Most recent Osprey crash increases Okinawan opposition to deployment

Yet another Osprey aircraft crash has hardened local opposition to the planned deployment of the plane to the U.S. Marine Corp Futenma Air Station in Ginowan City, Okinawa Prefecture.

Workers under harsh working conditions create ‘Japanimation’

Japan’s animated films have gained popularity in the world. Workers in the industry, however, are forced to work under harsh working conditions, and some 80% of them are leaving their jobs within a few years.

JCP Shii protests against restart of Oi nuclear reactors

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo on June 16 expressed strong opposition to Prime Minister Noda Yoshihiko’s announcement to restart offline reactors at the Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture.