The atomic bombings were a tragic but nearly unavoidable result of Japan’s refusal to surrender, the momentum of wartime technology, and the brutal logic of ending a devastating war quickly. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/07/japan/we-must-commemorate-hiroshima/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #hiroshima #nagasaki #atomicbombings #wwii #us #harrytruman
Japan faces a demographic crisis that threatens its research talent and must build a more inclusive and welcoming society to attract and keep world-class scientists amid rising nationalism and economic challenges. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/07/japan/japan-needs-world-class-researchers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #science #japaneseeconomy #agingsociety #immigration #racism
It seems evident that the two bombs would be dropped to confirm their relative effectiveness before Japan could realistically respond. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/06/japan/were-hiroshima-and-nagasaki-bombings-necessary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #worldwarii#atomicbombing #hiroshima #nagasaki
U.S. President Donald Trump’s aggressive economic policies during his second term — including sweeping tariffs — risk triggering long-term damage to U.S. competitiveness, trust in the dollar. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/06/world/economic-cost-of-trumps-agenda/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #useconomy #tariffs #trade #usdollar
Trump and Medvedev trading nuclear barbs online shows how easily we could slip into a catastrophic conflict. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/06/world/us-nuclear-subs-and-social-media/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #dimitrymedvedev #us #russia #defense #nuclearweapons
Australia’s purchase of up to 11 Japanese-built Mogami-class frigates marks a milestone in Japan’s defense exports and deepens strategic ties. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/06/japan/japans-frigate-sale-to-australia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #australia #australiajapanrelations #defense#mogami #sdf #msdf #defenseministry
Trump’s tariff-heavy trade revolution has defied early economic doomsday predictions but triggered global realignments and raised questions about the long-term cost to American power and prosperity. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/05/world/doomsayers-wrong-on-trump-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #us #useconomy #tariffs #trade #globaleconomy
I visited the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum with my 10-year-old son where we met a little girl with a big heart who taught us the meaning of compassion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/05/japan/hiroshima-nuclear-bombing-empathy-party/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #nuclearweapons #atomicbombings #hiroshima #nagasaki #wwii
China is not merely moving more goods; it is exporting a new, ruthlessly efficient production model powered by automation, AI and state-guided industrial optimization. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/04/world/chinas-unbeatable-new-export/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #chineseeconomy #automation #ai #production #trade #deepseek #evs
China’s rapid arsenal expansion and Russia’s threats to use tactical nukes make old game theory models obsolete, forcing the U.S. to rethink how to deter two major rivals at once. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/04/world/nuclear-experts-are-at-a-loss/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #us #china #russia #northkorea #nuclearweapons #defense
Britain’s latest defense review highlights a growing gap between its military ambitions and economic constraints, as limited spending, troop shortages and political hesitation hinder readiness. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/04/world/uk-military-rhetoric-fiscal-reality/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #uk #defense #budgets
By capitulating to U.S. President Donald Trump’s bullying, the EU has cemented its dependence on the United States and will become a prosperous yet powerless appendage of the American empire. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/04/world/the-european-economic-surrender/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #ursulavonderleyen #eu #euusrelations #trade #tariffs
The overnight eruption of the Krasheninnikov Volcano in Kamchatka, its first in 600 years, may be connected to the huge earthquake that rocked Russia's Far East last week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/03/world/kamchatka-quake-causes-volcano/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #kamchatka #volcano #earthquake
More reboots of "Superman" and "Fantastic Four" show Western pop culture is struggling for new ideas. It should look to Asia for inspiration. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/01/world/hollywood-has-lost-the-plot/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #hollywood #movies #superman #fantasticfour #jurassicpark #lilostitch #demonslayer #nezha2 #spiderman #batman #gundam #godzilla #marvel #dc
Vladimir Putin has been rehabilitating Josef Stalin for more than two decades — and reviving some of the worst elements of the Soviet era in the process. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/03/world/glory-to-stalin/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #communistparty #russia#nikitakhrushchev #josefstalin #vladimirputin #sovietunion
Japanese politics are in turmoil, with all of the main parties losing seats in the past election. Is what we are witnessing the end of the “big tent” parties? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/01/japan/the-end-of-japans-big-tent-parties/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #shigeruishiba #ldp #komeito #cdp #jcp #dpp #cpj #reiwa #2025upperhouseelection
The jury’s still out on whether America can innovate enough to defend its technological hegemony. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/01/world/trumps-tech-policies-and-success-against-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #ai #us #artificialintelligence #meta #xai #softbank #chatgpt #openai #tech #bigtech #stargate
Despite topping physical health rankings, Japan’s children face a worsening mental health crisis due to limited early education, inconsistent counseling support and poor awareness of their rights. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/01/japan/take-childrens-mental-health-seriously/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #children #health #mentalhealth #unicef
Autonomies: Horacio González: Half a scarf or an unfinished song
https://autonomies.org/2025/07/horacio-gonzalez-half-a-scarf-or-an-unfinished-song/
There is no need to ask what remains of the revolution. Nothing remains of the revolution, because the revolution is always what remains. Remnant, excess, surplus: the revolution is not what first exists and then leaves a halo that its … Continue reading →
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Autonomies: Giorgio Agamben: On identity
https://autonomies.org/2025/07/giorgio-agamben-on-identity/
Kojève once expressed a warning in the form of a critique of identity that is worth reflecting on: “Be what you can never become”. The mistake of those who seek identity is to want to become what they already are. … Continue reading →
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