Yasukuni Shrine: The Nation’s Pacifying Shrine That Angers Other Nations
Yasukuni Shrine. 靖国神社. 靖 (Yasu) means "peaceful" "国" (Kuni) means "Nation". "神社" (Jinja) means "Shrine." The Shrine of The Peaceful Nation. And it's true, Japan is now a peaceful nation,…
The Nuclear Mafia Derails Democracy In Japan
By Richard Wilcox Note: We’d like to thank Mr. Wilcox for his submission to the blog. While some of this material has appeared elsewhere, Mr. Wilcox has also found an…
The Trial Of Minoru Tanaka: The high cost of investigative journalism in Japan & “the nuclear mafia”
An article which appeared last year in the December 16 issue of “Kinyobi” weekly written by Minoru Tanaka, resulted in a punitive lawsuit against him. The article called the head of a…
Police woman sexually harassed by “transvestite” cop and co-workers. Kanagawa PD uphold lousy rep.
Japanese media and other sources reported on July 27th, that the Kanagawa Police Department will discipline four police officers in their thirties for sexually harassing a junior female police officer.…
Japan’s “Nuclear Mafia” Pursuing Lawsuit to Muzzle Investigative Journalist
Tokyo – July 10th, 2012 Japan’s so-called “nuclear mafia”, the consortium of industry, bureaucracy, politicians and anti-social forces appears to have put out a “hit” on free-lance journalist, Minoru Tanaka.…
Crime and Punishment in Japan
“Individually, the Japanese detectives are charming, dedicated, hard working, sincere and very decent, however as an institution, the Japanese police are arrogant and frequently incompetent,” Mr. Parry asserts.
“Comfort Women” Show Makes Nikon Uncomfortable But Not Tokyo Courts
The “Comfort Women” Photo Exhibition makes Japanese historical revisionists and right-wingers uncomfortable. Nikon cancelled the showing but relented after Tokyo District Court ordered them to hold the show. “I cannot…
NewsFLASH: Cop Dressed in School Girl Uniform Fired For Public Nudity; “Sailor Moon”!?
The Japanese police officer fired yesterday, was previously arrested in March, for dressing up in sailor girl outfit (school uniform) and exposing his genitals and buttocks to a 16 year…
Demonstrators Oppose Restart of Reactors “The Nuclear Age is Over!”
On May 5th 2012, Japan’s last operating nuclear power plant among a total of 54 nationwide was shut down for a routine maintenance. It was a first time since 1970…
United Nations Experts Committee to Investigate the Fukushima Accident
Tokyo – May 26, 2012 In Vienna until yesterday, 72 international experts provided by 18 member states of the United Nations converged from May 21 to 25, at their annual…