Tag Archives: Student movement

Farewell to a Self-Professed Rogue: Remembering Manabu Miyazaki

Posted on Sep 12, 2022 by William Andrews

Q. When you wrote your book, what period of your life gave you the most pleasure to recall? A. 1968. This was the time during the Vietnam War when throughout the world there were anti-war demonstrations and movements by students. … Continue reading →

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The Kumano Festival clock tower occupation and the hauntology of Kyoto University

Posted on Dec 27, 2021 by William Andrews

Hickory, dickory, dock, The mouse ran up the clock. The clock struck one. The mouse ran down. Hickory, dickory, dock. Boys and girls come out to play, The moon doth shine as bright as day. Leave your supper and leave … Continue reading →

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Zengakuren wins lawsuit against Tokyo Metropolitan Police for assaulting activists

Posted on Jun 6, 2021 by William Andrews

Zengakuren, the network of student groups affiliated with the far-left Chūkaku-ha (Central Core Faction), has won its long-running lawsuit against the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Tokyo Metropolitan Police after members of the public security bureau assaulted activists arriving for a … Continue reading →

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Agnes Chow and the idolisation of female activists in Japan

Posted on Sep 21, 2020 by William Andrews

Following the civil unrest over the subsequently withdrawn extradition bill, the latest chapter in the protracted saga in Hong Kong was the passing of a new national security law. The pro-democracy, anti-Beijing protests in the former British colony have rightly … Continue reading →

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Zengakuren creates parody TV news report in response to excessive police tactics

Posted on Mar 11, 2019 by William Andrews

On 5 March, police in Hiroshima arrested a 36-year-old male activist linked to the Chūkaku-ha-affiliated Zengakuren student group on suspicion of registering a false address on his driver’s licence. Police allege that the suspect applied to update his licence in … Continue reading →

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