HealthMap: Global Disease Alert Map

The HealthMap: Global Disease Alert Map combines a database of worldwide alerts for swine flu (H1N1) and an their locations on a world map. See: http://healthmap.org/swineflu Click on the county name in the left panel to see the alerts for each county.

First Case of 'New-Flu' in Japan

The Associated Press reports (May 9 2009) on the first case of the "new flu" in Japan. Three Japanese males, including a high school teacher and two of his students, returning from a high school trip to Canada were confirmed to have been infected with the new flu.

For the full article, see: http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D982C11G1&show_article=1

Comparing the U.S. and Japanese Financial Crises: "The Lost Decade"

In July 2008, Money Morning published an article, "The Lost Decade: How the U.S. Financial Crisis Resembles Japan’s Ten Years of Misery - And How to Play it" a 2-part story by Executive Editor William Patalon III. The author describes the parallels between Japan's economic collapse of the 1990s and the looming U.S. economic crises (in mid 2008), when many experts were fearful that the U.S. version of the "Lost Decade" that was looming would be much worse.

• Part I -- See: http://www.moneymorning.com/2008/07/17/the-lost-decade/
• Part II-- See: http://www.moneymorning.com/2008/07/18/lost-decade/

Book Resources on "The Lost Decade"

Callen T. and Ostry, J. (Eds.) (2003). Japan's Lost Decade: Policies for Economic Revival; International Monetary Fund.

Koo, R. C. (2009) The Holy Grail of Macroeconomics: Lessons from Japan's Great Recession. Wiley

Saxonhouse, G. and Stern, R. (2004) Japan's Lost Decade: Origins, Consequences and Prospects for Recovery (World Economy Special Issues); Wiley-Blackwell

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Resources on Yumi Kikuchi

Journalist, author, environmentalist, and activist Yumi Kikuchi will be a guest lecturer for the Global Issues: Japan course on June 3, 2009 in Tokyo. Here are some resources on Yumi Kikuchi:

• きくちゆみのブログ http://kikuchiyumi.blogspot.com
• 911真相究明国際会議　http://2nd911.globalpeace.jp/
• 平和省プロジェクト　http://ministryofpeace.jp
• 平和の書店　http://ministryofpeace.jp/bookstore/bookstore-menu.html
• 東京平和映画祭　http://www.peacefilm.net
• 911ボーイングを探せ http://www.wa3w.com/911
• テロリストは誰? http://www.wa3w.com
• 911の嘘をくずせ ルース・チェンジ http://www.wa3w.com/LC2J/
• グローバルピースキャンペーン http://globalpeace.jp
• グローバルピースキャンペーン・ストア http://store.globalpeace.jp
• Harmonics Lifeセンター http://harmonicslife.net
• Global Peace Campaign (English) http://english.globalpeace.jp
• Yumi's English Blog http://yumikikuchi.blogspot.com

American Passengers and Crew Detained in Tokyo

NBC News and MSNBC reports that 37 passengers and two flight attendants on an American Airlines Flight 169 (from Los Angeles to Tokyo) were detained overnight at Narita Airport near Tokyo, Japan because of concerns about swine flu. For details, see: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30564215/

A video report is available: CLICK HERE.

Resources: Global Citizenship

Books:

• Schattle, H. (2008) The practices of global citizenship. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Pub.
• Noddings, N. (2005) Educating citizens for global awareness; developed in association with the Boston Research Center for the 21st Century. New York: Teachers College Press.
• Abdi, A.A. and Shultz, L. (2008) Educating for human rights and global citizenship. Albany: State University of New York Press.
  

Web Resources:

• Webster University (2009). About Webster: Mission and Values. Web page available at http://www.webster.edu/about/mission.shtml
  

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See also: Resources: Books, Articles and Videos

Tokyo Sonata (2008) and Article 9 debate

Tokyo Sonata (2008) [PG-13] directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa is a story of a contemporary Japanese family. When the father, Ryuhei Sasaki, loses his job, he tries to save face by pretending to go to work every day. The movie is a poignant story of the breakdown and redemption of the modern Japanese family.

There is a small reference to the Article 9 debate throughout Japan in the movie. It is not in the dialogue, but rather on a television news program shown in the background.

• Description and movie trailer: http://www.apple.com/trailers/independent/tokyosonata/
• IMDB Listing: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0938341/
• UK Distributers Website: http://www.tokyosonata.co.uk/
• San Francisco Chronicle Review