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Anti-government monk group JKS47 protests nuclear power with monthly prayer rituals in Kasumigaseki

Posted on Aug 18, 2018 by William Andrews

It should be obvious to all that Premium Friday, that ill-named and ill-begotten government gimmick to encourage workers to leave their jobs early on the final Friday of the month, has utterly failed when even the (no doubt overworked and … Continue reading →

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Photographers on contemporary protest and social movements in Japan

Posted on May 14, 2017 by William Andrews

In teaching us a new visual code, photographs alter and enlarge our notions of what is worth looking at and what we have a right to observe. They are a grammar and, even more importantly, an ethics of seeing. Finally, … Continue reading →

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Yokohama court upholds civil right to hold political flash mobs in Japan

Posted on Mar 10, 2017 by William Andrews

Welcome to Kanagawa, Music and food for twenty yen Music and food Welcome! Welcome to Kanagawa! Music and food and company! Music and food Welcome! Stephen Sondheim, Pacific Overtures Rejoice, because it’s now legal to mob in Kanagawa. In a … Continue reading →

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Abe’s government must not be tolerated: On political slogans in recent Japanese protest movements

Posted on Nov 20, 2016 by William Andrews

“Revolution is not a dinner party,” as Mao said, nor is it just a political slogan. But having one certainly helps. While they lack the finesse or depth of a treatise or manifesto, few would deny that political and social … Continue reading →

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A curious allergy? Backlash against Aki Okuda at Fuji Rock reveals misunderstanding of political music in Japan

Posted on Jul 7, 2016 by William Andrews

Fuji Rock, one of Japan’s premier music festivals, takes place in Yuzawa, Niigata, from July 22nd to July 24th. This year, Aki Okuda, the de facto leader of soon-to-disband student group SEALDs, was invited to speak at a satellite event … Continue reading →

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