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40-494: Super Free was established as a university social club in 1982. Wada was a student at Waseda University before being arrested. He entered Waseda University in 1994 and became the organizer of "Super Free" in 1995. It had 14 members as of 2003. Super Free was a highly successful inter-university rave event club, to the point that it was incorporated, having 5 branches nationwide, 30-odd employees and an office in Roppongi. According to

80-757: A First Amendment newspaper and is part of the Defense Media Activity , formed in 2005. The other entities encompassed by the Defense Media Activity (the DoD News Channel and Armed Forces Radio and Television Service , for example), are command publications of the Department of Defense; only Stars and Stripes maintains complete editorial independence. Stars and Stripes is in the process of digitizing its World War II editions. Newspaper microfilm from 1949 to 1999

120-405: A draft budget would reduce the newspaper's federal support in 2021 under a $ 5 billion shift to higher priorities in the defense budget. Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Elaine McCusker indicated its funding would be cut and said: "We have essentially decided that, you know, kind of coming into the modern age that newspaper is probably not the best way that we communicate any longer." The subsidy

160-464: A growing reputation for its organized events such as art festivals, dart and billiard tournaments, pub crawls, robot exhibitions, beauty pageants, and so on. Restaurants in Roppongi vary from upscale Japanese fare to popular international restaurants. Roppongi is home to many important art galleries and museums in Tokyo, serving as a center hub for culture. This includes prestigious institutions such as

200-480: A little closer to normal?" on June 26, 2003. He later reported that his statement was taken out of context, and that he didn't have the chance to further comment on the topic. Then Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda was reported to have made highly controversial comments during an off-the-record discussion with reporters in June 2003 regarding the victims of rape by the members of Super Free, according to an article in

240-519: A long career in journalism and founded a motion picture studio called Grantland Rice Sportlight. Drama critic Alexander Woollcott 's essays for Stars and Stripes were collected in his 1919 book, The Command Is Forward . The Stars and Stripes was then an eight-page weekly which reached a peak of 526,000 readers, relying on the improvisational efforts of its staff to get it printed in France and distributed to U.S. troops.   During World War II ,

280-580: A statute for the prosecution of gang rape was established under the Criminal Code of Japan . In January 2006, three students in Kyoto University were arrested for gang rape under this penal code. Seiichi Ota , a member of the House of Representatives , was heavily criticized after he issued a statement regarding the case, saying "At least gang rapists are still vigorous. Isn't that at least

320-466: A young Marilyn Monroe , then known as Norma Jeane Dougherty, which later led her as being named "Miss Cheesecake 1952" by Stars and Stripes . Funding and relevance in the digital age have threatened the paper's budget. In 2013, the paper faced job cuts, printing-schedule changes, a pay-raise freeze and travel limitations for staff under the Federal budget sequestration . The print newspapers provide

360-699: Is a daily American military newspaper reporting on matters concerning the members of the United States Armed Forces and their communities, with an emphasis on those serving outside the United States. It operates from inside the Department of Defense , but is editorially separate from it, and its First Amendment protection is safeguarded by the United States Congress to whom an independent ombudsman , who serves

400-413: Is in the central part of Tokyo, south of Akasaka and north of Azabu . The name Roppongi , which appears to have been coined around 1660, literally means "six trees". Six very old and large zelkova trees used to mark the area; the first three were cleared, and the last were destroyed during World War II . Another legend has it that the name comes from the fact that six daimyōs lived nearby during

440-484: Is located at Imoarai-Zaka, in Roppongi. Roppongi 1- chōme , 3-chōme, and 4-chōme, as well as 1-8 and 15-18 ban of 5-chōme, and 1-22 ban of 7-chōme, are zoned to Azabu Elementary School  [ ja ] . 2-chōme is zoned to Akasaka Elementary School  [ ja ] . 9-14 ban of 5-chōme and 6-chōme are zoned to Nanzan Elementary School  [ ja ] . 23-ban of 7-chōme is zoned to Kōgai Elementary School  [ ja ] . The majority of Roppongi

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480-488: Is more than $ 15 million a year, which represents approximately half the publication's budget and roughly 0.002 percent of the Department of Defense budget, which was $ 721,500 million in 2020. It was described by the Stars and Stripes ombudsman as "a fatal cut". In September, Defense Secretary Mark Esper justified the decision to discontinue publication of the paper as a result of his department-wide budget review. An order for

520-1058: Is now in searchable format through a partnership with Heritage Microfilm and has been integrated into an archives website. Newspaper Archive has also more recently made the England, Ireland and Mediterranean editions from World War II available. The newspaper has been published continuously in Europe since 1942 and in the Pacific since 1945. Notable former Stars and Stripes staffers include: CBS 60 Minutes ' Andy Rooney and Steve Kroft ; songwriter and author Shel Silverstein ; comic book illustrator Tom Sutton ; authors Gustav Hasford and Ralph G. Martin ; painter and cartoonist Paul Fontaine ; author and television news correspondent Tony Zappone ; cartoonist Vernon Grant ( A Monster Is Loose in Tokyo ); Hollywood photographer Phil Stern ; and stock market reporter and host of public television 's Wall Street Week , Louis Rukeyser , and

560-578: Is published in tabloid format and online at www.stripes.com/epaper. With the website, a social media presence and a couple of podcasts, it is a modern multimedia operation. Stars and Stripes employs civilian reporters, and U.S. military senior non-commissioned officers as reporters, at a number of locations around the world, and on any given day has an audience just shy of 1.0 million. Stars and Stripes also serves independent military news and information to an online audience of about 2.0 million unique visitors per month, 60 to 70 percent of whom are located in

600-535: Is zoned to Roppongi Junior High School. However, 2-chōme is instead zoned to Akasaka Junior High School  [ ja ] . Roppongi 7-chome 23-ban is instead zoned to Koryo Junior High School  [ ja ] . Public high schools are operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education . Roppongi High School is located in Roppongi. Toyo Eiwa Jogakuin is private girls school, also located at Torii-Zaka in

640-682: The Edo period , each with the kanji character for "tree" or a kind of tree in their names. Roppongi was not extensively populated until after the Meiji Restoration , although the area was trafficked for centuries and served as the site of the cremation of Shōgun Tokugawa Hidetada 's wife in 1626. In 1890, the Third Imperial Guard of the Imperial Japanese Army was moved to a site near Roppongi (now home to

680-654: The Missouri city of Bloomfield . Finding the local newspaper's office empty, they decided to print a newspaper about their activities. They called it the Stars and Stripes . Tradition holds this as the origin story for the newspaper, and the Stars and Stripes Museum/Library Association is located in Bloomfield. During World War I , the staff, roving reporters, and illustrators of the Stars and Stripes were veteran reporters or young soldiers who would later become such in

720-683: The Mori Art Museum , Kotaro Nukaga , Galerie Perrotin , and The National Art Center, Tokyo . Mori Building Company and The Pokémon Company have their headquarters in the Roppongi Hills Mori Tower . Companies based in Roppongi include: Public elementary and middle schools are operated by the Minato City (the Minato Ward) Board of Education. Roppongi Junior High School  [ ja ]

760-596: The Pacific bureau of Stars and Stripes ). The influx of soldiers led to the area's rise as a nightlife district , briefly interrupted by the Great Kanto earthquake which flattened the area in 1923. Roppongi was administratively part of Azabu Ward from 1878 to 1947. After World War II , during which the area was again destroyed, this time by aerial bombing raids, the United States Army and Allied government officials occupied several facilities in

800-483: The Tokyo area. In 2006, Nigerian immigrants to Japan began opening a number of bars and nightclubs in the area, following an earlier group of innovators who had been in business in Roppongi for many years. The Nigerians were noted for using visible, high-pressure tactics to draw customers to their bars. In 2009 and 2010 a series of drink-spiking incidents, in which customers reported being drugged and robbed, were linked to Nigerian-owned bars. The incidents resulted in

840-901: The United States embassy in Japan warning US citizens to avoid certain bars and clubs in Roppongi. An investigation by The Japan Times in July 2011 found that though drink spiking occurred, most of the incidents did not involve criminal activity. Many customers claimed unusually severe hangovers after nights spent in Nigerian-run establishments. Similar complaints are often made about non-Nigerian bars in Roppongi that offer unlimited drink packages and often lace drinks with hard liquor to minimize customer consumption and increase profit. 35°39′36″N 139°43′48″E  /  35.66000°N 139.73000°E  / 35.66000; 139.73000 Stars and Stripes (newspaper) Stars and Stripes

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880-401: The United States. Stars and Stripes is a non-appropriated fund (NAF) organization, only partially subsidized by the Department of Defense. A large portion of its operating costs is earned through the sale of advertising and subscriptions but it relies on government funding to back overseas reporting and distribution. Unique among the many military publications, Stars and Stripes operates as

920-610: The World War II Stars and Stripes , he returned home to a successful career as an editorial cartoonist and two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize . Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist and war correspondent Ernie Pyle was regularly published in the Stars and Stripes before he was killed by a Japanese machine-gunner on Iejima during the Battle of Okinawa . The magazine frequently posted photographs of

960-480: The area, beginning Roppongi's reputation as a neighborhood with large numbers of non-Japanese . Several large US military installations were located in the nearby area, with Hardy Barracks probably the most significant (the US Embassy Housing Compound and Akasaka Press Center including Hardy Barracks Recreational Lodging, Stars and Stripes office and heliport are still there). Surrounding

1000-638: The district. The American School in Japan Early Learning Center is in Roppongi Hills. Minato City Library operates Azabu Library in Roppongi. In the past, Roppongi had a reputation as an area with high yakuza presence, whether as customers at Roppongi establishments, conducting business, or managing or owning clubs and bars in the area. Although still exerting some influence in Roppongi, in recent times they appear to have shifted much of their presence to other districts in

1040-442: The first time. The Tokyo Midtown project in neighbouring Akasaka, which was completed in 2006, and includes the first Tokyo Ritz-Carlton Hotel, continued this trend. The area features numerous bars, nightclubs, strip clubs, restaurants, hostess clubs, cabarets , and other forms of entertainment. Among the expatriate community, the area tends to be favored by business people, students, and off-duty US military personnel. Overall,

1080-483: The indictment, the club organized parties and social gatherings at a public night-club in Roppongi . The members of Super Free would scout for potential victims among the public, and befriend them offering drinks. Once their victims were intoxicated and incapable of resisting, they would lure them to an empty room. Wada was arrested on June 9, 2003. His circle's 13 other members were also arrested for gang rape. Super Free

1120-406: The military installations were many Japanese-owned restaurants, pool halls, bars, and brothels which catered to US military personnel but were also often frequented by Japanese customers. Starting in the late 1960s, Roppongi became popular among Japanese people and foreigners alike for its disco scene, which attracted many of Tokyo's entertainment elites. Contributing to the international scene

1160-467: The neighborhood caters to a younger crowd. Clubs can range from large, multi-level establishments, to smaller one-room clubs located in upper levels of buildings. In more recent times some of the larger venues with known yakuza connections have closed. Around Roppongi crossing are a number of clubs which feature foreign performers. There are also a number of both foreign- and Japanese-operated bars catering to different crowds. Recently, Roppongi has enjoyed

1200-550: The news back home to service members who are forward-deployed in areas lacking reliable internet access. Coverage of pay and benefits is of direct concern to service members and their families along with life on base and in the field. The paper helps them be better-informed citizens about global geopolitics . Budget cuts by the Pentagon were again considered in 2016. The Wall Street Journal reported in February 2020, that

1240-536: The newspaper to shutter was issued, specifically by presenting a plan for it to dissolve by September 15,   including "specific timeline for vacating government owned/leased space worldwide" and to end publication by September 30, 2020. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) led a bipartisan group opposed to the move, including Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), a veteran, and Susan Collins (R-ME). On September 4, US president Donald Trump appeared to reverse this position by tweeting that funding would not be cut. On September 30

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1280-487: The newspaper was printed in dozens of editions in several operating theaters. Again, both newspapermen in uniform and young soldiers, some of whom would later become important journalists, filled the staffs. Some of the editions were assembled and printed very close to the front in order to get the latest information to the most troops. Also, during the war, the newspaper published the 53-book series G.I. Stories . After Bill Mauldin did his popular "Up Front" cartoons for

1320-506: The only Black reporter in WWII, Allan Morrison. Patricia Collins Hughes was a former WASP and advocate for WASP veteran status. A photograph in Stars and Stripes loosely inspired the exploits of PFC Jack Agnew in the 1965 novel and its 1967 film adaptation, The Dirty Dozen . American comic strips have been presented in a 15-page section, Stripes' Sunday Comics . Sergeant J.T. "Joker" Davis and Private First Class "Rafterman" are

1360-541: The order to close was rescinded. Stars and Stripes is authorized by Congress and the US Department of Defense to produce independent daily military news and information distributed at U.S. military installations in Europe and Mideast and East Asia . A weekly derivative product is distributed within the United States by its commercial publishing partners. Stars and Stripes newspaper averages 32 pages each day and

1400-516: The post-war years. It was published by the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) from February 8, 1918, to June 13, 1919. Harold Ross , editor of the Stars and Stripes , returned home to found The New Yorker magazine. Cyrus Baldridge , its art director and principal illustrator, became a major illustrator of books and magazines, as well as a writer, print maker and stage designer. Sports page editor Grantland Rice had

1440-568: The readers' interests, regularly reports. As well as a website, Stars and Stripes publishes a global daily print edition for U.S. military service members serving overseas Monday through Friday. This global edition is also available as a free download in electronic format. The newspaper has its headquarters in Washington, D.C. On November 9, 1861, during the Civil War , soldiers of the 11th, 18th, and 29th Illinois Regiments set up camp in

1480-463: The weekly magazine Shukan Bunshun. The magazine quoted Fukuda as saying: "There are women who look like they are saying 'Do it to me'. Those who have that kind of appearance are at fault, because men are black panthers." In response, Fukuda claimed that the Shūkan Bunshun had distorted his comments, stating that he had never intended to defend rape, and told a parliamentary panel afterwards that rape

1520-408: Was "a criminal act and an atrocious crime". Roppongi Roppongi ( Japanese : 六本木 , [ɾo̞ppõ̞ŋʲɡʲi] , lit. 'six trees') is a district of Minato , Tokyo , Japan, famous for the affluent Roppongi Hills development area and popular night club scene. A few foreign embassies are located near Roppongi, and the night life is popular with locals and foreigners alike. It

1560-643: Was dissolved on June 22, 2003. Wada was indicted for three counts of rape. On November 2, 2004, the Tokyo District Court sentenced him to 14 years in prison, a comparatively heavy sentence under Japan's postwar sentencing guidelines. He appealed the verdict. On June 2, 2005, the Tokyo High Court rejected the appeal and upheld the original sentence. On November 1, 2005, the Supreme Court of Japan followed suit. After their arrest,

1600-554: Was the location of several foreign embassies and foreign corporate offices in the Roppongi area. However, many dance clubs shut down in the recession following the market crash of 1989 . The Roppongi area received a major economic boost in 2002–2003 when the Izumi Garden Tower and the Roppongi Hills high-rise complexes were completed. These projects brought high-end office and condominium space to Roppongi for

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