Vitaly Podvitsky, Global Times By Pat Elder, Military Poisons, August 8, 2024 In addition to addressing PFAS contamination, my friends in Tokushima, Japan have asked that I also prepare a presentation on the current state of affairs between the U.S. and Japan. This is my report. The United States has announced it will upgrade U.S. […]
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Protests Grow in Japan Against Sexual Assaults by U.S. Troops
By Joseph Essertier, World BEYOND War, July 8, 2024 Recently, in Okinawa there have been several reports of girls and women in Okinawa being sexually assaulted by members of the U.S. military. Perhaps most shocking has been the case of U.S. Air Force member Brennon R. E. Washington, who was indicted on 27 March on […]
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VIDEO: Militarization: Destroying the Environment in Okinawa and the World
By Okinawa Interest Group, Peace Philosophy Centre, Okinawa Environmental Justice Project, and World BEYOND War, June 13, 2024 War and militarization are the Earth’s greatest enemies, and this remains especially true in Okinawa, Japan. The Battle of Okinawa during WWII decimated 200,000 human lives and destroyed much of the environment in the prefecture. The militarization […]