Monthly Archives: Feb 2017

Street protests and publications form growing anti-Olympic movement in Tokyo

Posted on Feb 17, 2017 by William Andrews

The freedom to make and remake our cities and ourselves is … one of the most precious yet most neglected of our human rights. David Harvey On the afternoon of January 22nd, a small protest of some 80 people set … Continue reading →

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Police arrest two members of far-left Kakurōkyō faction suspected of involvement in mortar attacks

Posted on Feb 7, 2017 by William Andrews

While the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department may seem to have something of an obsession with veteran far-left group Chūkaku-ha and arresting its members, from the young to the old, on trivial charges, that is not to suggest it is only … Continue reading →

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Zengakuren activist arrested for kicking court official, police raid Kyoto University dormitory

Posted on Feb 1, 2017 by William Andrews

On January 29th Kyoto police arrested a member of the Chūkaku-ha Zengakuren student group on suspicion of interfering with the duties of a public official. The 25-year-old Hiroaki Aono from Tōhoku University, a stronghold of the far-left faction, is accused … Continue reading →

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