Sunday, June 7, 2015

Journalists to Interview


Glenna GORDON
Award-winning photojournalist who has worked extensively in Africa
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Rose HACKMAN
Rose Hackman is a British freelance journalist based in Detroit. Her work appears on both sides of the Atlantic in English, Italian and French.


SAWA Yasuomi
Kyôdô tsûshin journalist
Has written on the differences between Japanese and British journalism and covered the UN in NYC

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

U.S. Military in Japan (and the world)

Important Dates in the History of U.S. Military in Japan
1945: End of WWII
1945-1952: US Occupation of Japan
1950: Korean War
1952: U.S.-Japan Security Treaty
1960: Renewal of Treaty / Protests against Treaty
1954: Vietnam War (1961 US Troops Enter)
1972: Okinawa reverts to Japan
  Vietnam War ends 1975

Key contemporary issues:
Ospreys at Air Force bases
Okinawan issues (75% of military forces based in Japan are in Okinawa)

U.S. Military in the World
Images of U.S. military presence

And, does Japan have a military already?
Japan's actually high military expenditures
Japan spends a relatively high amount on defense