LATEST NEWS AND
ANALYSIS
News
Okinawans protest following another killing linked to US bases - For English, click here; 日本語はこちら
Wartime forced labour and sexual trafficking had many dimensions - Some are only now being revealed.
At the UN - South Korean President Calls for Renewed Talks with the North and a Nuclear Free Korean Peninsula. (See President Lee's full UN Speech here).
19 Sept 2026 - (Ignored by the national media) some 15,000 Japanese demonstrators from around the country rally to protect Japan's Peace Constitution.
Sports Across the Political Divide. North Korean athletes arrive in Japan for Asian Games.
A Trump - Kim Jong Un Summit? - What might it mean for Korean and the region? Read discussion here.
The Ulaanbaatar Process reports on the results of its 12th Civil Society Dialogue.
East Asia Cooperation Forum's Future Vision - The 2026 East Asia Cooperation Forum
brought togther leading experts to discuss future visions for peace, cooperation and sustainability in the region - read more here.
New Online Journal Counterwinds links communities of Resistance from East Asia and the Pacific to the Middle East - to read, click here.
Analysis
War and military expansion are the greatest threats to our planet's environment. A new video explores the environmental crisis caused by US military bases on Okinawa.
While Trump speaks loudly about asking allies to look after their own defence, the US military presence in bases around the Pacific is quietly growing. For some startling new analysis from Australia, with major implications for East Asia, click here.
How Japanese and South Korean grassroots movements work together on peace and reconciliation projects - watch Utsunomiya Kenji's interview with Kim Yeonghwan of Korea's The Center for Historical Truth and Justice (민족문제연구소) here (in Japanese).
How to promote arms control between Europe and China in an age of AI and new space and weapons technologies. Find a link to the PDF report from the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung here.
Real security does not rely on military armament - A conference organized by Japan's Committee for Peace Initiatives (平和構想提言会議) explores alternatives.
How are online technologies used in conflict resolution? Watch this webinar from The Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict.
Can AI be used to convey the realities and memories of nuclear war to present and future generations? See a Maika Naoko's recent anayisis here.
MORE NEWS AND ANALYSIS COMING SOON
The photo at the top of this page shows a printing press used by activists during China's 1919 May 4 Movement - Photo by G. L. Todd - https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?search=printing+press+China&title=Special%3AMediaSearch&type=image