Comments on: The Comfort Women Resolution, Fujimori’s Run, Kiichi Miyazawa and the state of Japan’s Economy:TPR News for June 29, 2007 http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/06/29/tpr-news-0629-comfort-women-fujimori-miyazawa-economy/ Independent Podcasting from Tokyo. Featuring Seijigiri, a discussion of Japanese news and politics, as well as TPR News, our twice a week look at Japan's top stories. Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:44:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: Garrett DeOrio http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/06/29/tpr-news-0629-comfort-women-fujimori-miyazawa-economy/#comment-531692 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 13:44:50 +0000 http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/06/29/tpr-news-0629-comfort-women-fujimori-miyazawa-economy/#comment-531692 <strong>In an update on the Lindsay Ann Hawker case:</strong> Tonight (Tuesday, Dec. 11th), TV Asahi ran a long piece on Tatsuya Ichihashi, who might have grown a beard and was sighted by one English-speaking foreigner (not a native, but I didn't catch where he was from - judging by appearances alone, I'd guess the Philippines.) The report also showed Lindsay's former colleagues in undated footage, passing out flyers with such catchy phrases as, "Take it, take it. You're Japanese, he's Japanese." Lindsay's father wondered how a person, in this day and age, could disappear. (There are things I want to say here that I can't.) From Lindsay's mother, to Ichihashi: "You're a coward. And we will find you. You will be caught. And we will never stop looking for you. Never. Never ever. Ever." This is reassuring. Asahi, at least, has not forgotten and ran plausibly doctored photos of what he'd look like with his hair grown out, a beard, glasses, a goatee, and more. While I have criticisms of the police, some in the know tell us that the Gyotoku PD really is taking the investigation seriously. Beyond that, we cannot comment. I hope no one gets upset, I'm going to cut and paste this comment on all relevant threads here on TPR. In an update on the Lindsay Ann Hawker case:
Tonight (Tuesday, Dec. 11th), TV Asahi ran a long piece on Tatsuya Ichihashi, who might have grown a beard and was sighted by one English-speaking foreigner (not a native, but I didn’t catch where he was from - judging by appearances alone, I’d guess the Philippines.)

The report also showed Lindsay’s former colleagues in undated footage, passing out flyers with such catchy phrases as, “Take it, take it. You’re Japanese, he’s Japanese.”

Lindsay’s father wondered how a person, in this day and age, could disappear. (There are things I want to say here that I can’t.)

From Lindsay’s mother, to Ichihashi: “You’re a coward. And we will find you. You will be caught. And we will never stop looking for you. Never. Never ever. Ever.”

This is reassuring. Asahi, at least, has not forgotten and ran plausibly doctored photos of what he’d look like with his hair grown out, a beard, glasses, a goatee, and more.

While I have criticisms of the police, some in the know tell us that the Gyotoku PD really is taking the investigation seriously. Beyond that, we cannot comment.

I hope no one gets upset, I’m going to cut and paste this comment on all relevant threads here on TPR.

]]> by: equinoXio » » La hora de la verdad para Shinzō Abe http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/06/29/tpr-news-0629-comfort-women-fujimori-miyazawa-economy/#comment-226659 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:34:44 +0000 http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/06/29/tpr-news-0629-comfort-women-fujimori-miyazawa-economy/#comment-226659 [...] Abe y su gabinete ministerial han intentado establecer una agenda nacionalista, con pol&#233;micas reformas a la educaci&#243;n, que incluye la reforma a los libros de texto de historia a fin de disimular las atrocidades cometidas por el Imperio Japon&#233;s durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial (incluso el suicidio masivo en la batalla de Okinawa, alentado por el Ej&#233;rcito Imperial en 1945), y la b&#250;squeda de una reforma constitucional, cuyo punto m&#225;s pol&#233;mico es el art&#237;culo 9, que proh&#237;be expresamente a Jap&#243;n iniciar la guerra y mantener fuerzas armadas beligerantes. Lo anterior se complementa con la negaci&#243;n sistem&#225;tica de otros delitos de lesa humanidad, como las mujeres de solaz o la masacre de Nank&#237;n, alentada por los sectores m&#225;s radicales de ultraderecha. Todos estos temas han despertado una gran pol&#233;mica en los c&#237;rculos pol&#237;ticos de la regi&#243;n e incluso en Estados Unidos, donde el dem&#243;crata Mike Honda tramita, hasta ahora con &#233;xito, una resoluci&#243;n no vinculante contra Jap&#243;n por el asunto de las esclavas sexuales. Cartel del Partido Comunista que reza &#34;Protejamos el art&#237;culo 9 de la Constituci&#243;n&#34; (&#169; Partido Comunista Japon&#233;s) [...] […] Abe y su gabinete ministerial han intentado establecer una agenda nacionalista, con polémicas reformas a la educación, que incluye la reforma a los libros de texto de historia a fin de disimular las atrocidades cometidas por el Imperio Japonés durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial (incluso el suicidio masivo en la batalla de Okinawa, alentado por el Ejército Imperial en 1945), y la búsqueda de una reforma constitucional, cuyo punto más polémico es el artículo 9, que prohíbe expresamente a Japón iniciar la guerra y mantener fuerzas armadas beligerantes. Lo anterior se complementa con la negación sistemática de otros delitos de lesa humanidad, como las mujeres de solaz o la masacre de Nankín, alentada por los sectores más radicales de ultraderecha. Todos estos temas han despertado una gran polémica en los círculos políticos de la región e incluso en Estados Unidos, donde el demócrata Mike Honda tramita, hasta ahora con éxito, una resolución no vinculante contra Japón por el asunto de las esclavas sexuales. Cartel del Partido Comunista que reza "Protejamos el artículo 9 de la Constitución" (© Partido Comunista Japonés) […]

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