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Last time we spoke about the surrender of Japan. Emperor Hirohito announced the surrender on August 15, prompting mixed public reactions: grief, shock, and sympathy for the Emperor, tempered by fear of hardship and occupation. The government's response included resignations and suicide as new leadership was brought in under Prime Minister Higashikuni, with Mamoru Shigemitsu as Foreign Minister and Kawabe Torashiro heading a delegation to Manila. General MacArthur directed the occupation plan, “Blacklist,” prioritizing rapid, phased entry into key Japanese areas and Korea, while demobilizing enemy forces. The surrender ceremony occurred aboard the Missouri in Tokyo Bay on September 2, with Wainwright, Percival, Nimitz, and UN representatives in attendance. Civilians and soldiers across Asia began surrendering, and postwar rehabilitation, Indochina and Vietnam's independence movements, and Southeast Asian transitions rapidly unfolded as Allied forces established control. This episode is the Aftermath of the Pacific War Welcome to the Pacific War Podcast Week by Week, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about world war two? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on world war two and much more  so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel you can find a few videos all the way from the Opium Wars of the 1800's until the end of the Pacific War in 1945.  The Pacific War has ended. Peace has been restored by the Allies and most of the places conquered by the Japanese Empire have been liberated. In this post-war period, new challenges would be faced for those who won the war; and from the ashes of an empire, a defeated nation was also seeking to rebuild. As the Japanese demobilized their armed forces, many young boys were set to return to their homeland, even if they had previously thought that they wouldn't survive the ordeal. And yet, there were some cases of isolated men that would continue to fight for decades even, unaware that the war had already ended.  As we last saw, after the Japanese surrender, General MacArthur's forces began the occupation of the Japanese home islands, while their overseas empire was being dismantled by the Allies. To handle civil administration, MacArthur established the Military Government Section, commanded by Brigadier-General William Crist, staffed by hundreds of US experts trained in civil governance who were reassigned from Okinawa and the Philippines. As the occupation began, Americans dispatched tactical units and Military Government Teams to each prefecture to ensure that policies were faithfully carried out. By mid-September, General Eichelberger's 8th Army had taken over the Tokyo Bay region and began deploying to occupy Hokkaido and the northern half of Honshu. Then General Krueger's 6th Army arrived in late September, taking southern Honshu and Shikoku, with its base in Kyoto. In December, 6th Army was relieved of its occupation duties; in January 1946, it was deactivated, leaving the 8th Army as the main garrison force. By late 1945, about 430,000 American soldiers were garrisoned across Japan. President Truman approved inviting Allied involvement on American terms, with occupation armies integrated into a US command structure. Yet with the Chinese civil war and Russia's reluctance to place its forces under MacArthur's control, only Australia, Britain, India, and New Zealand sent brigades, more than 40,000 troops in southwestern Japan. Japanese troops were gradually disarmed by order of their own commanders, so the stigma of surrender would be less keenly felt by the individual soldier. In the homeland, about 1.5 million men were discharged and returned home by the end of August. Demobilization overseas, however, proceeded, not quickly, but as a long, difficult process of repatriation. In compliance with General Order No. 1, the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters disbanded on September 13 and was superseded by the Japanese War Department to manage demobilization. By November 1, the homeland had demobilized 2,228,761 personnel, roughly 97% of the Homeland Army. Yet some 6,413,215 men remained to be repatriated from overseas. On December 1, the Japanese War Ministry dissolved, and the First Demobilization Ministry took its place. The Second Demobilization Ministry was established to handle IJN demobilization, with 1,299,868 sailors, 81% of the Navy, demobilized by December 17. Japanese warships and merchant ships had their weapons rendered inoperative, and suicide craft were destroyed. Forty percent of naval vessels were allocated to evacuations in the Philippines, and 60% to evacuations of other Pacific islands. This effort eventually repatriated about 823,984 men to Japan by February 15, 1946. As repatriation accelerated, by October 15 only 1,909,401 men remained to be repatriated, most of them in the Soviet Union. Meanwhile, the Higashikuni Cabinet and Foreign Minister Shigemitsu Mamoru managed to persuade MacArthur not to impose direct military rule or martial law over all of Japan. Instead, the occupation would be indirect, guided by the Japanese government under the Emperor's direction. An early decision to feed occupation forces from American supplies, and to allow the Japanese to use their own limited food stores, helped ease a core fear: that Imperial forces would impose forced deliveries on the people they conquered. On September 17, MacArthur transferred his headquarters from Yokohama to Tokyo, setting up primary offices on the sixth floor of the Dai-Ichi Mutual Life Insurance Building, an imposing edifice overlooking the moat and the Imperial palace grounds in Hibiya, a symbolic heart of the nation.  While the average soldier did not fit the rapacious image of wartime Japanese propagandists, occupation personnel often behaved like neo-colonial overlords. The conquerors claimed privileges unimaginable to most Japanese. Entire trains and train compartments, fitted with dining cars, were set aside for the exclusive use of occupation forces. These silenced, half-empty trains sped past crowded platforms, provoking ire as Japanese passengers were forced to enter and exit packed cars through punched-out windows, or perch on carriage roofs, couplings, and running boards, often with tragic consequences. The luxury express coaches became irresistible targets for anonymous stone-throwers. During the war, retrenchment measures had closed restaurants, cabarets, beer halls, geisha houses, and theatres in Tokyo and other large cities. Now, a vast leisure industry sprang up to cater to the needs of the foreign occupants. Reopened restaurants and theatres, along with train stations, buses, and streetcars, were sometimes kept off limits to Allied personnel, partly for security, partly to avoid burdening Japanese resources, but a costly service infrastructure was built to the occupiers' specifications. Facilities reserved for occupation troops bore large signs reading “Japanese Keep Out” or “For Allied Personnel Only.” In downtown Tokyo, important public buildings requisitioned for occupation use had separate entrances for Americans and Japanese. The effect? A subtle but clear colour bar between the predominantly white conquerors and the conquered “Asiatic” Japanese. Although MacArthur was ready to work through the Japanese government, he lacked the organizational infrastructure to administer a nation of 74 million. Consequently, on October 2, MacArthur dissolved the Military Government Section and inaugurated General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, a separate headquarters focused on civil affairs and operating in tandem with the Army high command. SCAP immediately assumed responsibility for administering the Japanese home islands. It commandeered every large building not burned down to house thousands of civilians and requisitioned vast tracts of prime real estate to quarter several hundred thousand troops in the Tokyo–Yokohama area alone. Amidst the rise of American privilege, entire buildings were refurbished as officers' clubs, replete with slot machines and gambling parlours installed at occupation expense. The Stars and Stripes were hoisted over Tokyo, while the display of the Rising Sun was banned; and the downtown area, known as “Little America,” was transformed into a US enclave. The enclave mentality of this cocooned existence was reinforced by the arrival within the first six months of roughly 700 American families. At the peak of the occupation, about 14,800 families employed some 25,000 Japanese servants to ease the “rigours” of overseas duty. Even enlisted men in the sparse quonset-hut towns around the city lived like kings compared with ordinary Japanese. Japanese workers cleaned barracks, did kitchen chores, and handled other base duties. The lowest private earned a 25% hardship bonus until these special allotments were discontinued in 1949. Most military families quickly adjusted to a pampered lifestyle that went beyond maids and “boys,” including cooks, laundresses, babysitters, gardeners, and masseuses. Perks included spacious quarters with swimming pools, central heating, hot running water, and modern plumbing. Two observers compared GHQ to the British Raj at its height. George F. Kennan, head of the State Department's Policy Planning Staff, warned during his 1948 mission to Japan that Americans had monopolized “everything that smacks of comfort or elegance or luxury,” criticizing what he called the “American brand of philistinism” and the “monumental imperviousness” of MacArthur's staff to the Japanese suffering. This conqueror's mentality also showed in the bullying attitudes many top occupation officials displayed toward the Japanese with whom they dealt. Major Faubion Bowers, MacArthur's military secretary, later said, “I and nearly all the occupation people I knew were extremely conceited and extremely arrogant and used our power every inch of the way.” Initially, there were spasms of defiance against the occupation forces, such as anonymous stone-throwing, while armed robbery and minor assaults against occupation personnel were rife in the weeks and months after capitulation. Yet active resistance was neither widespread nor organized. The Americans successfully completed their initial deployment without violence, an astonishing feat given a heavily armed and vastly superior enemy operating on home terrain. The average citizen regarded the occupation as akin to force majeure, the unfortunate but inevitable aftermath of a natural calamity. Japan lay prostrate. Industrial output had fallen to about 10% of pre-war levels, and as late as 1946, more than 13 million remained unemployed. Nearly 40% of Japan's urban areas had been turned to rubble, and some 9 million people were homeless. The war-displaced, many of them orphans, slept in doorways and hallways, in bombed-out ruins, dugouts and packing crates, under bridges or on pavements, and crowded the hallways of train and subway stations. As winter 1945 descended, with food, fuel, and clothing scarce, people froze to death. Bonfires lit the streets to ward off the chill. "The only warm hands I have shaken thus far in Japan belonged to Americans," Mark Gayn noted in December 1945. "The Japanese do not have much of a chance to thaw out, and their hands are cold and red." Unable to afford shoes, many wore straw sandals; those with geta felt themselves privileged. The sight of a man wearing a woman's high-buttoned shoes in winter epitomized the daily struggle to stay dry and warm. Shantytowns built of scrap wood, rusted metal, and scavenged odds and ends sprang up everywhere, resembling vast junk yards. The poorest searched smouldering refuse heaps for castoffs that might be bartered for a scrap to eat or wear. Black markets (yami'ichi) run by Japanese, Koreans, and For-mosans mushroomed to replace collapsed distribution channels and cash in on inflated prices. Tokyo became "a world of scarcity in which every nail, every rag, and even a tangerine peel [had a] market value." Psychologically numbed, disoriented, and disillusioned with their leaders, demobilized veterans and civilians alike struggled to get their bearings, shed militaristic ideologies, and begin to embrace new values. In the vacuum of defeat, the Japanese people appeared ready to reject the past and grasp at the straw held out by the former enemy. Relations between occupier and occupied were not smooth, however. American troops comported themselves like conquerors, especially in the early weeks and months of occupation. Much of the violence was directed against women, with the first attacks beginning within hours after the landing of advance units. When US paratroopers landed in Sapporo, an orgy of looting, sexual violence, and drunken brawling ensued. Newspaper accounts reported 931 serious offences by GIs in the Yokohama area during the first week of occupation, including 487 armed robberies, 411 thefts of currency or goods, 9 rapes, 5 break-ins, 3 cases of assault and battery, and 16 other acts of lawlessness. In the first 10 days of occupation, there were 1,336 reported rapes by US soldiers in Kanagawa Prefecture alone. Americans were not the only perpetrators. A former prostitute recalled that when Australian troops arrived in Kure in early 1946, they “dragged young women into their jeeps, took them to the mountain, and then raped them. I heard them screaming for help nearly every night.” Such behaviour was commonplace, but news of criminal activity by occupation forces was quickly suppressed. On September 10, 1945, SCAP issued press and pre-censorship codes outlawing the publication of reports and statistics "inimical to the objectives of the occupation." In the sole instance of self-help General Eichelberger records in his memoirs, when locals formed a vigilante group and retaliated against off-duty GIs, 8th Army ordered armored vehicles into the streets and arrested the ringleaders, who received lengthy prison terms. Misbehavior ranged from black-market activity, petty theft, reckless driving, and disorderly conduct to vandalism, arson, murder, and rape. Soldiers and sailors often broke the law with impunity, and incidents of robbery, rape, and even murder were widely reported. Gang rapes and other sex atrocities were not infrequent; victims, shunned as outcasts, sometimes turned to prostitution in desperation, while others took their own lives to avoid bringing shame to their families. Military courts arrested relatively few soldiers for these offenses and convicted even fewer; Japanese attempts at self-defense were punished severely, and restitution for victims was rare. Fearing the worst, Japanese authorities had already prepared countermeasures against the supposed rapacity of foreign soldiers. Imperial troops in East Asia and the Pacific had behaved brutally toward women, so the government established “sexual comfort-stations” manned by geisha, bar hostesses, and prostitutes to “satisfy the lust of the Occupation forces,” as the Higashikuni Cabinet put it. A budget of 100 million yen was set aside for these Recreation and Amusement Associations, financed initially with public funds but run as private enterprises under police supervision. Through these, the government hoped to protect the daughters of the well-born and middle class by turning to lower-class women to satisfy the soldiers' sexual appetites. By the end of 1945, brothel operators had rounded up an estimated 20,000 young women and herded them into RAA establishments nationwide. Eventually, as many as 70,000 are said to have ended up in the state-run sex industry. Thankfully, as military discipline took hold and fresh troops replaced the Allied veterans responsible for the early crime wave, violence subsided and the occupier's patronising behavior and the ugly misdeeds of a lawless few were gradually overlooked. However, fraternisation was frowned upon by both sides, and segregation was practiced in principle, with the Japanese excluded from areas reserved for Allied personnel until September 1949, when MacArthur lifted virtually all restrictions on friendly association, stating that he was “establishing the same relations between occupation personnel and the Japanese population as exists between troops stationed in the United States and the American people.” In principle, the Occupation's administrative structure was highly complex. The Far Eastern Commission, based in Washington, included representatives from all 13 countries that had fought against Japan and was established in 1946 to formulate basic principles. The Allied Council for Japan was created in the same year to assist in developing and implementing surrender terms and in administering the country. It consisted of representatives from the USA, the USSR, Nationalist China, and the British Commonwealth. Although both bodies were active at first, they were largely ineffectual due to unwieldy decision-making, disagreements between the national delegations (especially the USA and USSR), and the obstructionism of General Douglas MacArthur. In practice, SCAP, the executive authority of the occupation, effectively ruled Japan from 1945 to 1952. And since it took orders only from the US government, the Occupation became primarily an American affair. The US occupation program, effectively carried out by SCAP, was revolutionary and rested on a two-pronged approach. To ensure Japan would never again become a menace to the United States or to world peace, SCAP pursued disarmament and demilitarization, with continuing control over Japan's capacity to make war. This involved destroying military supplies and installations, demobilizing more than five million Japanese soldiers, and thoroughly discrediting the military establishment. Accordingly, SCAP ordered the purge of tens of thousands of designated persons from public service positions, including accused war criminals, military officers, leaders of ultranationalist societies, leaders in the Imperial Rule Assistance Association, business leaders tied to overseas expansion, governors of former Japanese colonies, and national leaders who had steered Japan into war. In addition, MacArthur's International Military Tribunal for the Far East established a military court in Tokyo. It had jurisdiction over those charged with Class A crimes, top leaders who had planned and directed the war. Also considered were Class B charges, covering conventional war crimes, and Class C charges, covering crimes against humanity. Yet the military court in Tokyo wouldn't be the only one. More than 5,700 lower-ranking personnel were charged with conventional war crimes in separate trials convened by Australia, China, France, the Dutch East Indies, the Philippines, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Of the 5,700 Japanese individuals indicted for Class B war crimes, 984 were sentenced to death; 475 received life sentences; 2,944 were given more limited prison terms; 1,018 were acquitted; and 279 were never brought to trial or not sentenced. Among these, many, like General Ando Rikichi and Lieutenant-General Nomi Toshio, chose to commit suicide before facing prosecution. Notable cases include Lieutenant-General Tani Hisao, who was sentenced to death by the Nanjing War Crimes Tribunal for his role in the Nanjing Massacre; Lieutenant-General Sakai Takashi, who was executed in Nanjing for the murder of British and Chinese civilians during the occupation of Hong Kong. General Okamura Yasuji was convicted of war crimes by the Tribunal, yet he was immediately protected by the personal order of Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-Shek, who kept him as a military adviser for the Kuomintang. In the Manila trials, General Yamashita Tomoyuki was sentenced to death as he was in overall command during the Sook Ching massacre, the Rape of Manila, and other atrocities. Lieutenant-General Homma Masaharu was likewise executed in Manila for atrocities committed by troops under his command during the Bataan Death March. General Imamura Hitoshi was sentenced to ten years in prison, but he considered the punishment too light and even had a replica of the prison built in his garden, remaining there until his death in 1968. Lieutenant-General Kanda Masatane received a 14-year sentence for war crimes on Bougainville, though he served only four years. Lieutenant-General Adachi Hatazo was sentenced to life imprisonment for war crimes in New Guinea and subsequently committed suicide on September 10, 1947. Lieutenant-General Teshima Fusataro received three years of forced labour for using a hospital ship to transport troops. Lieutenant-General Baba Masao was sentenced to death for ordering the Sandakan Death Marches, during which over 2,200 Australian and British prisoners of war perished. Lieutenant-General Tanabe Moritake was sentenced to death by a Dutch military tribunal for unspecified war crimes. Rear-Admiral Sakaibara Shigematsu was executed in Guam for ordering the Wake Island massacre, in which 98 American civilians were murdered. Lieutenant-General Inoue Sadae was condemned to death in Guam for permitting subordinates to execute three downed American airmen captured in Palau, though his sentence was commuted to life imprisonment in 1951 and he was released in 1953. Lieutenant-General Tachibana Yoshio was sentenced to death in Guam for his role in the Chichijima Incident, in which eight American airmen were cannibalized. By mid-1945, due to the Allied naval blockade, the 25,000 Japanese troops on Chichijima had run low on supplies. However, although the daily rice ration had been reduced from 400 grams per person per day to 240 grams, the troops were not at risk of starvation. In February and March 1945, in what would later be called the Chichijima incident, Tachibana Yoshio's senior staff turned to cannibalism. Nine American airmen had escaped from their planes after being shot down during bombing raids on Chichijima, eight of whom were captured. The ninth, the only one to evade capture, was future US President George H. W. Bush, then a 20-year-old pilot. Over several months, the prisoners were executed, and reportedly by the order of Major Matoba Sueyo, their bodies were butchered by the division's medical orderlies, with the livers and other organs consumed by the senior staff, including Matoba's superior Tachibana. In the Yokohama War Crimes Trials, Lieutenant-Generals Inada Masazumi and Yokoyama Isamu were convicted for their complicity in vivisection and other human medical experiments performed at Kyushu Imperial University on downed Allied airmen. The Tokyo War Crimes Trial, which began in May 1946 and lasted two and a half years, resulted in the execution by hanging of Generals Doihara Kenji and Itagaki Seishiro, and former Prime Ministers Hirota Koki and Tojo Hideki, for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and crimes against peace, specifically for the escalation of the Pacific War and for permitting the inhumane treatment of prisoners of war. Also sentenced to death were Lieutenant-General Muto Akira for his role in the Nanjing and Manila massacres; General Kimura Heitaro for planning the war strategy in China and Southeast Asia and for laxity in preventing atrocities against prisoners of war in Burma; and General Matsui Iwane for his involvement in the Rape of Nanjing. The seven defendants who were sentenced to death were executed at Sugamo Prison in Ikebukuro on December 23, 1948. Sixteen others were sentenced to life imprisonment, including the last Field Marshal Hata Shunroku, Generals Araki Sadao, Minami Hiro, and Umezu Shojiro, Admiral Shimada Shigetaro, former Prime Ministers Hiranuma Kiichiro and Koiso Kuniaki, Marquis Kido Koichi, and Colonel Hashimoto Kingoro, a major instigator of the second Sino-Japanese War. Additionally, former Foreign Ministers Togo Shigenori and Shigemitsu Mamoru received seven- and twenty-year sentences, respectively. The Soviet Union and Chinese Communist forces also held trials of Japanese war criminals, including the Khabarovsk War Crime Trials, which tried and found guilty some members of Japan's bacteriological and chemical warfare unit known as Unit 731. However, those who surrendered to the Americans were never brought to trial, as MacArthur granted immunity to Lieutenant-General Ishii Shiro and all members of the bacteriological research units in exchange for germ-w warfare data derived from human experimentation. If you would like to learn more about what I like to call Japan's Operation Paper clip, whereupon the US grabbed many scientists from Unit 731, check out my exclusive podcast. The SCAP-turn to democratization began with the drafting of a new constitution in 1947, addressing Japan's enduring feudal social structure. In the charter, sovereignty was vested in the people, and the emperor was designated a “symbol of the state and the unity of the people, deriving his position from the will of the people in whom resides sovereign power.” Because the emperor now possessed fewer powers than European constitutional monarchs, some have gone so far as to say that Japan became “a republic in fact if not in name.” Yet the retention of the emperor was, in fact, a compromise that suited both those who wanted to preserve the essence of the nation for stability and those who demanded that the emperor system, though not necessarily the emperor, should be expunged. In line with the democratic spirit of the new constitution, the peerage was abolished and the two-chamber Diet, to which the cabinet was now responsible, became the highest organ of state. The judiciary was made independent and local autonomy was granted in vital areas of jurisdiction such as education and the police. Moreover, the constitution stipulated that “the people shall not be prevented from enjoying any of the fundamental human rights,” that they “shall be respected as individuals,” and that “their right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness shall … be the supreme consideration in legislation.” Its 29 articles guaranteed basic human rights: equality, freedom from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, sex, social status or family origin, freedom of thought and freedom of religion. Finally, in its most controversial section, Article 9, the “peace clause,” Japan “renounce[d] war as a sovereign right of the nation” and vowed not to maintain any military forces and “other war potential.” To instill a thoroughly democratic ethos, reforms touched every facet of society. The dissolution of the zaibatsu decentralised economic power; the 1945 Labour Union Law and the 1946 Labour Relations Act guaranteed workers the right to collective action; the 1947 Labour Standards Law established basic working standards for men and women; and the revised Civil Code of 1948 abolished the patriarchal household and enshrined sexual equality. Reflecting core American principles, SCAP introduced a 6-3-3 schooling system, six years of compulsory elementary education, three years of junior high, and an optional three years of senior high, along with the aim of secular, locally controlled education. More crucially, ideological reform followed: censorship of feudal material in media, revision of textbooks, and prohibition of ideas glorifying war, dying for the emperor, or venerating war heroes. With women enfranchised and young people shaped to counter militarism and ultranationalism, rural Japan was transformed to undermine lingering class divisions. The land reform program provided for the purchase of all land held by absentee landlords, allowed resident landlords and owner-farmers to retain a set amount of land, and required that the remaining land be sold to the government so it could be offered to existing tenants. In 1948, amid the intensifying tensions of the Cold War that would soon culminate in the Korean War, the occupation's focus shifted from demilitarization and democratization toward economic rehabilitation and, ultimately, the remilitarization of Japan, an shift now known as the “Reverse Course.” The country was thus rebuilt as the Pacific region's primary bulwark against the spread of Communism. An Economic Stabilisation Programme was introduced, including a five-year plan to coordinate production and target capital through the Reconstruction Finance Bank. In 1949, the anti-inflationary Dodge Plan was adopted, advocating balanced budgets, fixing the exchange rate at 360 yen to the dollar, and ending broad government intervention. Additionally, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry was formed and supported the formation of conglomerates centered around banks, which encouraged the reemergence of a somewhat weakened set of zaibatsu, including Mitsui and Mitsubishi. By the end of the Occupation era, Japan was on the verge of surpassing its 1934–1936 levels of economic growth. Equally important was Japan's rearmament in alignment with American foreign policy: a National Police Reserve of about 75,000 was created with the outbreak of the Korean War; by 1952 it had expanded to 110,000 and was renamed the Self-Defense Force after the inclusion of an air force. However, the Reverse Course also facilitated the reestablishment of conservative politics and the rollback of gains made by women and the reforms of local autonomy and education. As the Occupation progressed, the Americans permitted greater Japanese initiative, and power gradually shifted from the reformers to the moderates. By 1949, the purge of the right came under review, and many who had been condemned began returning to influence, if not to the Diet, then to behind-the-scenes power. At the same time, Japanese authorities, with MacArthur's support, began purging left-wing activists. In June 1950, for example, the central office of the Japan Communist Party and the editorial board of The Red Flag were purged. The gains made by women also seemed to be reversed. Women were elected to 8% of available seats in the first lower-house election in 1946, but to only 2% in 1952, a trend not reversed until the so-called Madonna Boom of the 1980s. Although the number of women voting continued to rise, female politicisation remained more superficial than might be imagined. Women's employment also appeared little affected by labour legislation: though women formed nearly 40% of the labor force in 1952, they earned only 45% as much as men. Indeed, women's attitudes toward labor were influenced less by the new ethos of fulfilling individual potential than by traditional views of family and workplace responsibilities. In the areas of local autonomy and education, substantial modifications were made to the reforms. Because local authorities lacked sufficient power to tax, they were unable to realise their extensive powers, and, as a result, key responsibilities were transferred back to national jurisdiction. In 1951, for example, 90% of villages and towns placed their police forces under the control of the newly formed National Police Agency. Central control over education was also gradually reasserted; in 1951, the Yoshida government attempted to reintroduce ethics classes, proposed tighter central oversight of textbooks, and recommended abolishing local school board elections. By the end of the decade, all these changes had been implemented. The Soviet occupation of the Kurile Islands and the Habomai Islets was completed with Russian troops fully deployed by September 5. Immediately after the onset of the occupation, amid a climate of insecurity and fear marked by reports of sporadic rape and physical assault and widespread looting by occupying troops, an estimated 4,000 islanders fled to Hokkaido rather than face an uncertain repatriation. As Soviet forces moved in, they seized or destroyed telephone and telegraph installations and halted ship movements into and out of the islands, leaving residents without adequate food and other winter provisions. Yet, unlike Manchuria, where Japanese civilians faced widespread sexual violence and pillage, systematic violence against the civilian population on the Kuriles appears to have been exceptional. A series of military government proclamations assured islanders of safety so long as they did not resist Soviet rule and carried on normally; however, these orders also prohibited activities not explicitly authorized by the Red Army, which imposed many hardships on civilians. Residents endured harsh conditions under Soviet rule until late 1948, when Japanese repatriation out of the Kurils was completed. The Kuriles posed a special diplomatic problem, as the occupation of the southernmost islands—the Northern Territories—ignited a long-standing dispute between Tokyo and Moscow that continues to impede the normalisation of relations today. Although the Kuriles were promised to the Soviet Union in the Yalta agreement, Japan and the United States argued that this did not apply to the Northern Territories, since they were not part of the Kurile Islands. A substantial dispute regarding the status of the Kurile Islands arose between the United States and the Soviet Union during the preparation of the Treaty of San Francisco, which was intended as a permanent peace treaty between Japan and the Allied Powers of World War II. The treaty was ultimately signed by 49 nations in San Francisco on September 8, 1951, and came into force on April 28, 1952. It ended Japan's role as an imperial power, allocated compensation to Allied nations and former prisoners of war who had suffered Japanese war crimes, ended the Allied post-war occupation of Japan, and returned full sovereignty to Japan. Effectively, the document officially renounced Japan's treaty rights derived from the Boxer Protocol of 1901 and its rights to Korea, Formosa and the Pescadores, the Kurile Islands, the Spratly Islands, Antarctica, and South Sakhalin. Japan's South Seas Mandate, namely the Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands, and Caroline Islands, had already been formally revoked by the United Nations on July 18, 1947, making the United States responsible for administration of those islands under a UN trusteeship agreement that established the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. In turn, the Bonin, Volcano, and Ryukyu Islands were progressively restored to Japan between 1953 and 1972, along with the Senkaku Islands, which were disputed by both Communist and Nationalist China. In addition, alongside the Treaty of San Francisco, Japan and the United States signed a Security Treaty that established a long-lasting military alliance between them. Although Japan renounced its rights to the Kuriles, the U.S. State Department later clarified that “the Habomai Islands and Shikotan ... are properly part of Hokkaido and that Japan is entitled to sovereignty over them,” hence why the Soviets refused to sign the treaty. Britain and the United States agreed that territorial rights would not be granted to nations that did not sign the Treaty of San Francisco, and as a result the Kurile Islands were not formally recognized as Soviet territory. A separate peace treaty, the Treaty of Taipei (formally the Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty), was signed in Taipei on April 28, 1952 between Japan and the Kuomintang, and on June 9 of that year the Treaty of Peace Between Japan and India followed. Finally, Japan and the Soviet Union ended their formal state of war with the Soviet–Japanese Joint Declaration of 1956, though this did not settle the Kurile Islands dispute. Even after these formal steps, Japan as a nation was not in a formal state of war, and many Japanese continued to believe the war was ongoing; those who held out after the surrender came to be known as Japanese holdouts.  Captain Oba Sakae and his medical company participated in the Saipan campaign beginning on July 7, 1944, and took part in what would become the largest banzai charge of the Pacific War. After 15 hours of intense hand-to-hand combat, almost 4,300 Japanese soldiers were dead, and Oba and his men were presumed among them. In reality, however, he survived the battle and gradually assumed command of over a hundred additional soldiers. Only five men from his original unit survived the battle, two of whom died in the following months. Oba then led over 200 Japanese civilians deeper into the jungles to evade capture, organizing them into mountain caves and hidden jungle villages. When the soldiers were not assisting the civilians with survival tasks, Oba and his men continued their battle against the garrison of US Marines. He used the 1,552‑ft Mount Tapochau as their primary base, which offered an unobstructed 360-degree view of the island. From their base camp on the western slope of the mountain, Oba and his men occasionally conducted guerrilla-style raids on American positions. Due to the speed and stealth of these operations, and the Marines' frustrated attempts to find him, the Saipan Marines eventually referred to Oba as “The Fox.” Oba and his men held out on the island for 512 days, or about 16 months. On November 27, 1945, former Major-General Amo Umahachi was able to draw out some of the Japanese in hiding by singing the anthem of the Japanese infantry branch. Amo was then able to present documents from the defunct IGHQ to Oba ordering him and his 46 remaining men to surrender themselves to the Americans. On December 1, the Japanese soldiers gathered on Tapochau and sang a song of departure to the spirits of the war dead; Oba led his people out of the jungle and they presented themselves to the Marines of the 18th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Company. With great formality and commensurate dignity, Oba surrendered his sword to Lieutenant Colonel Howard G. Kirgis, and his men surrendered their arms and colors. On January 2, 1946, 20 Japanese soldiers hiding in a tunnel at Corregidor Island surrendered after learning the war had ended from a newspaper found while collecting water. In that same month, 120 Japanese were routed after a battle in the mountains 150 miles south of Manila. In April, during a seven-week campaign to clear Lubang Island, 41 more Japanese emerged from the jungle, unaware that the war had ended; however, a group of four Japanese continued to resist. In early 1947, Lieutenant Yamaguchi Ei and his band of 33 soldiers renewed fighting with the small Marine garrison on Peleliu, prompting reinforcements under Rear-Admiral Charles Pownall to be brought to the island to hunt down the guerrilla group. Along with them came former Rear-Admiral Sumikawa Michio, who ultimately convinced Yamaguchi to surrender in April after almost three years of guerrilla warfare. Also in April, seven Japanese emerged from Palawan Island and fifteen armed stragglers emerged from Luzon. In January 1948, 200 troops surrendered on Mindanao; and on May 12, the Associated Press reported that two unnamed Japanese soldiers had surrendered to civilian policemen in Guam the day before. On January 6, 1949, two former IJN soldiers, machine gunners Matsudo Rikio and Yamakage Kufuku, were discovered on Iwo Jima and surrendered peacefully. In March 1950, Private Akatsu Yūichi surrendered in the village of Looc, leaving only three Japanese still resisting on Lubang. By 1951 a group of Japanese on Anatahan Island refused to believe that the war was over and resisted every attempt by the Navy to remove them. This group was first discovered in February 1945, when several Chamorros from Saipan were sent to the island to recover the bodies of a Saipan-based B-29. The Chamorros reported that there were about thirty Japanese survivors from three ships sunk in June 1944, one of which was an Okinawan woman. Personal aggravations developed from the close confines of a small group on a small island and from tuba drinking; among the holdouts, 6 of 11 deaths were the result of violence, and one man displayed 13 knife wounds. The presence of only one woman, Higa Kazuko, caused considerable difficulty as she would transfer her affections among at least four men after each of them mysteriously disappeared, purportedly “swallowed by the waves while fishing.” According to the more sensational versions of the Anatahan tale, 11 of the 30 navy sailors stranded on the island died due to violent struggles over her affections. In July 1950, Higa went to the beach when an American vessel appeared offshore and finally asked to be removed from the island. She was taken to Saipan aboard the Miss Susie and, upon arrival, told authorities that the men on the island did not believe the war was over. As the Japanese government showed interest in the situation on Anatahan, the families of the holdouts were contacted in Japan and urged by the Navy to write letters stating that the war was over and that the holdouts should surrender. The letters were dropped by air on June 26 and ultimately convinced the holdouts to give themselves up. Thus, six years after the end of World War II, “Operation Removal” commenced from Saipan under the command of Lt. Commander James B. Johnson, USNR, aboard the Navy Tug USS Cocopa. Johnson and an interpreter went ashore by rubber boat and formally accepted the surrender on the morning of June 30, 1951. The Anatahan femme fatale story later inspired the 1953 Japanese film Anatahan and the 1998 novel Cage on the Sea. In 1953, Murata Susumu, the last holdout on Tinian, was finally captured. The next year, on May 7, Corporal Sumada Shoichi was killed in a clash with Filipino soldiers, leaving only two Japanese still resisting on Lubang. In November 1955, Seaman Kinoshita Noboru was captured in the Luzon jungle but soon after committed suicide rather than “return to Japan in defeat.” That same year, four Japanese airmen surrendered at Hollandia in Dutch New Guinea; and in 1956, nine soldiers were located and sent home from Morotai, while four men surrendered on Mindoro. In May 1960, Sergeant Ito Masashi became one of the last Japanese to surrender at Guam after the capture of his comrade Private Minagawa Bunzo, but the final surrender at Guam would come later with Sergeant Yokoi Shoichi. Sergeant Yokoi Shoichi survived in the jungles of Guam by living for years in an elaborately dug hole, subsisting on snails and lizards, a fate that, while undignified, showcased his ingenuity and resilience and earned him a warm welcome on his return to Japan. His capture was not heroic in the traditional sense: he was found half-starving by a group of villagers while foraging for shrimp in a stream, and the broader context included his awareness as early as 1952 that the war had ended. He explained that the wartime bushido code, emphasizing self-sacrifice or suicide rather than self-preservation, had left him fearing that repatriation would label him a deserter and likely lead to execution. Emerging from the jungle, Yokoi also became a vocal critic of Japan's wartime leadership, including Emperor Hirohito, which fits a view of him as a product of, and a prisoner within, his own education, military training, and the censorship and propaganda of the era. When asked by a young nephew how he survived so long on an island just a short distance from a major American airbase, he replied simply, “I was really good at hide and seek.”  That same year, Private Kozuka Kinshichi was killed in a shootout with Philippine police in October, leaving Lieutenant Onoda Hiroo still resisting on Lubang. Lieutenant Onoda Hiroo had been on Lubang since 1944, a few months before the Americans retook the Philippines. The last instructions he had received from his immediate superior ordered him to retreat to the interior of the island and harass the Allied occupying forces until the IJA eventually returned. Despite efforts by the Philippine Army, letters and newspapers left for him, radio broadcasts, and even a plea from Onoda's brother, he did not believe the war was over. On February 20, 1974, Onoda encountered a young Japanese university dropout named Suzuki Norio, who was traveling the world and had told friends that he planned to “look for Lieutenant Onoda, a panda, and the abominable snowman, in that order.” The two became friends, but Onoda stated that he was waiting for orders from one of his commanders. On March 9, 1974, Onoda went to an agreed-upon place and found a note left by Suzuki. Suzuki had brought along Onoda's former commander, Major Taniguchi, who delivered the oral orders for Onoda to surrender. Intelligence Officer 2nd Lt. Onoda Hiroo thus emerged from Lubang's jungle with his .25 caliber rifle, 500 rounds of ammunition, and several hand grenades. He surrendered 29 years after Japan's formal surrender, and 15 years after being declared legally dead in Japan. When he accepted that the war was over, he wept openly. He received a hero's welcome upon his return to Japan in 1974. The Japanese government offered him a large sum of money in back pay, which he refused. When money was pressed on him by well-wishers, he donated it to Yasukuni Shrine. Onoda was reportedly unhappy with the attention and what he saw as the withering of traditional Japanese values. He wrote No Surrender: My Thirty-Year War, a best-selling autobiography published in 1974. Yet the last Japanese to surrender would be Private Nakamura Teruo, an Amis aborigine from Formosa and a member of the Takasago Volunteers. Private Nakamura Teruo spent the tail end of World War II with a dwindling band on Morotai, repeatedly dispersing and reassembling in the jungle as they hunted for food. The group suffered continuous losses to starvation and disease, and survivors described Nakamura as highly self-sufficient. He left to live alone somewhere in the Morotai highlands between 1946 and 1947, rejoined the main group in 1950, and then disappeared again a few years later. Nakamura hinted in print that he fled into the jungle because he feared the other holdouts might murder him. He survives for decades beyond the war, eventually being found by 11 Indonesian soldiers. The emergence of an indigenous Taiwanese soldier among the search party embarrassed Japan as it sought to move past its imperial past. Many Japanese felt Nakamura deserved compensation for decades of loyalty, only to learn that his back pay for three decades of service amounted to 68,000 yen.   Nakamura's experience of peace was complex. When a journalist asked how he felt about “wasting” three decades of his life on Morotai, he replied that the years had not been wasted; he had been serving his country. Yet the country he returned to was Taiwan, and upon disembarking in Taipei in early January 1975, he learned that his wife had a son he had never met and that she had remarried a decade after his official death. Nakamura eventually lived with a daughter, and his story concluded with a bittersweet note when his wife reconsidered and reconciled with him. Several Japanese soldiers joined local Communist and insurgent groups after the war to avoid surrender. Notably, in 1956 and 1958, two soldiers returned to Japan after service in China's People's Liberation Army. Two others who defected with a larger group to the Malayan Communist Party around 1945 laid down their arms in 1989 and repatriated the next year, becoming among the last to return home. That is all for today, but fear not I will provide a few more goodies over the next few weeks. I will be releasing some of my exclusive podcast episodes from my youtube membership and patreon that are about pacific war subjects. Like I promised the first one will be on why Emperor Hirohito surrendered. Until then if you need your fix you know where to find me: eastern front week by week, fall and rise of china, echoes of war or on my Youtube membership of patreon at www.patreon.com/pacificwarchannel.

In the milestone 100th episode of "Why Should We Care About the Indo-Pacific?", co-hosts Ray Powell and Jim Carouso celebrate their podcast's century mark with a fast-paced, insightful, and at times humorous look back at some of their most memorable moments, guests, and listener interactions. Without a guest this week, Ray and Jim turn the spotlight on themselves, their audience, their incredible slate of past guests, and a region that keeps changing the strategic map.The hosts set the tone for a reflective and dynamic show, diving into listener emails and social media comments that illustrate the podcast's loyal following from locations across the globe. Ray and Jim revisit some of the most interesting, provocative, quirky and timely lines from prior guests--including former US National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster, U.S. Pacific Air Forces Commander General Kevin Schneider, former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, President Surangel Whipps of Palau, former U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Commander Admiral Phil Davidson, and sitting Philippine Secretary of Defense Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro--challenging each other to recall who said what and why those remarks matter in today's Indo-Pacific landscape.A central theme is the evolving nature of U.S. strategy, from discussions of "spheres of influence" and the shift in national security focus to debates over U.S. credibility and engagement in regions beyond the Indo-Pacific. The hosts analyze how once-standard priorities such as the rules-based order and extended U.S. presence are now questioned domestically and abroad. Listener comments prompt discussion of perceptions of America across the region, concerns over interference, and the shifting balance of great power influence. The episode highlights President Whipps' steadfast support for Taiwan in the face of Chinese economic inducements--a striking example of Indo-Pacific agency and risk-taking in the current geopolitical climate.Memorable moments include insights from Secretary Teodoro on the critical role of the rules-based order for smaller states, self-deprecating tales of military karaoke anxiety from General Schneider, and a glancing critique of U.S. foreign policy “whiplash,” recalling both Afghanistan and Vietnam withdrawals. The podcast's ability to draw high-profile guests and engage in candid, sometimes irreverent dialogue is evident as the hosts reminisce. Woven through the humor and storytelling is a serious undercurrent about U.S. credibility, PRC aggression, alliance management, and the centrality of the Indo-Pacific in global affairs.The hosts close with tributes to listeners, their inimitable producer, Ian Ellis-Jones, and their gratitude for reaching 100 episodes amidst rapidly growing listenership--now surpassing 40,000 subscribers across all platforms. As always, we encourage feedback and celebrate our incredible audience, and promise to continue featuring the perspectives and stories that matter most to Indo-Pacific watchers.

María del Mar Palau, founder de Bankamoda by Diario La república

This season has been a blend of early mornings, long runs, cross-cultural connections, and unexpected wisdom. In this recap, I reflect on the highlights and lessons of June–August 2025:Shifting Rhythms

El objetivo ha sido el hilo conductor que me ha acompañado durante toda esta charla con Sunne, uno de los nombres propios del podcasting nacional, y más aún si hablamos del evento que organiza cada septiembre en Palau-solità i Plegamans: Podtalks. Un encuentro que, si me sigues desde hace tiempo, sabrás que me gusta definir como una cita imprescindible para cualquier persona que ame el podcasting en su vertiente más genuina. Y digo genuina porque es de esos pocos espacios donde puedes tener una charla sin focos, sin guiones, sin vídeos, sin marcas dictando lo que se puede o no decir. Un sitio donde cualquier oyente puede convertirse en ponente, y cualquier ponente puede quedarse simplemente escuchando desde la butaca. Este episodio ha sido especial, no solo porque es el segundo de la temporada o el capítulo 1202, sino porque Sunne se ha venido Al otro lado del micrófono para contarnos en primera persona cómo está planteado Podtalks 2025. Y ya te adelanto que no tiene nada que ver con la típica jornada de charlas encorsetadas, presentaciones de PowerPoint o discursos preparados. Aquí el guion lo escribe el público. O mejor dicho, los podcasters y los oyentes que acuden con la voluntad de aportar, de compartir y de aprender entre iguales. Durante la conversación, hemos hablado del formato del evento, de cómo ha ido evolucionando con los años y del cambio de paradigma que busca generar. Porque sí, en esta edición no habrá ni ponencias ni ponentes. El protagonismo lo tiene quien pregunta, quien escucha, quien propone. Desde el primer minuto de la mañana hasta que entren las pizzas por la puerta trasera del teatro, todo girará en torno a esa interacción espontánea, horizontal y sin jerarquías. Porque lo que se busca no es llenar un auditorio, sino provocar ideas, debates y conexiones reales entre personas con una misma pasión. Y, por supuesto, ha salido el tema del nuevo libro de Sune: FAQ Podcast. Un título que, más allá del guiño, recoge respuestas prácticas, reales y actuales a muchas de las preguntas que quienes nos dedicamos a esto escuchamos a diario. Desde cómo arrancar un podcast hasta cómo monetizarlo sin perder el rumbo. Un libro que busca no caducar, porque está escrito desde la experiencia directa y no desde la teoría de manual.Puedes comprarlo a través de mi enlace de afiliados de Amazon: https://amzn.to/41g2EqTPodtalks 2025 llega en un contexto donde muchos eventos del sector se han profesionalizado tanto que a veces uno sale sintiendo que lo está haciendo todo mal. Aquí, en cambio, saldrás con la sensación de que formas parte de una comunidad, que puedes contar lo que haces sin tener 10.000 escuchas al mes, y que el podcasting sigue siendo un medio donde la autenticidad importa más que los algoritmos. Sunne lo ha dejado claro: el objetivo de este evento es que todas las personas que vayan se sientan escuchadas. Así que si tienes dudas, ideas o simplemente curiosidad por saber qué se cuece en el mundillo del podcasting más allá de los focos y las cifras, ya estás tardando en reservar el 6 de septiembre en tu calendario. Porque allí es donde ocurren esas charlas que luego recuerdas durante todo el año. Y eso, créeme, vale más que cualquier número de descargas.Consulta toda la información sobre la edición 2025 de Podtalks en su web: https://podtalks.es/_________________Este capítulo llega a tus oídos gracias a ‘Efemerides Podcast', el programa que repasa los hechos históricos acontecidos de cada día del año en formato semanal. Presentado por David Tella y distribuido en todas las plataformas. Suscríbete a través de tu favorita entrando en el siguiente enlace https://pod.link/1078972069______________________________ ¡Gracias por pasarte 'Al otro lado del micrófono' un día más para seguir aprendiendo sobre podcasting! Si quieres descubrir cómo puedes unirte a la comunidad o a los diferentes canales donde está presente este podcast, te invito a visitar https://alotroladodelmicrofono.com/unete Además, puedes apoyar el proyecto mediante un pequeño impulso mensual, desde un granito de café mensual hasta un brunch digital. Descubre las diferentes opciones entrando en: https://alotroladodelmicrofono.com/cafe. También puedes apoyar el proyecto a través de tus compras en Amazon mediante mi enlace de afiliados https://alotroladodelmicrofono.com/amazon La voz que puedes escuchar en la intro del podcast es de Juan Navarro Torelló (PoniendoVoces) y el diseño visual es de Antonio Poveda. La dirección, grabación y locución corre a cargo de Jorge Marín. La sintonía que puedes escuchar en cada capítulo ha sido creada por Jason Show y se titula: 2 Above Zero.  'Al otro lado del micrófono' es una creación de EOVE Productora.

Jenn speaks to Taiwanese Pilates instructor, Rebecca Lin founder of ATMAN WELLNESS in Taipei. In this episode we deep dive into Rebecca's journey thus far from the lost of her late father at the age of 10, exploring herself and her talents from her school days to her postgraduate career as a journalist to hear suicidal thoughts and how a near death experiencing scuba diving in Palau at the age of 24 forever changed her perspective on life. She shares with us how she rediscovered herself, healing her relationship with her own mom and why she chose to start a fitness studio with her husband. (Recorded on July 15, 2025)About Rebecca LinRebecca ,20年的健身產業教學工作資歷，目前是教室主理人、一位母親、一位太太、一位陪伴學生、家人和自己的提燈者與擺渡人，期許自己能夠在生命旅程當中，保持善良、慈悲和體驗生命的流。Episode Resources:IG 一個瑜伽行者的自傳瑜伽真的有用嗎?愛的業力法當下的力量: 通往靈性開悟的指引當和尚遇到鑽石近乎佛教徒 (第4版)

Post de la final en directo desde el Palau d'Esports l'Illa de Benidorm, donde nos encontramos impresiones de personalidades como Yurena o Vocalissima y presenciamos un robo en directo (de Happy Meals). Programa emitido el 2 de febrero de 2025.

El programa comienza con la compositora española Alba Sánchez Torremocha, creadora de la banda sonora de 'Los futbolísimos 2'. Su trabajo se suma a una franquicia muy querida por el público joven, aportando una identidad musical renovada que acompaña la energía y el humor característicos de la saga que dirige Miguel Ángel Lamata.Desde Málaga viajamos al Festival Internacional de Teatro Clásico de Mérida, donde se estrena 'Los hermanos', de Terencio, bajo la dirección de Chiqui Carabante. La obra, protagonizada por Pepón Nieto, plantea con humor el eterno debate sobre los modelos educativos: una crianza severa y rígida frente a otra más abierta y liberal. A través de los personajes interpretados por Cristina Medina y Eva Isanta, la comedia contrapone estilos de vida y concepciones sociales que aún hoy siguen vigentes. La cobertura la ofrece Julio Noriega.El Museo de América, dependiente del Ministerio de Cultura, avanza en la renovación de sus exposiciones con un enfoque más actual y participativo. Una de sus nuevas muestras se centra en un objeto cotidiano cargado de simbolismo e historia, poniendo de relieve cómo la museografía puede actualizar la mirada hacia piezas que parecían relegadas al pasado. Lo cuenta Ángela Núñez.En Barcelona, el Museo del Diseño dedica una amplia exposición a Miguel Milá, referente del diseño barcelonés y figura clave en su modernización. La muestra reúne 200 piezas entre prototipos, planos y obras recientes, ofreciendo un recorrido de más de 70 años de trayectoria creativa. La información llega de la mano de Agnes Batlle.La música clásica cierra el programa de la mano de Martin Llade con una adaptación de 'Romeo y Julieta' de Sergei Prokofiev. Cristina Cordero (viola) y Juan Barahona (piano) presentan una lectura personal estrenada en el Palau de la Música Catalana y ahora publicada en disco por el sello Pirastro. Con ilustraciones de Emma de la Fuente y la narración a cargo de los propios intérpretes, la obra conecta tanto con la tragedia de Shakespeare como con la versión anterior de Luigi da Porto. Una propuesta que une interpretación musical, relato y tradición literaria en un mismo proyecto.Escuchar audio

Post de la primera semifinal en directo desde el Palau d'Esports l'Illa de Benidorm. Programa emitido el 28 de enero de 2025.

Post de la segunda semifinal en directo desde el Palau d'Esports l'Illa de Benidorm. Programa emitido el 30 de enero de 2025.

Dr. Li-Meng Yan w/ The Voice of Dr. Yan – What truly stands out is not tourism development or hotel investments, but the CCP's systematic gray-zone warfare against America's “Second Island Chain.” These activities are not ordinary business ventures, but carefully premeditated moves designed to be transformed into military assets at any moment — an approach that vividly reflects the CCP's...

In this episode of the ⁠⁠Innovative Church Leaders podcast, ⁠⁠Dr. Eric Bryant⁠⁠ interviews ⁠⁠⁠Kevin Palau, president of Palau. What does evangelism look like in a progressive city? In this episode, Kevin Palau shares how churches in Portland moved from isolation to collaboration—focusing on service, unity, and humility. Learn how Together PDX and SharePDX are reshaping outreach and how you can lead with boldness and grace in your city.5 Key Takeaways:Community Service Opens Doors for EvangelismServing the city builds credibility and opens hearts to the gospel in ways traditional methods often don't.Humility Opens DoorsEngaging local leaders with respect—not an agenda—creates long-term influence and trust.Church Unity Fuels ImpactIn progressive cities like Portland, collaboration among churches is essential for meaningful outreach.Intentional Evangelism Still MattersWhile service is vital, clearly sharing about Jesus must remain central and deliberate.If It Works in Portland, It Can Work AnywhereThe transformation happening in one of the most unchurched cities in America offers hope—and a model—for every community.Follow Us:Stay connected and never miss an episode!• YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@InnovativeChurchLeaders⁠⁠⁠• Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-post-christian-podcast/id1509588357⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ •Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/6ZeQIrzr2tCMyq1VdwxGNn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Facebook: / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠InnovativeChurchLeaders⁠⁠⁠• TikTok: /⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠InnovativeChurchLeaders⁠⁠⁠• Instagram: / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠InnovativeChurchLeaders ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe & Share:If you found this episode helpful, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with fellow leaders and friends to help pastors experience and bring renewal.Key Moments with Timestamps:00:00 Introduction to Kevin Palau and His Mission02:47 The Evolution of Evangelism in Portland05:45 Together PDX: Building Community Through Service08:33 The Shift to Intentional Evangelism11:33 Lessons from the Book 'Unlikely'14:20 Navigating Challenges in a Progressive City17:06 The Importance of Humility and Collaboration19:49 Reflections on Impact and Future DirectionsHead over to ⁠⁠⁠innovativechurchleaders.org⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠for additional resources and subscribe to stay updated on future episodes.#InnovativeChurchLeaders #innovation #KingdomofGod #EricBryant #ChurchLeadership #outreach #Discipleship #Evangelism #ChurchHealth #Pastors #creativity #jesus #christianity #faith #faithinaction #renewal #Kevin Palau #LuisPalau #Palau #TogetherPDX #SharePDX #communityservice #Portland #churchunity #humility

Pol Arnau ha estat l'encarregat del Pregó Satíric de l'Agrupació de Balls Populars . Qui va ser hereu de l'entitat l'any 2019, ha format durant anys part del Ball de Pastorets, ara és ballador al Ball de Gitanes i va ser vocal de la junta de l'ABPS ha aplegat un centenar de persones davant la porta del Palau del Rei Moro en un acte que any rere any es consolida. Arnau ha fet un repàs irònic i crític a la gestió de la festa i als seus responsables i ha posat en valor el paper de l'Agrupació de Balls Populars en la festa. A partir de bombetes el pregoner ha anat passant de temes entre els que ha destacat el joc de preguntes que ha realitzat al president de la Comissió de Sant Bartomeu i Santa Tecla, Xavier Salmeron. L'entrada #FMSitges25. El Pregó Satíric de l’ABPS ha aparegut primer a Radio Maricel.

In Pacific Waves today: My Tongan language keeps me grounded - Dr Suliana Mone; Palau president bemoans exclusion of PIF partners; From the classroom to Bougainville parliament. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

We reach former Canadian Ambassador to Russia Jeremy Kinsman for a breakdown of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin's meeting.Tariffs are keeping Bick's pickles off the shelves of some Canadian retailers … and the company's CEO says that's putting him in a real pickle. A negotiator from Palau tells us what the collapse of plastics treaty talks in Geneva mean for vulnerable Pacific island nations like hers.A would-be-bride explains what inspired her to go prospecting for her own engagement ring diamond. And why the whole experience really rocked.School is back in LA. And on top of making sure students stay on top of their classwork, a high school teacher is also trying to ease their fears about ICE raids.The inaugural World Humanoid Robot Games kick off in Beijing, showcasing the athletic prowess of robots. And their limitations too -- after one runner's head -- falls off, mid-race. As It Happens, the Friday edition, radio that declares the results of the race null and droid

Melissa chatted to Clayton about the documentary about her life - Return to Palau. After her whole family was tragically murdered, Melissa returned to Palau many years later and miraculously met with her family's killer, and her abductor, who left her for dead in a ravine. The impact on both Melissa's life and the entire population of Palau is truly amazing.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a groundbreaking episode, Ray and Jim welcome their first-ever head of state as a guest—President Surangel Whipps Jr., the 10th President of the Republic of Palau. This historic interview marks a milestone for the podcast, which has previously featured cabinet ministers, four-star officers, ambassadors, and parliamentarians across 90+ episodes.President Whipps delivered a powerful message about Palau's steadfast diplomatic recognition of Taiwan, declaring the relationship as lasting "until death do us part". Despite China's economic inducements and tourism boycotts, this Pacific island nation of just 20,000 people remains one of only 12 countries worldwide that continue to recognize Taiwan diplomatically.The president explained that Palau values partnerships with countries sharing the same principles: rule of law and aninternational rules-based order. Since becoming diplomatic allies with Taiwan in 1999, Palau has weathered significant economic pressure, including China's tourism boycott that reduced visitors from 100,000 Chinese tourists (then representing 70% of its total tourism) to zero after 2016.President Whipps shared compelling examples of China's economic warfare tactics, including offers to build casinos to solve Palau's pension crisis and promises of "a million tourists" with unlimited hotel development. However, the president emphasized that mass Chinese tourism brought environmental challenges, including illegal harvesting of protected species like the bumphead parrotfish and Napoleon wrasse.Under the Compact of Free Association (COFA), recently renewed, Palau maintains a perpetual defense relationship with the United States. The compact grants the US security and denial rights to Palau while providing economic stability and protection. President Whipps highlighted the construction of an over-the-horizon radar site, emphasizing that Palau has "always had a target on our back because of our location".Managing an exclusive economic zone the size of Texas with only two patrol boats presents enormous challenges. Whipps described ongoing issues with illegal fishing, unauthorized Chinese research vessels, and the discovery of 100 fish aggregating devices in Palau's waters. Chinese research vessels have been operating year-round in Palau's extended continental shelf, even naming underwater ridges with Chinese names.The president delivered sobering testimony about climate change impacts, describing it as "like a slow death" compared to the bombings of World War II. Palau faces disappearing stingless jellyfish (their top tourist attraction), rising sea levels, and the potential loss of entire low-lying islands with their unique cultures and languages.President Whipps emphasized the importance of multilateral partnerships, referencing Palau's traditional symbol of the surgeonfish: "when danger comes, you come together”. Through the Pacific Island Forum and other alliances, small island nations amplify their voices on critical issues like maritime security and climate change.This unprecedented interview offers unique insights from a Pacific island leader navigating great power competition while protecting sovereignty, culture, and environment.

En este episodio hablamos sin filtros con Juan Palau, el actor y cantante que dio vida a Drama Key en La Reina del Flow. Desde cómo iba a la par con Maluma, hasta por qué dejó la música en su mejor momento, Palau revela los secretos que nadie te cuenta de la industria musical y de actuar en una serie de Netflix. Descubrí cómo es grabar escenas con miles de fans que no existen, por qué los premios a veces se negocian, cómo fue sobrevivir a un secuestro exprés y qué hay detrás de un personaje que lo marcó para siempre. INSTAGRAM: @elcanaldemomoTIKTOK: @elcanaldemomoFACEBOOK: El canal de MomoX: @ElcanaldeMomo_________________________Distribuido por: Genuina Media

Passem una tarda calorosa de dissabte a la sala de les cosidores del Palau del Rei Moro, amb la companyia immillorable de l'Ada, en Nil, l'Ona i la Vera. Tenen entre 9 i 10 anys i són una part activa de la Festa Major: la viuen, la ballen, i també la pensen, com els adults. Una conversa moderada per la Maria Junyent, membre de la Comissió de Festa Major. L'entrada La cirereta: la Festa Major explicada per la canalla ha aparegut primer a Radio Maricel.

Get other content and the newsletter at wickedproblems.earth.Climate Justice: ICJ's Historic Ruling and Its Global ImpactIn this episode of Wicked Problems, host Richard Delavan is joined by Professor Elizabeth Holland from Brown University to discuss a historic advisory opinion handed down by the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The ruling, initiated by Pacific Island students, declares climate science as a binding element under customary international law, obligating states to take stronger climate action. Elizabeth shares insights from her role as a science negotiator for Palau and the significance of the court's ruling for vulnerable nations and future generations. This episode also features voices from those who played pivotal roles in making this judgment a reality, emphasizing the binding nature of climate obligations and the need for continuous global cooperation.00:00 Introduction: Climate Science as Law00:16 The Court's Advisory Opinion00:54 Human Impact and Cultural Struggles01:14 End of Impunity and Legal Obligations02:03 Interview with Professor Elizabeth Holland02:43 Reactions to the ICJ Ruling05:22 The Role of Small Island States05:50 Challenges in Climate Negotiations08:01 Legal Frameworks and Obligations09:43 Implications for the United States12:33 Personal Reflections and Contributions14:34 Celebrating the Youth Movement18:17 Art and Culture in Climate Advocacy21:21 Generational Promises and Songs26:38 Conclusion and Call to Action Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Day in Legal History: National Security Act of 1947On this day in legal history, July 25, 1947, Congress passed the National Security Act of 1947, fundamentally reshaping the American national security infrastructure in the wake of World War II. The legislation created a unified framework to coordinate defense and intelligence operations, aiming to prevent the bureaucratic fragmentation that had plagued wartime decision-making. One of its central provisions was the formation of the National Security Council (NSC), designed to advise the president on domestic, foreign, and military policies related to national security.The Act also established the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), which replaced the wartime Office of Strategic Services (OSS) and became the first peacetime intelligence agency tasked with gathering, analyzing, and coordinating intelligence. Additionally, it created the National Military Establishment (later renamed the Department of Defense in 1949), which consolidated the War Department and the Navy Department under a single executive authority.Within the National Military Establishment, the Act preserved the autonomy of the Army and Navy while officially creating a separate branch: the United States Air Force. It also formalized the Joint Chiefs of Staff to provide coordinated military advice to civilian leadership. These structural reforms sought to ensure more cohesive planning and execution of U.S. defense policy during a time of growing Cold War tensions.The legislation marked a profound shift in how the federal government approached global strategy, institutionalizing the military-intelligence bureaucracy that would define American power projection for decades. It also laid the legal groundwork for the modern national security state, with broad implications for executive authority, covert operations, and civil-military relations. As Cold War dynamics evolved, the institutions born from this Act became central to both overt diplomacy and covert action around the world.Ghislaine Maxwell, currently serving a 20-year sentence for aiding Jeffrey Epstein's abuse of minors, is petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn her conviction. Her legal team argues that a 2007 non-prosecution agreement made with Epstein in Florida should have shielded her and other associates from future federal prosecution. The case raises a significant legal issue: whether plea deals made by one U.S. Attorney's Office bind other federal jurisdictions. This question has divided circuit courts, increasing the chances the Supreme Court might take up the case when justices return from summer recess in late September.The Justice Department under Trump acknowledged the legal split but urged the Court to deny Maxwell's appeal, arguing that plea agreements are binding only between the negotiating parties. Maxwell's defense contends the 2007 deal's broad language promised immunity for co-conspirators nationwide, and that allowing prosecutors to renege undermines trust in the justice system. The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers supports her petition, citing the widespread use of plea agreements in American jurisprudence.The case unfolds amid renewed political pressure over Epstein-related disclosures, with Trump's administration walking back earlier commitments to release more records. The political sensitivity may affect the Supreme Court's willingness to get involved, especially given the presence of three Trump-appointed justices. Columbia Law professor Daniel Richman noted the unusual breadth of Epstein's original deal might make this a poor case for setting a national precedent, despite its legal significance.Amid Epstein furor, Ghislaine Maxwell seeks relief from US Supreme Court | ReutersThe Trump administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow it to implement major funding cuts to National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants, arguing the cuts align with its broader effort to dismantle federal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. A lower court had blocked the move in June, with U.S. District Judge William Young ruling that the cuts were unlawfully arbitrary and lacked clear justification, violating administrative law. The decision came after lawsuits from a coalition of researchers, public health groups, and 16 states led by Democratic administrations, who argued the grant cancellations were politically motivated and targeted research associated with DEI or gender identity.The administration contends that continuing to pay the $783 million in grants contradicts its policy goals. The Justice Department is also challenging the venue of the lawsuits, arguing they should have been brought in the Court of Federal Claims, which specializes in monetary claims against the federal government. The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently rejected that argument, refusing to pause Judge Young's ruling.Judge Young, despite being a Reagan appointee, sharply criticized the administration's actions as lacking any rational explanation and as ideologically driven. He noted that officials failed to define DEI while broadly discrediting grant-supported research without evidence. Critics, including NIH employees and scientists, have warned that the cuts undermine scientific integrity and public health.The Supreme Court, now with a 6-3 conservative majority, has been receptive to Trump administration appeals in similar cases. In April, it allowed comparable cuts to teacher training grants to proceed. The administration hopes for a similar result in this case.Trump administration asks US Supreme Court to allow NIH diversity-related cuts | ReutersGlass Lewis and Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), two leading proxy advisory firms, have filed lawsuits against Texas over a new state law restricting their ability to advise shareholders on environmental, social, governance (ESG), and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) matters. Proxy advisors provide independent recommendations to institutional investors—such as pension funds and asset managers—on how to vote on issues at shareholder meetings, including board elections, executive compensation, and corporate policies. This means their influence is significant in shaping corporate governance across markets.The new Texas law, signed by Governor Greg Abbott, requires these advisors to include disclaimers stating their recommendations may not be in the financial interest of shareholders and to back up ESG or DEI-related advice with financial analysis. Glass Lewis and ISS argue the law violates their First Amendment rights by forcing them to include government-mandated speech that contradicts their independent analysis and perspectives.Filed in federal court in Austin, the lawsuits name Attorney General Ken Paxton as the sole defendant. Both firms contend the law is politically motivated and will damage their reputations, cost them clients, and undermine shareholder oversight of corporate boards. ISS also criticized the law as serving to protect corporate executives from accountability, labeling it "anti-capitalist" and counter to shareholder interests.The legal challenge comes amid a broader rollback of corporate DEI programs nationwide and is part of a trend in Republican-led states to push back against what they see as left-leaning influence in financial decision-making. The law is scheduled to take effect on September 1, unless blocked by the court.Glass Lewis, ISS sue Texas over law limiting DEI, ESG proxy advice | ReutersThis week's closing theme is by Enrique Granados.This week's closing theme is Granados' masterwork Goyescas, Op. 11, a piano suite composed in 1911 and widely regarded as the Spanish composer's magnum opus. Subtitled Los majos enamorados (The Gallants in Love), the suite captures the spirit and elegance of 18th-century Madrid, evoking a romanticized world of passionate young lovers, elaborate dress, and melancholic reverie. Granados drew inspiration from the art of Francisco Goya, though the individual pieces are not linked directly to specific paintings. Instead, they are tonal impressions—musical vignettes steeped in the colors and textures of Goya's Spain.Goyescas is divided into two books. Granados premiered Book I on March 11, 1911, at the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona, showcasing his own virtuosic pianism. Book II followed in December of that year and was first performed in Paris at the Salle Pleyel on April 2, 1914. Each movement in the suite is rich with rhythmic flair, lyrical warmth, and emotional depth, capturing the elegance of Spanish courtship rituals and the melancholy undercurrents of unfulfilled longing.The suite's most famous piece, Quejas, o La Maja y el Ruiseñor (Lament, or The Maiden and the Nightingale), would later be famously echoed in the song “Bésame Mucho.” Granados' idiomatic use of ornamentation, rubato, and folkloric rhythms set a high watermark for Spanish piano music and influenced later composers such as Albéniz and Falla. Through Goyescas, Granados created a work that is both a tribute to Goya's vision and a deeply personal expression of turn-of-the-century Spanish romanticism.Without further ado, Enrique Granados' The Gallants in Love, the third movement, El Fandango del Candil. Enjoy! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.minimumcomp.com/subscribe

Alicia Parente nos ofrece tres curiosos temas para la semana: Las fiestas del apóstol, certamen de Habaneras y Festival del Carrillón en Barcelona.

This week's Better With Running podcast, Episode 256, kicks off with hosts Chris Armstrong and Zac Newman sharing their recent running adventures. Chris details his 58km week of easy runs, humorously describing the XCR 10km in Ballarat as the "flattest XC course" he's experienced, despite its "greasy surface" where he wished he could've worn spikes.The episode then features an interview with Run2PB Coach Madeline Heiner, a 2x Olympic Finalist and 10x Australian Representative, who recently won the Run Melbourne Half Marathon in 1:17:14. Madeline candidly discusses her evolving relationship with running post-elite retirement She offers insights into significant changes in running, such as shoe technology, social media's impact, and the sport's growing professionalization, while also sharing her goal to break three hours at the Sunshine Coast Marathon on August 3rd.Finally, the podcast welcomes back Isaac Oppenheimer, a unique talent who competed at the Pacific Mini Games in Palau. Isaac provides a fascinating look into the multi-sport event and his experience at the Athletics Competition. He is theNauru National Record Holder in both the 5000m (17:15.23) and 1500m (4:26.39), Isaac shares details of race performances at the Games and the impact James Hansen has had on him as an athlete.With thanks to Oat Running Socks our partner, visit ⁠www.oatrunning.com.au⁠Run2PB Links:Socials Run2PB YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJxkh-FgU2Wsork-18PfSUA⁠Find us here at: https://www.run2pb.co/better-with-running-podcastReview on us: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/better-with-running/id1506419354⁠

Episode OverviewIn this episode, we explore indigenous approaches to behavioural health, the power of faith and culture in healing, and how Micronesian communities are navigating contemporary mental health challenges. From addressing youth suicide to reframing Western models through indigenous wisdom, we ask: what does it look like when local knowledge leads the way in community wellbeing?About James ArriolaOur guest is James Arriola, founder of Brabu Behavioural Health Services based in Saipan, in the Northern Mariana Islands where he was born and raised. With over 15 years of experience in evaluation, training, and service delivery, James has dedicated his career to faith-centred, culturally responsive, and indigenous behavioural health across Oceania. He currently serves as Executive Director of the Pacific Behavioural Health Collaborating Council, supporting leadership across American Samoa, Northern Marian (CNMI), Guam, Micronesia (FSM), Marshall Islands (RMI), and Palau.MicronesiaJames reminds us that Micronesians are very much part of the Pacific, even though often left out of regional conversations. He speaks to the unique mental health issues facing Micronesian communities and how solutions already exist within our own indigenous knowledge systems. As a proud Chamorro, James offers both insight and advocacy, calling for greater recognition of Micronesian voices in global and regional wellbeing efforts.Send us a textThe Moanan is not just an educational platform but an online community — connecting diasporas all over the world. We'd love to connect!Find us on all podcast streaming and social media platforms @themoananEmail hello@themoanan.com

A rotation of earrings and some old school socks helped Charlize Goody win gold in Palau at the Pacific Mini Games for Australia in javelin and discus.Talking to Declan Byrne from 'The Saturday Sledge' live in Palau just metres from the track, Goody talks superstitions, why her parents couldn't manage to surprise her, her Olympic dreams and why the Ipswich Girls School uniform shop might get some visits in the future from her.

Send us a textWelcome to the July 11th edition of the Daily Drop, where the Pentagon plays Monopoly with rare earth minerals, drones become the new IEDs, and Trump hands out Patriot missiles like party favors—with NATO picking up the tab (allegedly). Jared unpacks the latest military madness with his usual blend of sarcasm, side-eyes, and straight-up disbelief. From AI drone swarms to banned eyelash extensions, from therapy dogs saving morale to space lasers tracking Chinese satellites—this one's got it all. Oh, and apparently we bombed Iran's nuclear sites… but maybe didn't hit anything? It's like a military-themed episode of “Nailed It!”

In Part 1, Lee and Paul bring you the best stories from the European continent. How could YOU get involved with the first proper club in the world's smallest country? Why do Tromsø, the world's northernmost professional team, play one Eliteserien match per season at midnight? Which Guinness World Record do the Bosnia & Herzegovina Women's Premier League champions SFK 2000 hold? And how did the Cold War delay a European tie between Northern Ireland's Glenavon and Germany's Aue by 65 years? In Part 2, the stories are from the rest of the world. In China, a tournament between AI robot footballers takes place. But will they ever be good enough to face humans? Meanwhile, Palau remains the only country in the world without an active Football Association – which goes some way to explaining why Paul was allowed to play (and score) in their domestic league. And in Mauritius, LaCure Waves have won the cup without a recognised goalkeeper for the quarter-final or semi-final. But why are they still seething with the powers-that-be? Rayo Vaticano Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soyrayovaticano Rayo Vaticano e-mail: soyrayovaticano@gmail.com Guardian profile of SFK 2000: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/may/29/sfk-2000-sarajevo-bosnia-and-herzegovina-womens-football-moving-the-goalposts The Blizzard Issue 57: https://forwardpress.imbmsubscriptions.com/sweeper10Join The Sweeper on Patreon: patreon.com/SweeperPodSupport The Sweeper on Buy Me A Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/sweeperpodEditor: Ralph Foster Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jon and Heather Clapp have been missionaries in Palau for eighteen years. Today they spoke to Pastor Walton about coming to Christ and serving Him.

What does it mean to do MEL our way? Host EroniWavu is joined by Pacific MEL leaders Frances C. Koya Vaka'uta, Ruth Matela, Charlene Mersai, and Christina Hazelman for a powerful talanoa on what makes Pacific MELdistinct, and why it matters.They unpack how MEL rooted in Pacific identity, culture, andrelationships offers not just a method, but a movement. They explore the evolution of MEL in the region and what it teaches us about accountability, care, contradictions, and courage.This episode discusses “Navigating tensions between imposed frameworks and inherited values”, “The role of silence and relationships in how we learn”, “What's gained when we don't ignore context and culture”. This podcast was made possible through SPC's Funding withIntent initiative, funded by MFAT.Please provide us feedback here: https://forms.office.com/r/yHK0eDhrexGuests:Charlene Mersai, Ministry of Finance, PalauCharlene serves as the Secretariat of the NationalEnvironmental Protection Council (NEPC), Palau's lead coordinator for the 2030 Agenda for SDGs and one of Palau's Focal Points for GCF Previously, Ms. Mersai served as the Micronesia Challenge Regional Coordinator, Palau's GEFOperational Focal Point and was among the first Board Members for the Palau Protected Areas Network Fund. Today she serves on the board of Palau Public Utilities Corporation. Christina Hazelman, SPC Christina is the Knowledge Integration and Learning Officerat SPC and has been part of the Pacific MEL journey since its inception in 2019.With over a decade of experience working in the Pacific development regional space, Christina is an enthusiastic champion of Pacific MEL and will share her observations on the evolution of MEL within the Pacific.Frances C. Koya Vaka'uta, SPC Associate Professor Frances C. Koya Vaka‘uta is Team LeaderCulture for Development at SPC in Suva, Fiji. Before joining SPC, she was Director of the Oceania Centre for Arts, Culture and Pacific Studies, USP. Frances spent the last two decades teaching and researching in the areas of teacher education, curriculum studies, Pacific approaches to research, Pacificmethodologies, Pacific studies and Pacific arts and culture. She is passionate about Pacific arts and artists, the cultural and creative industries and is an advocate for contextual education, development and research.Ruth Maetala, Pacific Feminist FundRuth is an indigenous Solomon Islander and currently Co-Lead Programmes and Innovation at the Pacific Feminist Fund. She gained her professional training in Economic Reform from the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University and later gained a Diploma in Christian Education from Texas Bible College. Ruth has over 20 years of experience in social research, MEL and accountability. Ruth has several published works on women and matrilineal land,gender and natural resource ownership, women's economic empowerment and women's participation in peacemaking in Solomon Islands. Links·       Pacific MEL (PacMEL) https://spc.int/updates/blog/2022/03/continuously-improving-monitoring-evaluation-and-learning-systems-key-for·       Pacific MEL Diploma https://www.spc.int/DigitalLibrary/SPC/Collection/Pacific_MEL ·       Kakala Research Framework·       (PDF) Kakala Research Framework ·       Kakala_Research.pdf ·       Kakala Research Framework | SpringerLink ·       The Pacific Pause/Silence ·       Babasiga: A study on silence ·       silence | Southern Perspectives ·       (PDF) RESEARCHING THE PACIFIC INDIGE Issues and PerspectivesThp ' Okusitmo amna Researching Pacific and Indigenous Peoples: Issues andPerspectives ·       Pacific Frameworks and Relationality Koya, C.F.(2017). Rethinking Research as Relational Space in the Pacific Pedagogy andPraxis ·       Palau Voluntary National Review https://hlpf.un.org/sites/default/files/statement/2021/palau-2.pdf  ·      Cultural etiquette handbook https://www.spc.int/digitallibrary/get/sz6zkSPC 

In the heart of the Western Pacific ocean, the island nation of Palau, with vibrant reefs and an eco conscious spirit, is hosting the Pacific Mini Games. Coco Lance is there.

Send us a textBarcelona, where Roman foundations meet Gaudí's fantastical creations, has captivated travelers for generations—becoming the ninth most visited city worldwide.Antoni Gaudí's Sagrada Familia Basilica, has been under construction for over a century. At Park Güell, Gaudí's connection with nature manifests in colorful mosaics and whimsical structures. The Casa Batlló, with its dragon-spine rooftop and ocean-inspired interiors, offers an immersive experience through cutting-edge digital tours.Barcelona also reveals architectural treasures like Luis Domènech i Montaner's Palau de la Música Catalana—a concert hall of unparalleled beauty—and the Hospital de Sant Pau, designed with the concept that beautiful surroundings promote healing. The Gothic Quarter's labyrinthine streets lead to hidden courtyards and medieval squares, while nearby Las Ramblas pulses with the energy of street performers and market vendors.Barcelona offers tapas culture at its finest. From simple pan con tomate to elaborate seafood paellas, the city's gastronomic scene bridges traditional and innovative cooking. La Boqueria market is a must.September's La Mercè features the spectacular human towers called castellers, while April's St. Jordi's Day transforms Barcelona into a celebration of literature and romance through the exchange of books and roses.Whether exploring expansive Collserola Park, taking day trips to Montserrat's jagged mountain monastery, or simply soaking in Mediterranean coastal vibes, Barcelona leaves visitors "spiritually, mentally, and physically fulfilled." Join us to discover why this Catalan capital continues to enchant travelers from around the world. **Guest Angelo Carotenuto is founder of LivTours  designing small group tours throughout Europe, exploring and preserving local cultures while engaging in sustainable tourism. One of his very favorite destinations is Barcelona.**Podcast host Lea Lane has traveled to over 100 countries, and  has written nine books, including the award-winning Places I Remember  (Kirkus Reviews star rating, and  'one of the top 100 Indie books of  the year'). She has contributed to many guidebooks and has written thousands of travel articles. _____Our award-winning travel podcast, Places I Remember with Lea Lane, has dropped over 115 travel episodes! New episodes drop on the first Tuesday of the month, on Apple, Spotify, and wherever you listen. _____Travel vlogs of our featured  podcasts-- with video and graphics -- now drop on YouTube . Please subscribe, like, and comment. ****************************************Website: https://placesirememberlealane.com Travel Blog: forbes.comBlueSky: lealane.bsky.socialX (Twitter):@lealane Instagram: PlacesIRemember

Fa 27 anys que els Museus de Sitges organitzen el Sitgestiu, la programació cultural de l'estiu i aquest any la proposta passa per més de quaranta activitats que inclouen música, tastos, tallers, aromes i un seguit d'experiències en un entorn privilegiat com és el dels Museus, el Palau de Maricel, el Cau Ferrat o el mateix Racó de la Calma. En parlem amb calma de tota l'oferta amb els membres del departament de comunicació i mediació del Consorci del Patrimoni format per Montse Curtiada, Isabel Eroles i Edgar Mont-Roig amb Mònica Porta al capdavant. Amb ells descobrim les novetats d'aquest 2025, les propostes consolidades i les més creatives pensades, sobretot per la canalla. A qualsevol de les activitats s'hi pot apuntar presencialment des dels Museus, de l'oficina de turisme o bé a través del web de Museus museusdesitges.cat . L'entrada Aprofundim en el Sitgestiu, un privilegi d’oferta cultural i experiencial a l’abast de tothom ha aparegut primer a Radio Maricel.

In Pacific Waves today: Bougainville and PNG sign Melanesia agreement; Cook Islands PM crackdown on gangs; Fiji government releases budget; Palau hosts Pacific Mini Games 2025. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

In Pacific Waves today: Samoan student arrives home safely from Israel; US to implement tax on remittances; Tahiti to observe Matarii as a public holiday; Pacific Mini Games underway in Palau. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Taxă pe gândire. Când bursa devine vis și cartea - lux (SpotMedia) - Statul închide robinetul de mercenari: Guvernul vrea să oprească migrarea cadrelor din Poliție și Armată către armate private, sub pedeapsa închisorii (PressOne) - Ar trebui ca România să ofere avioane F16 Ucrainei? Expert: „Summitul NATO stimulează statele europene să doneze Kievului vechituri” (Adevărul) Guvernul se pregătește să taie sporurile pentru bugetari de la 1 iulie. Ce ia din sporuri va da la consumatorii vulnerabili de energie (HotNews) Guvernul caută soluții pentru a face economii la buget începând chiar cu 1 iulie, fiind luată în calcul inclusiv reducerea sau eliminarea unor sporuri acordate bugetarilor, au declarat, pentru HotNews, surse guvernamentale. Graba noului Executiv este dată de urgența adoptării unor măsuri de protejare, de la 1 iulie, a consumatorilor vulnerabili de energie, pentru care sunt necesare sume mari de la bugetul statului. Cele două proiecte de OUG anunțate de HotNews.ro au ajuns spre avizare la Consiliul Economic și Social (CES). Deși este doar consultativ, avizul CES este obligatoriu înainte de adoptarea oricărui act normativ. 12,4 miliarde de lei s-au dat pe sporuri anul trecut. România are peste 3,7 milioane de consumatori vulnerabili. Mecanismul de sprijin pentru consumatorii vulnerabili, după ridicarea plafonării prețurilor la energie de la 1 iulie 2025, prevede un sprijin lunar în valoare de 50 de lei pentru o perioadă de 9 luni, de la 1 iulie 2025 până la 31 martie 2026. Sunt 2 categorii de beneficiari: persoană singură cu un venit net lunar de maxim 1940 lei familii cu un venit net lunar/membru de maxim 1784 de lei. Taxă pe gândire. Când bursa devine vis și cartea - lux (SpotMedia) Analfabetismul funcțional se apropie de 50%, iar ministrul-psiholog al Educaţiei a decis că bursele sunt prea scumpe. Nu sunt prea scumpe pensiile speciale. De ele nu te poţi atinge că… CCR. Nu sunt prea scumpe subvențiile de zeci de milioane de euro pentru partide. Aici sunt banii de propagandă, cum să-i tai? Nu sunt prea scumpe salariile uriașe din autorităţile şi companiile de stat (unele falimentare), unde se premiază incompetența și pilele. Acum câteva luni acelaşi ministru spunea pe bună dreptate că analfabetismul funcțional e chestiune de securitate naţională. Au trecut alegerile, ne-a lovit brusc conştiinţa bugetului şi deodată nu mai e nicio problemă. Ba chiar se mai poate tăia niţel din banii pentru şcoală. Aşa că acum ministrul David le spune cinic elevilor şi studenților să accepte mai puțini bani pentru burse. De ce? Pentru că, „în situații de criză, lucrurile sunt complicate. Și să vrei, n-ai de unde”. Şi asta în condițiile în care România oricum cheltuie printre cei mai puțini bani din UE pe educație, raportat la PIB. Ne aflăm la același nivel cu Tanzania, după state precum Zambia, Anguilla, Palau, Benin și Panama. România e țara în care educația moare cu zile și e ucisă de cei care ar trebui s-o salveze, scrie Bogdana Boga, redactor șef SpotMedia. Statul închide robinetul de mercenari: Guvernul vrea să oprească migrarea cadrelor din Poliție și Armată către armate private, sub pedeapsa închisorii (PressOne) Ministerul Afacerilor Interne a depus pentru dezbatere publică un proiect de ordonanță de urgență prin care se dorește corectarea portițelor legislative care au permis angajaților din sistemul național de apărare, ordine publică și securitate națională să furnizeze cadre pentru armata privată a lui Horațiu Potra. Corecția se va aplica mai multor legi care reglementează statutul angajaților din sistemul de securitate și urmărește interzicerea în mod expres a prestării de munci pentru companii militare private, chiar și după trecerea în rezervă și sub amenințarea pedepsei cu închisoarea de la 2-7 ani. Hemoragia de personal de specialitate antrenat pentru condiții de luptă pe banii statului român, către compania militară privată deținută de mercenarul Horațiu Potra a ridicat grave probleme de securitate în ultimii ani. PressOne a arătat în mai multe articole că Armata Română, Poliția, Jandarmeria și alte instituții de forță din zona de ordine publică și securitate au furnizat începând cu 2022 sute de combatanți în compania lui Potra care au luptat în Republica Democrată Congo. Ar trebui ca România să ofere avioane F16 Ucrainei? Expert: „Summitul NATO stimulează statele europene să doneze Kievului vechituri” (Adevărul) La summitul NATO de la Haga s-a stabilit că în procentul de 5% din PIB pentru apărare vor intra și ajutoarele militare pentru Ucraina. Ce va însemna acest lucru pentru dotarea ucrainenilor și ce ar putea România să doneze/să achiziționeze a explicat experta în securitate europeană Iulia Joja. „Dacă e să analizăm cinic, acest articol presupune că statele europene care încă nu s-au debarasat de toate vechiturile să le doneze Ucrainei și să adauge la bugetul militar valoarea aproximativă a acelor echipamente”, explică Joja. Experta analizează și în ce măsură pentru România este o oportunitate de a „scăpa”, de  avioanele F 16 pe care le deține și de a achiziționa mult mai performantele F-35. Pe larg în ziarul Adevărul.

Comencen els casals d'estiu: l'Avi Sense Nom ja tremola. El rei d'Espanya visita Montserrat i Badia del Vallès: en Jep resumeix la ciutat. Fa moltíssima calor: en parlem amb Rebeca Gregal i Mònica Usart (des d'un Palau). L'Angelines sap com saltar-se les normes dels aeroports: endavant cuquiconsells.

In my interview with President Surangel Whipps Jr. of Palau, we explored the rich history of his island nation, its unique approach to tourism, and the country's strong commitment to climate policy. President Whipps also shared powerful insights into what leadership means in today's world—especially for small nations facing global challenges.

Gigantische, majestätische Säulen ragen im eiskalten Wasser Grönlands empor – wie gewaltige Stalagmiten oder die Türme eines versunkenen Schlosses. Und mittendrin, im Tauchanzug: Unterwasserarchäologe und Forschungstaucher Dr. Florian Huber!Seit mehr als 25 Jahren ist Florian mit seinem Tauchequipment unterwegs und hat in über 100 Ländern verborgene “Schätze” und spannende Geheimnisse unter Wasser entdeckt und erforscht. Er ist zudem Autor zahlreicher Fachpublikationen und steht regelmäßig vor der Kamera für Dokumentationen wie „Terra X“.In Folge 408, die vor wenigen Wochen erschienen ist, haben wir bereits über seine spannenden Expeditionen nach Palau und Ruanda gesprochen. Doch das war längst nicht alles, was er im letzten Jahr erlebt hat. Dieses Mal nimmt er uns mit nach Madeira und Grönland – zu Begegnungen mit Lebewesen aus der Tiefsee, versunkenen Wikingerschiffen, einer Begegnung mit einem Eisbären und eiskalten Gewässern.Wie fühlt es sich an, unter einem Eisberg zu tauchen? Warum stößt man in Grönland immer wieder auf unerforschte Wikingersiedlungen? Wie haben die Wikinger einst mit Eisbären zusammengelebt? Und warum steigen Tiefseelebewesen nachts vor Madeira an die Wasseroberfläche? Diese und viele weitere Fragen beantwortet Florian in dieser Weltwach-Folge!Und falls ihr nicht genug von Florians Berichten bekommen könnt, hört auch in die Folgen 359 und 370 rein – dort erzählt Florian von weiteren spannenden Expeditionen! Website: https://florian-huber.infoInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_floh/?hl=deHier findet ihr das Video aus dem Ikka-Fjord, das Florian in der Folge angesprochen hat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EF4hSeXSW4URedaktion & Postproduktion: Miriam MenzDieser Podcast wird auch durch unsere Hörerschaft ermöglicht. Wenn du gern zuhörst, kannst du dazu beitragen, dass unsere Show auch weiterhin besteht und regelmäßig erscheint. Zum Dank erhältst du Zugriff auf unseren werbefreien Feed und auf unsere Bonusfolgen. Diese Möglichkeiten zur Unterstützung bestehen:Weltwach Supporters Club bei Steady. Du kannst ihn auch direkt über Spotify ansteuern. Alternativ kannst du bei Apple Podcasts UnterstützerIn werden.WERBEPARTNERhttps://linktr.ee/weltwachSTAY IN TOUCH:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weltwach/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/weltwach/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Weltwach/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/WELTWACHNewsletter: https://weltwach.de/newsletter/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Me alegro, buenos días. Espero que estén bien al recibo de la presente. Aquí hemos mejorado el sonido de la marisma gracias al comando Eduardo, que ha actuado con diligencia y ya puedo contarles con regularidad cuál es la actualidad. Este viernes 6 de junio del 2025 hoy tendré varias imágenes del día. Una de las imágenes será la conferencia de presidentes autonómicos y sabemos que puede salir regular, mal o muy mal, pero nadie en su sano juicio espera que salga bien. Solo Salvador Illa tiene algo que ganar porque después del sofoco del Palau, haberse metido allí en una masa rebosante gritando ...

Support The Becket Cook Show on Patreon! NOTE: When you sign up for Patreon, PLEASE do it through a web browser (Safari, Chrome, etc.) and NOT an app on your iPhone. The Apple app charges 30% !!! If you just click on the link above, it should be fine. In today's episode, join Becket Cook for an inspiring and heartfelt episode featuring Stelian Palau, a young man from a small village in Romania whose journey from a traditional Catholic upbringing to a life-changing encounter with faith will leave you in awe. In this powerful testimony, Stelian shares his deeply personal story of grappling with same-sex attraction, battling depression, and navigating a world of identity and loss after moving to London at 19. From the darkness of trauma and fleeting pleasures to a transformative moment of discovering God’s love through a university Christian group, Stelian’s story is a testament to the power of grace, redemption, and the courage to seek truth. He candidly discusses his struggles, his path to faith, and founding the "Let God Be True" ministry to support others. This episode is a must-watch for anyone seeking hope, purpose, or understanding in their own journey. Don’t miss Stelian’s advice to those in the LGBTQ community and his incredible story of finding eternal life in Christ. The Becket Cook Show Ep. 202 This Episode of The Becket Cook Show is available on YouTube Join the Patreon! Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Built Not Born Podcast: Steve Hordinski - US Navy Diver, BJJ Wisdom, & Mental Toughness"Discipline will take you a long ways, but mental toughness will take you further." - Steve HordinskiEpisode DescriptionIn Built Not Born Episode 166 - We DIVE deep with Steve Hordinski, a 4th-degree black belt under Master Carlos "Caique" Elias and owner of the Katharo Training Center in Colorado. Steve is a veteran US Navy diver and shares wisdom about BJJ principles, grip fighting his teaching methodology and hard lessons learned from training with the legendary founder of Gracie Jiu Jitsu - Helio Gracie. Whether you're a seasoned practitioner or new to BJJ, Steve's insights on longevity, mental toughness, and the evolution of BJJ will transform your approach to the art.Episode Timestamps

In this episode, hosts Ray Powell and Jim Carouso sit down with Cleo Paskal, a leading Indo-Pacific analyst and non-resident senior fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, to unpack the growing threat of China's gray zone influence in the Pacific Islands and why it matters for the United States and its allies.Paskal explains the strategic significance of the Pacific Islands, which include U.S. territories and the three Compact of Free Association states—Palau, the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia. These islands serve as America's “gateway to Asia,” enabling military access and power projection across the Pacific to key allies like Japan and Taiwan. Historically, whoever controls these islands can threaten the U.S. mainland and dominate Pacific trade routes—a reality recognized since the days of President McKinley and the Spanish-American War.Cleo prefers the Filipino term “ICAD” (Illegal, Coercive, Aggressive, and Deceptive) over “gray zone” to describe China's activities. She details how Beijing uses a “braided” approach that combines commercial investments, strategic infrastructure, and criminal enterprises. Chinese-linked businesses often promise development but end up facilitating elite capture, corruption, and even state capture, while most of the population sees little benefit. Activities include:Bribery and elite capture of local officialsStrategic port and real estate acquisitions near sensitive military sitesCriminal networks trafficking drugs, gambling, and human traffickingPolitical interference, media manipulation, and lawfare against local oppositionThe podcast explores how China's influx of money and promises of quick infrastructure projects are hard for small island economies to resist—especially when Western aid is slow, bureaucratic, or absent. However, Cleo notes that Chinese economic engagement often benefits only a narrow elite and can leave countries worse off, both economically and environmentally. She argues that the West, especially the U.S., must offer meaningful economic alternatives and support for good governance, not just military or diplomatic engagement.Despite U.S. political polarization, Cleo notes that support for the Pacific Islands remains bipartisan, especially regarding the renewal of the Compacts of Free Association. She also stresses that Pacific Islanders view the U.S. differently from former colonial powers, seeing America as a beacon of liberty and democracy—an image China is actively trying to undermine through narrative warfare.This episode makes clear that the Pacific Islands are not just remote dots on the map but are central to U.S. security, the rules-based order, and the future of the Indo-Pacific. China's gray zone campaign is a sophisticated, multi-layered threat that demands urgent, coordinated action from the U.S. and its allies—combining hard security, economic opportunity, and support for local agency and resilience.Follow our podcast on X, @IndoPacPodcast; or on LinkedIn or BlueSkySponsored by BowerGroupAsia

Our latest episode of Rising Tide the Ocean Podcast ranges from Palau in the central Pacific to Washington D.C. After a short Blue News update with Congressman Jared Huffman in his DC office we go to the shark enhanced – not infested - waters of Palau where Blue Frontier's David Helvarg interviews Tiani Dun an underwater photographer who also organizes dive charters, part of the multi-billion-dollar global scuba diving industry. Co-Owner of Dive and More, a company that focuses its dive trips around underwater photography and more recently, marine conservation, Tiani's also a marine biologist, surfer and drone pilot from Byron Bay Australia. So, lots to cover this episode from political resistance to Trump administration attacks on our public seas to diving with big critters in one of the world's last best coral reef habitats and Marine Protected Areas. So, let's dive in! ** Links & Resources ** Tiani Dun: https://www.tianidun.com/ Shiver: https://www.tianidun.com/shop/p/harvest-moon-cup-5fc72-ww9xn Eagle Ray: https://www.tianidun.com/shop/p/earth-sky-planter-4awkk-lm479-pwat8-n5rrk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tianioceani/ Dive and Moore: https://www.diveandmore.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dive_and_more/ James Cook University (JCU): https://www.jcu.edu.au/ Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority: https://www2.gbrmpa.gov.au/ Magnetic Island, Australia: https://www.townsvillenorthqueensland.com.au/destinations/magnetic-island/ Palau's Marine Protected Areas: https://marine-conservation.org/blue-sparks/projects/palau-nms Manta Trust: https://www.mantatrust.org/ Shark Trust: https://www.sharktrust.org/ Blue Frontier: bluefront.org Building the solution-based citizen movement needed to protect our ocean, coasts and communities, both human and wild. Blue Frontier on Substack: https://davidhelvarg.substack.com/ Inland Ocean Coalition: inlandoceancoalition.org Building land-to-sea stewardship - the inland voice for ocean protection Fluid Studios: fluidstudios.org Thinking radically different about the collective good, our planet, & the future.

Schiffswracks aus dem Zweiten Weltkrieg, die im türkisblauen Wasser wie tickende Zeitbomben lauern, eine Begegnung mit einem Krokodil in einem Gewässer mitten im Dschungel und auf der Suche nach einem kleinen deutschen Metallboot in einem See, der oft als einer der gefährlichsten der Welt bezeichnet wird – all das hat Dr. Florian Huber im vergangenen Jahr erlebt. Expeditionen wie diese führten den Forschungstaucher und Unterwasserarchäologen rund um den Globus, immer auf der Spur verborgener Geschichten und unerforschter Unterwasserwelten. Seit mehr als 25 Jahren ist Florian mit seinem Tauchequipment unterwegs und hat in über 100 Ländern verborgene “Schätze” und spannende Geheimnisse unter Wasser entdeckt und erforscht. Florian Huber ist zudem Autor zahlreicher Fachpublikationen und steht regelmäßig vor der Kamera für Dokumentationen wie „Terra X“. Über seine Arbeit als Forschungstaucher und Unterwasserarchäologe, seine Biografie, die Terra X-Dreharbeiten und spannende vergangene Expeditionen haben wir mit ihm bereits in den Folgen 359 und 370 gesprochen. In dieser Weltwach-Folge gibt Florian uns einen Rückblick auf seine Expeditionen des letzten Jahres. Er nimmt uns mit auf die Inselgruppe Palau und nach Ruanda und erzählt von den Spuren vergangener Kriege sowie faszinierenden Tierbegegnungen – sowohl unter Wasser als auch an Land. Viel Spaß beim Zuhören!Website: https://florian-huber.infoInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_floh/?hl=deRedaktion & Postproduktion: Miriam MenzDieser Podcast wird auch durch unsere Hörerschaft ermöglicht. Wenn du gern zuhörst, kannst du dazu beitragen, dass unsere Show auch weiterhin besteht und regelmäßig erscheint. Zum Dank erhältst du Zugriff auf unseren werbefreien Feed und auf unsere Bonusfolgen. Diese Möglichkeiten zur Unterstützung bestehen:Weltwach Supporters Club bei Steady. Du kannst ihn auch direkt über Spotify ansteuern. Alternativ kannst du bei Apple Podcasts UnterstützerIn werden.WERBEPARTNERhttps://linktr.ee/weltwachSTAY IN TOUCH:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weltwach/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/weltwach/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Weltwach/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/WELTWACHNewsletter: https://weltwach.de/newsletter/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#OCEANIA: PELAU DEFENDS ITSELF FROM PRC BAD ACTING. CLEO PASKAL, FDD. 1930 PALAU

"Preview: Colleague Cleo Paskal of FDD outlines why the Central Pacific is vital to the defense of the US and allies right now. More later." 1900 PALAU

How does a man of faith lead his family in today's culture? On today's edition of Family Talk, Dr. James Dobson shares a timeless conversation with the late evangelist Luis Palau about men stepping up as spiritual leaders. Palau's passionate call for fathers to pray with their families remains profoundly relevant. Don't miss this classic broadcast honoring Palau, a global ministry giant. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/707/29