Germany goes down the tubes as militarism is revived. The author in the video below discusses how militarism is used as a means to attack the welfare state.
South Korean official denied access to DMZ
I view this as an unwise move by Gen. Brunson the USFK/CFC/UNC commander. I hope it's just a stupid mistake and not a poorly judged policy move. The current South Korean administration is trying to reduce tensions with North Korea and increase stability on the peninsula. I remember when former president Moon Jae-in's cooperative initiatives with North Korea were resented and blocked by the US.
This is a major story in East Asia.
Sanae Takaichi Declares Herself an Anti-China Storm Trooper to Defend the U.S.? 미국을 방어하는 반중(反中) 돌격대” 일본의 다카이치 총리.https://t.co/99FDkGdTsp
— KoreaUpdate (@SimoneChun) November 15, 2025
Looking forward to seeing @GordonGChang and his MAGA boys cry into their beer about the latest indictment of their fascist hero. "Yoon, ex-military officials indicted for allegedly provoking North to justify martial law." https://t.co/s8HO4prgRa
"Takaichi... said she would seek to deepen cooperation with South Korea"
While visiting Yasukuni and claiming "comfort women" were volunteers and that no Korean laborers were forced? Good luck with that. https://t.co/9P2nyHPGuI
Japan's Rightward Leaning
Don't all nations revise history to fit their narrative? To some extent, yes. But no other country so deliberately erases its war criminals, recasting them as national heroes. Where does this lead? What is the next step? https://t.co/kNdr80T2V0 pic.twitter.com/DJwEkznROk
I found these interesting stories in Far East news-
But I'm sick, I tell you, too sick to be investigated- both Yoon and Kim Gon-hee, claim to be too sick to answer summons in criminal investigations into their suspected crimes.
The Yoon couple seem to be very ill. https://t.co/YZghrojdVk
A couple of videos on agriculture issues.
This video by Xiangyu is quite worthwhile. His comparison to the Korean colonial experience is insightful. Was the memory of the brutal Japanese colonization of Taiwan lost? It prompted a number of reflections on Korean history of my own depicted below the video.
This is a great column in the Asahi on Page 1, no less:
VOX POPULI: An old song rings in my ears, filled with grief of Korea’s division
The song was titled “Namida ni Nureta Tomanko” (Tear-stained Tumen River)—a sorrowful ballad born during Japan’s colonial rule over Korea (1910-1945). It speaks of longing for a loved one separated by fate.
