The Return of Korematsu v. United States
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on June 30, 2018.
Monthly Archives: June 2018
Ignorance = LDP Support
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on June 25, 2018.
Cancer Patients Need to “Get Over” Their Anti-Tobacco Views
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on June 22, 2018.
Major Quake Hits Osaka
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on June 19, 2018.
DHC Television: Cosmetics and Conspiracy Theories
SNA (Tokyo) — Japan’s ultranationalist elite, shut out of the mainstream discourse of a significantly civil society and venues such as broadcast television, have found a cozy new home for their creative history and effusions of ethnic supremacy on the American website YouTube. Although there
The Thrum of the Tokyo Toy Show
The thrum of animatronics and squeals of dolls rang in the air of Tokyo for the week of June 8th, yet no children ran around with excitement. Instead, an army clad in business attire was present, though the feeling of youth remained within the customarily stoic Japanese air.
Towards an Abe-Kim Summit
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on June 15, 2018.
Ruling Coalition Wins in Niigata
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on June 10, 2018.
More Calls for Taro Aso’s Head
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on June 6, 2018.
Okinawa’s Anti-Base Movement Faces Crisis
In mid-2018, Okinawa’s anti-base movement faces a crisis. The struggle to resist construction of a US military base in Nago City’s Henoko district has never been easy. It confronts two governments, Japan and the United States, that deploy all instruments of state power–police, propaganda, intervening in local elections—to get their way.
