Akihisa Nagashima Resigns from the Democratic Party
One of the most prominent conservative lawmakers resigns from the leading opposition Democratic Party. He likely won’t be the last.
Tag Archives: United States
US Commerce Secretary Declares “Trade War”
US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has a stark message for those who fear that Trump administration policies could lead to a global trade war: He says that the war is already on and now the United States is prepared to join it in earnest.
Tokyo Americans’ Call to Combat Climate Change
Protest held in Tokyo by Americans concerned with Trump administration’s unwillingness to recognize the severe dangers of climate change.
Remilitarizing Japanese Universities
Japanese academics and scientists argue that the Abe government is in the process of shifting the nation’s university system and its industry from a footing of peace and consumerism toward the re-formation of a military-industrial complex, which will make the society increasingly dependent on arms exports and foreign wars.
No Walls Can Divide Us
Americans march in Tokyo to reaffirm the necessity for tolerance and diversity.
Expatriates, Immigrants, Refugees
Donald Trump’s executive order swept up the wrong people, demonstrating his administration’s curious confusion about basic terms and definitions.
Donald Trump and the Replay of the Reichstag Fire
The direction of the US President Donald Trump’s tweets suggest a coming crisis for American democracy.
Hate Doesn’t Make America Great
Americans march in Tokyo on the eve of Donald Trump’s inauguration as US President to call for tolerance, decency, and open society.
US Democrats Enter the Trump Era
Leaders of Democrats Abroad hold a press conference in Tokyo to discuss responses to the inauguration of President Donald Trump.
Japan Trumped: Good Corporate Citizens
Japanese leaders’ hopeless quest to talk down a madman
