More Calls for Taro Aso’s Head
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on June 6, 2018.
Tag Archives: Tokyo
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.
Ehime Governor Takes Tough Kake Gakuen Stance
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on June 3, 2018.
Trump Trade Policy “Hard to Understand”
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on May 31, 2018.
Water Protectors Confront Japanese Banks
The campaign against the Dakota Access Pipeline launched in December 2016 by a handful of Japanese activists entered a new round of activity this month when two Native Americans, who are Standing Rock Water Protectors, visited Japan, aiming at grassroots alliance-building with international indigenous groups.
Hagiuda Sneers at Mr. Mom
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on May 29, 2018.
Escape from Freedom: An Interview with Filmmaker Kazuhiro Soda
Documentary filmmaker Kazuhiro Soda reflects on his work and the fate of democracy.
Abe Lies Proven by New Documentary Evidence
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on May 23, 2018.
Abe Cabinet: Sexual Harassment Is No Crime
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on May 20, 2018.
Humanity on Full View at Scholarship Luncheon
The subject of art was central to the conversations at the College Women’s Association of Japan (CWAJ) luncheon at the Tokyo American Club on May 9.
