Foreword

Large scale natural/man-made disasters, such as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, tsunami and nuclear triple crisis, bear horrible human, social and economic costs. However, they may simultaneously present opportunities for military actors to perform reconstruction and humanitarian efforts that usually receive…

Addressing the plight of refugees, whether ensuring their physical protection by preventing refoulement or providing material assistance, has both a rights dimension and a humanitarian dimension. The aim of this paper is to examine the ways in which the languages…

Territorial disputes in the South China Sea (SCS) have attracted significant attention in the international relations of the Asia-Pacific. Discourses often focus, however, on states as central actors, with sovereignty, national interests, and political and strategic calculations the key themes…

This paper examines the recent television series and movie Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (2007-2010) and its criticism of contemporary geopolitics. Gundam 00 posits a post-petroleum world where three competing superpower blocs use access to solar power from space platforms to…

Months after the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, issues related to nuclear radiation contaminating food in Japan emerged. How have the Japanese media narrativized such food-related health issues as fear? What potential influence does this have on the Japanese mothers and wives…