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LY OCCUPATION

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JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Mar 5, 2023
Japan Times 1998: Sumida most vulnerable if big temblor hits Tokyo
When there hasn't been a big earthquake for a while, people start to worry and prepare. That seemed to be the case in 1998.
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JAPAN
Feb 26, 2023
Takichi Nishiyama, ex-reporter known for secret pact incident, dies
Nishiyama revealed a secret bilateral pact between Tokyo and Washington in 1971 — one year before Okinawa was returned to Japan.
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JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Aug 30, 2020
75 years on, legacy of the U.S.-led Occupation of Japan still resonates
While Japan blossomed as an economic powerhouse in the second half of the century, some argue the Occupation created problems that lingered long after it ended.
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JAPAN
Dec 25, 2019
Top U.S. official ruled out deploying nuclear weapons in Okinawa after its return to Japan in 1972
A former senior U.S. official ruled out deploying nuclear weapons in Okinawa after the territory's return to Japanese administration in 1972, saying there was no strategic value in doing so, according to diplomatic records declassified Wednesday.
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CULTURE / Books / RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT JAPAN
Jun 22, 2019
'The Woman in the White Kimono': Love and loss in postwar Japan
Inspired by her own father's experiences in Japan, in 'The Woman in the White Kimono' author Ana Jones pens a bittersweet love story that weaves together Japan's postwar past and present.
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CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Sep 22, 2018
'The Journey': Jiro Osaragi depicts a society coming to grips with defeat and occupation
Jiro Osaragi's 'The Journey' is an intriguing literary and psychological depiction of a society coming to grips with the aftermath of defeat and occupation.
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JAPAN / History
Jul 12, 2018
Ogasawara Islands: Remote witnesses on the front lines of Japanese history
The Ogasawara Islands, also known as the Bonin Islands, have faced a number of unique — if not bizarre — developments over the course of history.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jan 5, 2018
Abe urges LDP to ramp up efforts to alter Constitution and shape a country 'that fits with the times'
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday urged members of his Liberal Democratic Party intensify their efforts in the new year to bring amendments to Japan's pacifist Constitution, calling the country's supreme law a product of its postwar occupation.
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CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Nov 11, 2017
'Hiroshima Notes': Kenzaburo Oe on Hiroshima and the U.S. Occupation
In 1963, 28-year-old novelist and rising star Kenzaburo Oe was sent to Hiroshima to report on the rancorous split between political groups calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons.
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CULTURE / Books
Jul 29, 2017
'Japanese Reflections on World War II and the American Occupation': War through the eyes of everyday Oita citizens
The deafening report of war is such that the cries of its victims are often hard to hear, even decades later.
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COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
May 14, 2017
Testing time for the Constitution at 70
So you fancy yourself as a scholar on Japan's supreme law? Try testing your knowledge of the Constitution's birth with this quiz.
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COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Apr 5, 2017
Brando's turn as an Okinawan 'host in a shell' haunts debate over 'yellowface'
Why Marlon Brando's notorious performance in 'The Teahouse of the August Moon,' as an interpreter for the U.S. Occupation forces in Okinawa, deserves a second look.
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COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Aug 28, 2016
Japan fumbles for the legal path to an 'Emprexit'
The obvious route to allowing Emperor Akihito's abdication would involve amending the Imperial Household Law, not constitutional change.
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COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Jul 10, 2016
Japan's discriminatory koseki registry system looks ever more outdated
Once part of a panopticon-like system in which everyone would feel that they were being monitored but could also participate in the monitoring process, the kosei is now showing its age.
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JAPAN
May 13, 2016
Henoko protesters begin three days of marches in Okinawa to mark anniversary
Protesters in Okinawa marched on Friday, calling for a halt to the controversial construction of a new U.S. military facility. Sunday marks the 44th anniversary of the prefecture's reversion from American control.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 5, 2016
FBI hopes to peacefully end protesters' armed occupation of Oregon wildlife facility
Federal law enforcement officials on Monday sought a peaceful end to the occupation of the headquarters of a U.S. wildlife refuge in Oregon launched over the weekend by a group of self-styled militiamen angry over the imminent imprisonment of two ranchers.
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CULTURE / Film
Jun 23, 2015
American director reflects critically on U.S. bases in Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa ended 70 years ago on June 23, yet for some Okinawans the struggle continues as they resist the ongoing presence of the U.S. military. Although Okinawa was legally “returned” to Japan in 1972, U.S. bases still occupy nearly 18 percent of the island, with as many as 25,000 military personnel currently stationed there. With MV-22 Osprey aircraft being delivered to the island's U.S. Futenma base and the continued construction of a new base at Henoko, Okinawans, Japanese and Americans alike have been expressing concern and criticism.
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CULTURE / Film
Jun 17, 2015
John Junkerman documentary 'Okinawa: The Afterburn' sheds light on the ferocious anger against U.S. bases
The issue of the large U.S. military presence in Okinawa is divisive, deeply rooted and, frankly, one I have never completely understood. Anti-base protests have been going on for decades, and while locals elsewhere in the developed world may have been unhappy with the bases in their vicinity, the Okinawans stand out for the tenacity and, at times, ferocity of their opposition. What keeps them going?
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 27, 2015
Should Japanese liberals support revising Article 9?
Rather than leave the interpretation of Article 9 to each administration, perhaps it should be revised so government policies could be placed under the potential constraints of judicial review.
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CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
May 2, 2015
'Embracing Defeat' breaks down remorse and resistance in postwar Japan
"Embracing Defeat," the title of John Dower's landmark study of how Japan reformed and rebuilt during the U.S. Occupation, raises an interesting question: What about remorse and responsibility? It's a timely question as 2015 is the 70th anniversary of the end of a war that continues to divide East Asia.

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