War Dead and War Criminals at Yasukuni Shrine
War the only solution? Responses to a Freeter
War is the Only Solution. A 31-year-old freeter explains the plight and future of Japan’s Marginal Workers: Akagi Tomohiro Selected Responses by Fukushima Mizuho, Mori Tatsuya, and Okuhara Noriharu Translated by Kyoko Selden What could one mean by peace? I have been thinking about this sort of thing often. On a Sunday morning, after my night work, before coming … [Read more...] about War the only solution? Responses to a Freeter
LINKS: Asian News and Social Problems,World News and Social Problems,Media Problems in Japan…
日本語のリンクス TokyoProgressive Main Page ------------------------------------------- NEWS MEDIA AND SOCIETY LINKS ------------------------------------------- English Links Some are general news, some deal with certain issues, but all of them will give you a different view of the world than Asahi, NHK, Fuji, Yomirui, Mainichi, etc. Some are well organized, some … [Read more...] about LINKS: Asian News and Social Problems,World News and Social Problems,Media Problems in Japan…