Pino Cazzaniga

Despite the release of the Chinese ship’s captain, the dispute between the two countries seems to be unending. According to a Japanese scholar the solution lies in overcoming the concept of national sovereignty, which must instead be seen in transnational dimensions.

Only the Ministers of Finance and Defence confirmed. Seiji Maehara is the new foreign minister. The reshuffle after the elections for the new party president, with the defeat of Ichiro Ozawa. Khan faces economic challenge, but also the division within his camp.

Choice of party president and subsequently also of prime minister looms. Ichiro Ozawa is suspected of being close to the business and military communities; Naoto Kan has established a more democratic tradition closer to society's problems. Meanwhile the Japanese economy suffers from the crisis and a strong yen.

The head of the statue of the Virgin, which survived the nuclear holocaust, was brought in pilgrimage to the Vatican, Guernica and the United Nations. For this reason, Ban Ki-moon visited Nagasaki. In a city that was destroyed and rebuilt, we can read the history of martyrs and evangelisation, unfolding between sacrifice and hope.

Prime Minister Naoto Kan issues a statement that is well received by South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and most South Koreans. Stolen by the Japanese, royal protocols from Korea’s Joseon dynasty are set to go home. A new page is turned in the region’s politics.

The presence of American, British and French at the ceremony in Hiroshima shows a commitment to reducing nuclear weapons. Japan, governed by social democrats, also seems more determined "not to manufacture, possess, or introduce nuclear weapons”. The survivors of the radiation, the hibakusha are "prophets of nuclear disarmament." The commitment of Ban Ki-moon and fears of North Korea.

The Aug. 6 ceremony marks the 65th anniversary of the atomic bombing that killed 140 thousand people. John Ross, U.S. ambassador to Japan, representatives of France and the UK will be present for the first time. Historic first participation for the UN secretary general. Memorial erected in Potsdam of the atomic bombings.

Although defeated, the government currently is not at risk. Prime Minister Naoko Kan confirms the line of financial stringency. China appreciates the stability of the executive, but maintains good relations with Ozawa, the main rival within the Prime Minister’s party.

Father Claudio Gazzard (PIME) celebrates 60 years of priesthood dedicated to concrete inculturation, the result of study, understanding and encountering people. Nursery schools and games of football every morning.

Hatoyama’s resignation is a courageous choice. By pushing his party’s secretary Ozawa to do the same, he is also freeing his successor’s from the burden of a dual power structure. Okinawa was at the heart of a dispute with the United States.

Two hundred intellectuals say that the 1910 treaty that sanctioned Korea’s annexation by Japan is “null and void”. That treaty and Japan’s subsequent colonial exploitation have prevented the two nations from developing open and positive relations.

The life of a Maryknoll priest, 81 years, his early mission, expulsion from Korea during the dictatorship of Park. His return, as part of the "Truth Commission" responsible for investigating crimes of the time, including the death sentence of eight activists.