The Death-by-Overwork Permission Bill
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on January 27, 2018.
Tag Archives: US Department of Defense
Henoko: A Needless Military Base
Futenma Marine Corps Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa, must close—on that much everyone agrees. But the insistence by the United States and the Japanese central government on building a replacement facility in another part of Okinawa is bitterly opposed by Okinawa’s people and prefectural government.
The Deplorables: Marines Continue Flights over Okinawa School
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on January 18, 2018.
Seoul Reluctantly Accepts Comfort Women Pact
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on January 9, 2018.
Today in Japan (12.16.17)
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on December 16, 2017.
The Democracy Free US-Japan Alliance
The last thing the US Alliance Managers would ever consider is that perhaps they ought to actually respect democracy and to make adjustments to their policies in accordance with the democratic will.
Today in Japan (11.29.17)
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on November 29, 2017.
Today in Japan (11.09.17)
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on November 9, 2017.
Nakaima’s Betrayal Cuts Deep
Okinawa Governor Hirokazu Nakaima’s decision to approve construction of the planned US Marine air base at Henoko has won its fair share of admirers. Much of the international media has portrayed it as a “breakthrough” that resolves a long political “stalemate” that had plagued US-Japan relations for many years.
Chinese Air Zone Exposes US-Japan Limits
Beijing’s declaration of an Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) covering the Senkaku-Diaoyu Islands and part of the waters between Japan and Taiwan has prompted a strong reaction from Tokyo and, generally speaking, has left nobody in East Asia indifferent.
