International Viewpoint - online socialist magazine

Searching for international solidarity

Alex de Jong — 2026-05-01T07:17:21Z

Deeper Grounds, Darker Shadows is the remarkable memoir of Eddie L. Quitoriano, a Filipino revolutionary who traveled across four different continents to find support for the struggle in his home-country. A book filled with stories of subterfuge and encounters with outlaws and dictators, it sheds new light on the history of the Maoist Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the limitations of its revolutionary strategy.

- Reviews section / Philippines, Japan, Reviews, Features

Landslide Victory For The Ruling LDP Party in the General Election

Toshizo Omori — 2026-02-24T17:27:09Z

What Happened and What Lessons Leftists Should Learn from the Defeat of Oppositions in the Parliament?

- IVP613 - February 2026 / Japan

The Political Landscape Surrounding the Snap General Election

Toshizo Omori — 2026-01-23T10:59:47Z

Prime Minister Takaichi announced the dissolution of The House of Representatives and the general election at a press conference on January 19th. The general election is to be held on Sunday, February 8th. This brief essay will examine the current political situation, focusing on what the snap election means and why a new party, the Centrist Reform Coalition, was formed by the Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP) and the Komeito Party (Komeito).

- IVP612 - January 2026 / Japan

Takaichi Administration's Two Months

Toshizo Omori — 2025-12-23T08:58:04Z

While LDP-JIP coalition government has been trying to promote right-wing policies, how should the left forces fight against them?

- IVP611 - December 2025 / Japan

Takaichi Administration established by the LDP-JIP Coalition : How to interpret the current Japanese political situation

Toshizo Omori — 2025-11-07T06:57:05Z

This brief essay analyzes the political character of the newly formed Takaichi administration and the framework of Japan's immediate political situation, situating it within the broader international political context. It also seeks to clarify the challenges and tasks facing the left.

- IVP610 - November 2025 / Japan

A warning from history: ‘This is what is going to happen to you'

Allen Myers — 2025-08-06T09:45:00Z

Eighty years ago, the United States government exploded over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki the only two nuclear bombs ever used in wartime against a civilian population. Never before in human history had a single weapon caused such widespread death and destruction.

- IVP607 - August 2025 / United States (USA), Japan, War drive/Anti-war movements, Nuclear power

Racism deliberately concealed for 100 years

Karen Yamanaka — 2024-01-07T08:30:01Z

“However, racism in Japanese society has been deliberately concealed by successive right-wing and conservative governments. Japanese governments have deliberately failed to investigate or even keep proper statistics on the frequent incidents of racial discrimination in Japan. ”

- IV588 - January 2024 / Japan, Racism and Islamophobia

Start of radical political change for the working class in Japan

Karen Yamanaka — 2023-12-25T16:23:00Z

The kickback scandal involving the fundraising parties of the Abe faction, the largest faction of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), has become a major problem that is shaking the foundations of the Kishida regime in Japan.

- IV587 - December 2023 / Japan

Homophobia that has exposed more than 300 people to sexual violence for decades

Yong-hui Hong — 2023-10-17T08:36:00Z

“This incident also highlights the deep-seated social structures in Japan that cannot be changed, as well as the problem of how gender and sexuality are perceived by the Japanese media.”

- IV585 - October 2023 / Japan, LGBT

We do not need "great symbols of authority" with double standards: expel patriarchal behavior and harassment from our social movements!

Mi-hyang Pak — 2023-09-23T07:37:00Z

“There is no future for a movement that turns its back on the changing times. And there will be no young next generation willing to take over such a movement.”

- IV584 - September 2023 / Japan, China, Historical events and figures