Japan

  • The G20 Summit in Osaka: The war of all against all

    The G20 Summit in Osaka: The war of all against all

    Jul 05, 2019 04:33

    World leaders gathered in Osaka, Japan Friday for the G20 summit amid the relentless promotion of trade war, protectionism and militarism. Andre Damon, National Secretary of the US-based International Youth and Students for Social Equality, has more on this under the heading “The G20 Summit in Osaka: The war of all against all.”

  • Can Japan join the multipolar revolution- or will US imperialism bring it to heel?

    Can Japan join the multipolar revolution- or will US imperialism bring it to heel?

    Mar 28, 2019 05:36

    Relations between Japan and Russia have long been the subject of discussion within international-relations circles. The meetings between Prime Minister Abe and President Putin have been going on for years, yet the situation regarding the peace treaty between the two countries, never signed since the conclusion of the Second World War, is difficult to resolve.

  • Another exacerbation of the issue of relocating the Futenma Base on Okinawa

    Another exacerbation of the issue of relocating the Futenma Base on Okinawa

    Sep 27, 2018 05:58

    Over the recent months, the Japanese mass media have prioritized the topics with the key words like Okinawa and Futenma, which have considerable weight both within Japan and in its relations with its key partner, the USA.

  • What Trump’s Iran action means for Japan’s energy interests

    What Trump’s Iran action means for Japan’s energy interests

    Nov 06, 2017 10:43

    The threats and theatrics against Iran, of Donald Trump the quixotic US president, if they prompt a misled Congress to impose a fresh set of unjust and illegal economic sanctions, which most world countries include European states are likely to reject, would present a dilemma for Washington’s ally Japan, in view of its extensive investments in Iran.

  • Obama and the bombing of Hiroshima

    Obama and the bombing of Hiroshima

    May 24, 2016 09:00

    Later this month, Barack Obama will become the first sitting US president to visit the city of Hiroshima, Japan. The dropping of an atomic bomb on Hiroshima by the American military on August 6, 1945, and the destruction three days later of the Japanese city of Nagasaki, rank among the greatest war crimes of the 20th century.

  • Contamination revealed at largest US air force base in Asia: Kadena, Okinawa (2)

    Contamination revealed at largest US air force base in Asia: Kadena, Okinawa (2)

    May 12, 2016 09:56

    The article you are about to hear has been penned by Jon Mitchell who is a Welsh journalist based in Japan. Here is the second part of this article.

  • Contamination revealed at largest US air force base in Asia: Kadena, Okinawa

    Contamination revealed at largest US air force base in Asia: Kadena, Okinawa

    May 10, 2016 03:19

    The article you are about to read has been penned by Jon Mitchell who is a Welsh journalist based in Japan.