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| Hundreds flock to see 'Yasukuni' |
Posted by Robert |
05/05/2008
6:22:56 PM |
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Hundreds flock to see 'Yasukuni' By TAKAHIRO FUKADA
Staff writer
People started arriving at Cine Amuse in Shibuya hours before the first screening, but despite expectations, no rightwing protests or speaker trucks were seen in the area.
Taboo preview: A man reads a leaflet about "Yasukuni" in Tokyo on Saturday. AP PHOTO ...
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| Distributor to go ahead with showing 'Yasukuni' |
Posted by Robert |
04/15/2008
6:25:37 PM |
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Distributor to go ahead with showing 'Yasukuni' Compiled from Kyodo, staff reports
Movie distributor Argo Pictures said Monday it will go ahead with plans to screen a controversial documentary on Yasukuni Shrine across Japan in early May as scheduled, despite a request from the Shinto shrine to delete some of the content.
The Seven...
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| Lolas Kampanyera Denounces Japan's Hand on HRN 124 |
Posted by Robert |
04/11/2008
10:46:57 PM |
PRESS STATEMENT
Lolas Kampanyera Denounces Japan's Hand on HRN 124 Re-voteThat House Resolution No.124 has to go back and be voted on again in the committee level after being declared approved by foreign affairs committee chair, Rep. Antonio Cuenco, is a disappointment. In a hearing last March 11, 2008 at Batasan, HRN 124, a resolution to urge Japan to officially apologize and legally compensate its victims of large-scale forced sexual slavery in WWII, was unanimously adopted by the h...
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| Dancing with the devil over 'Yasukuni' |
Posted by Robert |
04/10/2008
6:21:44 PM |
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Tuesday, April 8, 2008
THE ZEIT GIST
Dancing with the devil over 'Yasukuni' Blame the politicians who flirt with fascists for the debacle over Li's documentary
By DAVID McNEILL
Special to The Japan Times
One of the great mysteries of life in Japan is the presence of the ultra-right. Loud, threatening and occasionally lethal, the shav...
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| In memory of Iris Chang and Nanjing |
Posted by Robert |
04/05/2008
1:43:33 PM |
Friday, 4 April, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200804/20080404/article_354603.htm
In memory of Iris Chang and Nanjing
By Xu Wei
2008-4-4
Author Iris Chang called the Rape of Nanjing "the forgotten Holocaust of World War II" and shone new light on the 1937 massacre. Now her own valiant story unfolds in a film released today, writes Xu Wei.
There have been many screen versions of the Nanjing Massacre - some true, some fictional tales set in Nanjing - all ...
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| Freedom Next Time. Japanese Neonationalists Silenc |
Posted by Robert |
04/02/2008
7:19:06 PM |
http://japanfocus.org/products/details/2712
Freedom Next Time. Japanese Neonationalists Silence Yasukuni Film David McNeill John Junkerman interviews Li Ying Neo-nationalists have shut down a Chinese-directed movie about Japan’s controversial war memorial Yasukuni, the latest in a string of incidents threatening freedom of expression in Japan.
Its name translates as “peaceful country,” millions have silently prayed there for an end to wars, and for much of the year the loudest s...
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| Freedom Next Time. Japanese Neonationalists Silenc |
Posted by Robert |
04/02/2008
7:19:04 PM |
http://japanfocus.org/products/details/2712
Freedom Next Time. Japanese Neonationalists Silence Yasukuni Film David McNeill John Junkerman interviews Li Ying Neo-nationalists have shut down a Chinese-directed movie about Japan’s controversial war memorial Yasukuni, the latest in a string of incidents threatening freedom of expression in Japan.
Its name translates as “peaceful country,” millions have silently prayed there for an end to wars, and for much of the year the loudest s...
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| Freedom of expression must be protected |
Posted by Robert |
04/02/2008
7:14:47 PM |
| "R.Hamamoto" <hama6163@yomiuri. com> wrote: Freedom of expression must be protected
The Yomiuri ShimbunThe "freedom of expression" and "freedom of speech," both principles guaranteed by the
Constitution, constitute part and parcel of a democratic society.Expressed views should be afforded every respect, no matter what political message they might be espousing, whether left-wing or right-wing.
However, five movie theaters in Tokyo and Osaka decided Monday to cancel the showing of "Yasukuni...
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| Japanese Court Rejects Defamation Lawsuit Against |
Posted by Robert |
03/30/2008
7:54:58 PM |
Movie March 29, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/29/world/asia/29japan.html
Japanese Court Rejects Defamation Lawsuit Against Nobel Laureate
By NORIMITSU ONISHI
TOKYO ¡X A Japanese court rejected a defamation lawsuit on Friday against Kenzaburo Oe, the 1994 Nobel laureate in literature, agreeing with his depiction of involvement by the Japanese military in the mass suicides of civilians in Okinawa toward the end of World War II.
In a closely watched ruling, the Osaka Distri...
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| Apologize, lawmakers tell Japan |
Posted by Robert |
03/12/2008
1:58:30 PM |
http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=politics2_mar12_2008 Apologize, lawmakers tell Japan
By Romie A. Evangelista and Michael Caber THE House foreign affairs committee yesterday approved a resolution demanding that the Japanese government issue an apology and accept responsibility for the fate of Filipino comfort women during World War II. Resolution 124 was filed by Reps. Liza Maza and Luzviminda Ilagan (Gabriela), Satur Ocampo and Teodoro Casiño (Bayan Muna), Crispin Belt...
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| House Resolution 124 passed in the Philippines |
Posted by Robert |
03/12/2008
03:22:16 AM |
Venne Ng <venne.ng@torontoalp ha.org> wrote: This email is sent for and on behalf of Flora. Let's share the good news.
************ ********* ********* ********* ********* ********* ********* ********* ******** Dear All:
We are very happy to share with you that the House Resolution 124 had been passed in the Committee of Foreign Affairs in the Philippines today. If passed by the House, this resolution will become the first one among the victimized Asian countries. I bel...
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| Special guest welcomed in C-K |
Posted by Robert |
03/10/2008
10:11:30 PM |
http://www.chathamdailynews.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=935209Special guest welcomed in C-K
Posted By BOB BOUGHNER
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Olivia Cheng of Toronto, star of the hard-hitting docudrama, Iris Chang: The Rape of Nanking, received a warm Chatham-Kent welcome Friday. Mayor Randy Hope held a mid-afternoon media conference in council chambers to mark Cheng's visit to the community. Cheng, who plays the role of Iris Chang in the docudrama, is special guest for today's 15th ...
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| Iris Chang: The Rape of Nanking documentary |
Posted by Robert |
03/06/2008
4:15:10 PM |
http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117936414.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&nid=2562
Posted: Wed., Mar. 5, 2008, 1:54pm PTBerlin
Iris Chang: The Rape of Nanking (Documentary -- Canada) A Real to Reel production, in association with Dadi Entertainment. (International sales: Golden Network, Hong Kong.) Produced, directed by Anne Pick, Bill Spahic. Written by Michael Betcherman.
With: Olivia Cheng, Iris Chang, Shau-Jin Chang, Ying-Ying Chang, Ignatius Ding, Susan Rabiner, Brett Douglas, Bar...
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| Official pictures from the new German film John Ra |
Posted by Robert |
03/01/2008
9:42:48 PM |
http://shanghaiist.com/2008/03/01/john_rabe_offic.php
March 1, 2008Official pictures from the new German film John Rabe
By Jakob Montrasio
A new film on the life of John Rabe (November 23, 1882 ¡V January 5, 1950), the German businessman whose Nanking Safety Zone sheltered some 200,000 Chinese from slaughter during the Nanking Massacre, is coming out very soon.
Photo by Majestic / Jörg Gruber
German academy award winning director Florian Gallenberger helmed the principal ...
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| Rep. Tom Lantos, a Human Rights fighter |
Posted by Robert |
02/12/2008
02:22:13 AM |
URL: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/11/AR2008021100845.html
Rep. Tom Lantos Dies at Age 80By Adam Bernstein
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, February 11, 2008; 9:43 AM
Rep. Tom Lantos, 80, a California Democrat whose experience during the Holocaust shaped his concern for human rights and his staunch view in favor of U.S. military intervention abroad, died early Monday morning, a spokeswoman told the Associated Press. He had esophageal cancer and die...
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