26 Mar 2007

Japan Focus: An Asia-Pacific Journal - Issue March 26, 2007
japanfocus.org, Ithaca, NY, US

Supplied note:
"Here is the Japan Focus Newsletter with Articles Posted March 19, 2007
* Arudou Debito, Gaijin Hanzai Magazine and Hate Speech in Japan: The newfound power of Japan's international residents
* Paul Rogers, The United States, China and Africa: eyes on the prize
* Outi Luova, Mobilizing Transnational Korean Linkages for Economic Development on China's Frontier
* David McNeill, In the Shadow of Hiroshima. U.S. Marines and Japanese SDF collaborate at Iwakuni six decades after the bomb
Arudou Debito chronicles the hate-campaign carried in the magazine Hanzai Gaijin . . . and the surprisingly effective educational campaign that international residents waged to challenge the publication in the face of a press blackout and government indifference. Paul Rogers assesses the roots of the growing US-China competition for Africa in light of the creation of a new US Africom. Outi Louva introduces the growing ties and regional significance of cross border trade and networking involving China's Yanbian Korean minority and South Korea. David McNeill describes the US-Japan military ties that have emerged in the shadow of Hiroshima centered on the Iwakuni Marine Base.
Find them at http://japanfocus.org - m.selden."

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[Japan Focus is a refereed e-journal (est. 2003, ISSN 1557-4660) and archive on the Asia Pacific. In addition to Japan Focus exclusives, it provides translations from Japanese and other languages as well as reprints of important articles. Its website with more than 800 articles provides a permanent resource for students and researchers. The coordinators of Japan Focus are Andrew DeWit, Laura Hein, Gavan McCormack, David McNeill, Mark Selden, Yuki Tanaka and William Underwood. Contact Japan Focus by email at info--at--japanfocus.org - ed.]
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