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Tokyo Progressive
Contains politically oriented news, articles, and links related to grass roots campaigning to improve society, culture, government, and the environment.
http://www.tokyoprogressive.org/
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Sorry Is the Hardest Word
Asserts that old style politics is why Japanese leaders fail to address Japan's wartime brutalities.
http://www.feer.com/cgi-bin/auth/wwwauth.pl?link=http://www.feer.com/articles/2001/0103_08/p056current.html
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The Japan Information Access Project
Conducts scholarly research and analysis on critical Asia policy issues to strengthen international understanding of Japanese and northeast Asian science, technology, economic and security policy.
http://www.jiaponline.org/
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Japan Focus
Offers Japanese and international perspectives on contemporary Japanese politics, international relations, economics, social movements, war and terror, and historical memory.
http://www.japanfocus.org/
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Washington Post.: No Relief on Japan's Isle of Pain
Article describing troubles on Hokkaido when economic realities force off the flow of pork barrel spending.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A13545-2003Aug1?language=printer
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Beware a More Muscular Japan
Asserts that the US should be wary that Japanese aid and troops for Iraq have strings attached. From the Christian Science Monitor.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/1030/p09s02-coop.html
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The Economist - Insecure
Article documenting that now along with their jobs and pensions, Japanese now fear for their safety.
http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=2156625
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Insular Japan Needs, but Resists, Immigration
A New York Times article on Japan's emerging crisis of depopulation and cultural resistance to the only solution that can save it. [Free registration required].
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/24/international/asia/24JAPA.html?ex=1060747200&en=0d497edbe64f1c25&ei=5070
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Economist - What Ails Japan?
Author argues that after 12 years of failure in attempted economic reforms, fixing Japan's political system is nearly impossible.
http://www.economist.com/surveys/displaystory.cfm?story_id=1076723
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Citizen's Nuclear Information Center (CNIC)
Provide information and public education on nuclear power and nuclear issues in Japan.
http://cnic.jp/english/
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