Though little discussed outside of Japan, Okinawa would currently be in a state of political crisis after the mass deployment of upwards of five hundred and it is rumored as much as one thousand riot police from the more central Japanese islands to the district of Takae in Okinawa, which has only a population of 160...
Recent protests in Hong Kong marking the 19th anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong from British control to Chinese control were another occasion for the internal conflict between Hong Kong’s political camps to demonstrate itself...
As evidenced in reactions to the annual June 4th vigil in Hong Kong this year, the kind of questioning demanded by the current situation seems to be thus: in the context of Hong Kong where nationalist and post-nationalist mentalities are so inextricably intertwined, how would democratic governance be envisaged?...
Recent demonstrations in Hong Kong revolving around brands and products may indicate product brands have in some way become contested territory regarding issues of identity...
The talk on Hong Kong identity has rattled for so long in the political realm, marking the fact that the rise of localism, together with the rhetorical style it makes fashionable, has unfortunately crowded out the conversations on other more important institutional issues...
Recent attempts to claim the Mong Kok riots on February 9th in Hong Kong are evidence of “fascism” are the pro-unification Left up to its old tricks...
Over 60 were arrested and over 120 were injured during the riot which broke out Monday in Mong Kok, Hong Kong. But the so-called “Fishball Revolution” was hardly about just fishballs, or even food hawkers...