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DN! Reports On Japan

DN! In DepthMarch 19, 2014

President Obama visited Japan during the first stop in his four-country tour of Asia. This page highlights Democracy Now!’s recent reports when we broadcast from Tokyo, as well as our coverage of the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership. On his trip, Obama is set to discuss the secretive deal among Pacific Rim countries that would establish a free-trade zone encompassing nearly 40 percent of the global economy.

Stories
StoryJan 16, 2014

Japan Remains Hotbed of TPP Protest as U.S. Tries to Fast-Track Trade Deal, Crush Environmental Laws

ColumnAug 29, 2013

Nuclear’s Demise, From Fukushima to Vermont

StoryOct 04, 2013

“A Corporate Trojan Horse”: Obama Pushes Secretive TPP Trade Pact, Would Rewrite Swath of U.S. Laws

StoryNov 14, 2013

TPP Exposed: WikiLeaks Publishes Secret Trade Text to Rewrite Copyright Laws, Limit Internet Freedom

StoryJan 03, 2014

NAFTA at 20: Lori Wallach on U.S. Job Losses, Record Income Inequality, Mass Displacement in Mexico

StoryJan 15, 2014

Shock Doctrine in Japan: Shinzo Abe’s Rightward Shift to Militarism, Secrecy in Fukushima’s Wake

StoryJan 15, 2014

From Atomic Bombings to Fukushima, Japan Pursues a Nuclear Future Despite a Devastating Past

StoryJan 15, 2014

For Fukushima’s Displaced, a Struggle to Recover Lives Torn Apart by Nuclear Disaster

ColumnJan 16, 2014

Fukushima: An Ongoing Warning to the World

StoryJan 16, 2014

Okinawa’s Revolt: Decades of Rape, Environmental Harm by U.S. Military Spur Residents to Rise Up

StoryJan 16, 2014

Japan’s Peace Boat Journeys to Confront Buried Crimes of the Past & Build Ties for a Hopeful Future

StoryJan 17, 2014

“We Want to Fight For This Cause”: Nuclear Refugees from Fukushima Join Anti-Nuke Protests

StoryJan 17, 2014

Mayor of Town That Hosted Fukushima Nuclear Plant Says He Was Told: “No Accident Could Ever Happen”

StoryJan 17, 2014

Protests Grow in Japan: “We Want to Bring Our Message to the World to Stop Nuclear Power Plants”

StoryJan 17, 2014

Volunteers Crowdsource Radiation Monitoring to Map Potential Risk on Every Street in Japan

StoryMar 11, 2014

Ex-Japanese PM on How Fukushima Meltdown was Worse Than Chernobyl & Why He Now Opposes Nuclear Power

StoryMar 11, 2014

Chomsky: From Hiroshima to Fukushima, Vietnam to Fallujah, State Power Ignores Its Massive Harm

StoryMar 19, 2014

Fukushima Fallout: Ailing U.S. Sailors Sue TEPCO After Exposure to Radiation 30x Higher Than Normal

StoryAug 28, 2013

As Fukushima Raises Severity Level, Nuclear Expert Warns Radioactive Leaks Will Only “Get Worse”

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