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A candidate who opposes US military's relacation of Futenama Marine base in Okinawa to Henoko located on the same island won the mayor election of Nago city which includes Henoko area. Former mayors all agreed the relocation plan. The below photo is Henoko beach. The relocation plan is to landfill beautiful beach and ocean that endangers dugongs and other wild life. More than 30 of new species were found by WWF Japan in this area. Even U.S. environmetalist groups oppose the plan by suing their government. S.F. Federal Court ordered the military to review the plan. This relocation...

A story about former President of the United States, George W. Bush. He was born in wealthy elite family. He never had any problem doing what he wanted to do because his family's wealth and name. So he could attend Yale and Harvard. He became a governor of Texas and finally the most powerful man in the world. The film featured how he and his administration made a mistake in provoking the...

Read this New York Times Article written by Joseph Nye, an prominent expert of US-Japan relationship. An Alliance Larger Than One Issue    SEEN from Tokyo, America’s relationship with Japan...

On 2nd of January, 2010, I went to the imperial palace to see annual new year greeting by the Emperor Akihito and his family members. That was the day usually closed area of the palace becomes...