Japan
1960s: Beyond the New Left Part 2- Muto Ichiyo & Inoue Reiko
Beyond the New Left Part 2- Muto Ichiyo & Inoue Reiko
Presented in PDF format (7mb).
1945-84: Class struggle on the shop floor, the Japanese case - Muto Ichiyo
Class struggle on the shop floor, the Japanese case 1945-84
Muto Ichiyo
Presented in PDF Format (3mb).
France: Protests take international turn
As the protests agains the First Employment Contract (CPE) continue in France, young workers and students across the world have begun to show support for the French movement or take similar action themselves.
http://libcom.org/blog has received reports from Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Japan, Brazil, the USA, New Zealand, Ireland and Turkey so far, with actions ranging from university occupations and school walkouts to protests against French consulates and businesses.
See also French version below.
1990: Kamagasaki riot (video clip)
A ten minute video clip of news footage from the Kamagasaki riot in Osaka, Japan 1990. For information about the events, see: http://libcom.org/library/worker-insurgency-osaka
1980s - The Death of Hirohito
The Roots of Subservience
Kan Takayuki takes a long hard look at the historical and cultural factors underlying the public reaction to the illness, death and funeral of Hirohito Tenno.
Presented in PDF format (1mb).
1980s-1990s: The Myths of the Toyota System
The Myths of the Toyota System - Nomura Masami
Presented in PDF format (1mb).
The Japanese Labour Movement - Towards Total Dissolution?
The Japanese Labour Movement - Towards Total Dissolution?
Watanabe Ben
Presented in PDF format (1mb).
The Emperor's Legions - A History of Japan's Right Wing
The Emperor's Legions - A History of Japan's Right Wing, Hayashi Masayuki
Presented in PDF format (986kb).
The Emperor System and the Limits of Post-War Democracy
The Emperor System and the Limits of Post-War Democracy - interview with Amano Yasukazu
Presented in PDF Format (631kb).
Speaking Out on the Emperor System
Terror, Taboo and Silence: Speaking out on the Emporer System - Nakagawa Nobuaki
Presented in PDF format (3mb).
