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[Mark Roberts]

Thanks, Eija, for announcing this.

On Mar 20, 2012, at 11:22 AM, Eija Niskanen wrote:

> On April 5, they're showing a controversial documentary about the US
> military's global network of more than 700 bases, highlighting the
> impact their 250,000 soldiers have on local populations. There is
> footage from Okinawa and a discussion of why Japan continues to host
> such a huge US presence.

Slightly tangential, but does anybody know of a documentary about the Japanese military and its footprint?

I saw a chart today of the top ten defense budgets in the world, and noted that Japan is #5, spending 58.4 Billion USD per year. That puts Japan ahead of Russia, Saudi Arabia, Germany, India, and Brazil.

58 Billion is kind of a lot of money. No wonder the government needs to slash budgets for the Japan Foundation and everything else related to culture and education.

Regards,

Mark Roberts
Research Fellow, University of Tokyo Center for Philosophy
http://utcp.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp/blog/mark_roberts/index_en.php

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