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3916	Christopher T. Nelson	Dances of Memory, Dances of Oblivion: The Politics of Performance in Contemporary Okinawa 記憶の踊り、忘却の踊り—現代沖縄においてパフォーマンスの政治学 Read More
3915	Asato Ikeda	On Uranium Art: Artist Ken + Julia Yonetani in Conversation with Asato Ikeda ウラン・アートについて—アーチスト・ケンとジュリア・ヨネタニに池田安里が聞く Read More
3913	Roger Pulvers	Tohoku Has Been Rent Asunder for Future Generations 引き裂かれた東北を後世に残す Read More
3911	Mikyoung Kim	Human Rights, Memory and Reconciliation: Korea-Japan Relations 人権、記憶、和解ー韓日関係 Read More
3907	Arudou Debito	Japan’s Rightward Swing and the Tottori Prefecture Human Rights Ordinance 日本の右傾化と鳥取県人権条例 Read More
3902	Tessa Morris-Suzuki	Freedom of Hate Speech; Abe Shinzo and Japan's Public Sphere ヘイトスピーチ（憎悪発言）の自由ー安倍晋三と日本の公共空間 Read More
3889	Noriko MANABE	Straight Outta Ichimiya: The Appeal of a Rural Japanese Rapper 一宮から来たぞ！　田舎ラッパーの魅力 Read More
3847	Jeff Kingston	Power Politics: Japan’s Resilient Nuclear Village　　権力政治−−弾力性を見せる日本ゲンシ村 Read More
3845	Shoko YONEYAMA	Life-world: Beyond Fukushima and Minamata「いのちの世界」: フクシマとミナマタを超えて Read More
3815	Tom Gill	The Incident at Nishibeta Village: A Classic Manga by Tsuge Yoshiharu from the Garo Years–– 西部田村の出来事−−つげ義春ガロ時期の古典的マンガ Read More
3789	Heonik Kwon, Byung-Ho Chung	North Korea’s Partisan Family State　　北朝鮮のパルチザン家族主義国家 Read More
3784	Tomomi Yamaguchi, Muto Ruiko	Muto Ruiko and the Movement of Fukushima Residents to Pursue Criminal Charges against Tepco Executives and Government Officials　　武藤類子と、東京電力役員・政府当局者を刑事告訴する福島県民の運動 Read More
3783	Makiko Segawa	Nikon, Neo-Nationalists and a Censored Comfort Women Photo Exhibition　ニコン，ネオ・国粋主義者達、従軍慰安婦写真展検閲 Read More
3780	Bertil Lintner	Burma 2012: Democracy and Dictatorship　　２０１２年のビルマ−−民主主義と独裁政治 Read More
3779	Kosuke Takahashi	Osprey Deployment a New Tinderbox on Okinawa　　オスプリー配置は沖縄で新たな紛糾を呼ぶ可能性がある Read More
3775	Mark McLelland	Death of the “Legendary Okama” Tōgō Ken: Challenging Commonsense Lifestyles in Postwar Japan　　「伝説的オカマ」東郷健の死−−戦後日本における常識的生活様式への挑戦 Read More
3771	Sonia Ryang	North Koreans in South Korea: In Search of Their Humanity　　韓国の北朝鮮人−−人間性を求めて　 Read More
3728	Lawrence Repeta	Mr. Hashimoto Attacks Japan's Constitution　　橋下氏、日本国憲法を攻撃 Read More
3720	Steve Rabson	Being Okinawan in Japan: The Diaspora Experience　　日本において沖縄人であることーーディアスポラ経験 Read More
3706	Christopher Thompson	Local Perspectives On the Tsunami Disaster: Untold Stories From the Sanriku Coast　　津波災害への地域の見方−−三陸海岸の知られざる物語 Read More
3692	Andrew Rankin	Recent Trends in Organized Crime in Japan: Yakuza vs the Police, & Foreign Crime Gangs ~ Part 2 ２１世紀のやくざ ―― 日本における組織犯罪の最近動向 Read More
3688	Andrew Rankin	21st-Century Yakuza: Recent Trends in Organized Crime in Japan ~Part 1 ２１世紀のやくざ ―― 日本における組織犯罪の最近動向 Read More
3677	Hiroshi Onitsuka	Hooked on Nuclear Power: Japanese State-Local Relations and the Vicious Cycle of Nuclear Dependence 原子力に繋ぎとめられて−−国対地方の関係と原子力依存の悪循環 Read More
3671	Tom Gill	Failed Manhood on the Streets of Urban Japan: The Meanings of Self-Reliance for Homeless Men　　日本都市部路傍に男を下げて−−ホームレス男性にとって自助の意味とは Read More
3648	Sachie MIZOHATA	Amartya Sen's Capability Approach, Democratic Governance and Japan’s Fukushima Disaster アマルティア・センのケイパビリティ・アプローチ、民主政と福島の大惨事 Read More
3625	Philip Brasor	Gender, Equity and the Japanese Welfare System　　ジェンダー、公正、日本の福祉制度 Read More
3623	Yuki TANAKA	Photographer Fukushima Kikujiro - Confronting Images of Atomic Bomb Survivors　写真家福島菊次郎−−被爆者の映像に直面する Read More
3622	Yoshio SHIMOJI	Futenma: Tip of the Iceberg in Okinawa’s Agony　　普天間−−沖縄の苦悶の氷山の一角 Read More
3595	Kang Sang Jung, Tessa Morris-Suzuki	Tunneling Through Nationalism: The Phenomenology of a Certain Nationalist　　ナショナリズムをくぐり抜けて－あるナショナリストの現象学 Read More
3593	Miyamoto Yuki, Ninomiya Shuhei, Shin Ki-young	The Family, Koseki, and the Individual: Japanese and Korean Experiences　　時代遅れの家族制度ーー日本と韓国の場合 Read More

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22		The North-South Korean West Sea Border Dispute and US Responsibility Read More
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24		Where is Okinawa Going? Forum at Okinawa University on December 19 フォーラム「沖縄はどこへ向かうのか？」１２月１９日　於　沖縄大学 Read More
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39	Matthew Penney	The NHK Comfort Women Documentary -- 10 Years Later Read More
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44		Tokyo Police Crackdown on Okinawa Protestors Read More
45		Tokyo Governor: Japan Should Build Nukes to Counter China Read More
47		Ghost of Manzanar Hangs Over US Congressional Hearing on Muslim "Radicalization" Read More
48	David McNeill	After the Quake: Journey to Fukushima Read More
49		Japan's Nuclear Crisis: A Wakeup Call for the World　　日本の核機器−−世界への警鐘 Read More
50		After the Quake: The Town That Was Washed Away　　地震の後−−洗い流された町 Read More
51		Japan's Nuclear Crisis: Status of Spent Fuel at Exploded Reactor Buildings Unclear　　日本の核危機 Read More
52		TEPCO, Credibility, and the Japanese Crisis Read More
54	Matthew Penney	Reports from Tohoku: Assessing Death, Dislocation, and Flight of the Victims　　東北より−−被害者の死亡、退去、離散の算定 Read More
55	Matthew Penney	Outpouring of International Support for Japan　　日本を支える声、各国よりほとばしる Read More