Tag: Japan
Hiroshima Haunting
Posted by David Swanson | Aug 9, 2017 | Politics, US, Viewpoints | 2 |
China’s Evolving Policy toward Japan in the East China Sea: What’s the Next Move?
by Chen Lu | Feb 13, 2020 | Asia Pacific, Essays, Politics
Both China and Japan are likely to enhance their physical presence in the East China Sea as each attempts to assert effective control over disputed waters.
Why We Need Decolonization in 2020
by David Swanson | Jan 17, 2020 | News & Analysis, Politics, US
The immediate opportunity for decolonization in 2020, of course, is joining Iraq in demanding that the US close its bases in Iraq.
The Myths, the Silence, and the Propaganda That Keep Nuclear Weapons in Existence
by David Swanson | Aug 6, 2019 | Asia Pacific, News & Analysis, Politics, US
Remarks in Poulsbo, Washington, August 4, 2019
Closing Military Bases, Opening a New World
by David Swanson | May 3, 2019 | Politics, US, Viewpoints
The US has built an empire of military bases around the globe, but the good news is that popular activism can get bases shut down.
Toward Japan’s Economic End-Game
by Dan Steinbock | May 3, 2019 | Asia Pacific, Economy, News & Analysis
Japan’s economy is coping with half a decade of Abenomics, monetary injections, huge debt, and a proposed sales tax that could make things a lot worse.
Japan’s “Comfort Women”: Asian Protests and Imperial Japan’s Sexual Slavery
by Dan Steinbock | Jan 15, 2019 | Asia Pacific, News & Analysis, Politics
If the Abe administration fails to acknowledge the past, it cannot win the future that overshadows over a declining nation.
U.S. Bases in Okinawa Are a Threat to Freedom
by David Swanson | Jan 7, 2019 | Asia Pacific, Politics, US, Viewpoints
Occupying Okinawa with tens of thousands of armed US troops does nothing positive for peace and freedom; instead, it just threatens both.
A Golden (Long-Term) Opportunity
by Dan Steinbock | Jan 7, 2019 | Economy, News & Analysis, US
With most physical demand for gold coming from emerging economies that are also fueling global growth prospects, gold is on the right side of the future.
The Ancient Mythical Rites of Pearl Harbor Day
by David Swanson | Dec 6, 2018 | News & Analysis, Politics, US
What the US mainstream media won’t inform you in their ritualistic annual Pearl Harbor Day rites is that the Japanese attack was anything but a surprise.
How APEC Can Boost Free Trade in Asia Pacific
by Dan Steinbock | Nov 16, 2018 | Asia Pacific, News & Analysis, Politics
Amid trade wars, the outcome of the APEC meeting matters. As globalization is at crossroads, trade in Asia today will shape world trade tomorrow.
How Much Death and Destruction Awaits Us in 2018?
by Paul Craig Roberts | Jan 4, 2018 | Economy, Politics, US, Viewpoints
Central banks, which are supposed to provide economic stability, have created a massive fraud, and no Western government serves the public interest.
The Coming War on China: A Review of John Pilger’s Latest Documentary
by Jeremy R. Hammond | Sep 27, 2017 | Asia Pacific, Reviews, Viewpoints
John Pilger’s film ‘The Coming War on China’ should be viewed by anyone concerned about the world’s greatest threat to peace: the US government.
US Path to War on North Korea Is Well Worn
by David Swanson | Sep 15, 2017 | Asia Pacific, News & Analysis, Politics
The US has a long history of deliberately provoking wars, with horrendous human consequences, but this time the stakes might be even higher.
Hiroshima Haunting
by David Swanson | Aug 9, 2017 | Politics, US, Viewpoints
We can and must eliminate nuclear weapons from the face of the earth before they are accidentally or intentionally used again.
Why Okinawa Should Matter
by Richard Falk | Oct 12, 2016 | Asia Pacific, News & Analysis, Politics, US
Okinawa has been a mostly unhappy host of American military bases, and the issue has been prominent at times on the agenda of the Japanese peace movement.
If Obama Visits Hiroshima…
by Richard Falk | Apr 29, 2016 | Asia Pacific, News & Analysis, US
If Barack Obama is serious about nuclear non-proliferation, he will visit Hiroshima.
How Mankind’s Hopes for Peace Have Been Destroyed by the American Neoconservatives
by Paul Craig Roberts | Apr 23, 2016 | Asia Pacific, US, Viewpoints
It is time to hold the neoconservatives accountable, not elect another puppet for them to manipulate.
North Korea Rocket Test and Implications
by M. Suleman Shahid | Feb 18, 2016 | Asia Pacific
The significance of North Korea’s recent launch of a rocket to send a satellite into orbit: testing its ICBM capability.
Japan-Russia Cooperation and the North Korea Nuclear Test
by Tony Rinna | Jan 22, 2016 | Asia Pacific, News & Analysis
Faced with a common crisis on the Korean Peninsula, Japan and Russia have yet another area on which they can collaborate.
The China Factor in Russia-Vietnam Security Ties
by Tony Rinna | Jan 5, 2016 | Asia Pacific, News & Analysis
Russia is pursuing stronger ties with Vietnam to build its influence in East Asia against the rise of China.