Category: East Asia

November 27, 2015January 2, 2016 Buddy BellEast Asia, Nonviolent Resistance Actions

Make Peace the “First Strike”

This short article first appeared in the November issue of Gangjeong Village Story. In the Fall of 2015, I traveled to Okinawa for the first time and to Jeju Island for my second visit.Continue reading

November 2, 2015November 27, 2015 Maya EvansEast Asia, Nonviolent Resistance Actions

Henoko takes on U.S. Imperialism

by Maya Evans, in Japan Henoko Town, Okinawa, around one hundred and fifty Japanese protesters gathered to stop construction trucks from entering the U.S. base ‘Camp Schwab’, after the Ministry of Land over-ruled the localContinue reading

October 25, 2015November 19, 2015 Buddy BellEast Asia, Nonviolent Resistance Actions

The U.S. Ought to Un-Swivel Its China Pivot

For the last week, I’ve been walking on a peace march organized by the Nipponzan Myohoji order of Buddhist monks. This march is similar in some ways to another: the Okinawa “Beggars’ March” of 1955-1956.Continue reading

October 16, 2015November 19, 2015 Dr HakimAfghan Peace Volunteers, East Asia

Boat Chase on the Seas of Okinawa

I picked some sea shells at Henoko in Okinawa. Henoko is where the U.S. is relocating their military base against the wishes of 76.1% of Okinawans. I gave the sea shells as gifts to someContinue reading