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“Something is Very Wrong”: Osaka Police Target Anti-Nuclear Protesters via Japan Focus

On October 17, 2013, Osaka Hannan University Professor Shimoji Masaki spoke at Berkeley on the efforts of anti-nuclear activists in Osaka to fight against government plans to burn radioactive waste from Fukushima. He also detailed his arrest and detention by … Continue reading

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To the Members of the “Group in Support of Professor Shimoji Masaki” from Shima Koji

Dear Colleagues, As many of you know, Professor Masaki Shimoji, a professor of economics at Hannan University, was arrested by Osaka prefectural police on December 9, 2012, held for twenty days, and released without charge. One can be arrested and … Continue reading

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