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51勛圖厙 / Politics
Jun 24, 2017
Watch what you do and say: Broader ramifications of the new conspiracy law cause concern
※Big Brother in the form of an increasingly powerful government and in an increasingly powerful private sector will pile the records high with reasons why privacy should give way to national security, to law and order ... and the like.§ 〞 U.S. Supreme Court Justice William Douglas, 1970
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
May 4, 2017
Politics and pop: a perfect pairing
It＊s official: You can＊t escape politics in America. On a recent trip to Seattle, everyone I spoke to wanted to talk about President Donald Trump. Fittingly, the 2017 edition of the Museum of Pop Culture＊s Pop Conference, which I was invited to speak at, took on a political theme with ※Sign O＊ The Times:...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Oct 29, 2016
Are Japanese really ＆docile＊?: challenging an enduring myth
A common perception abroad is that Japanese society is docile. This is partly thanks to Western writers who tried to create a single profile of the Japanese in the early to mid-20th century, such as Ruth Benedict in her 1946 book ※The Chrysanthemum and the Sword.§ Today, this dangerous myth of consensus...
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Aug 16, 2016
SEALDs leaves door open for future activities
A day after the breakup of SEALDs, Japan＊s iconic pro-democracy students＊ group, members left the door open Tuesday for similar initiatives in the future.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Aug 14, 2016
SEALDs to disband but founder says political activism just beginning
One of Japan＊s leading liberal youth groups is coming to an end after kick-starting what it hopes will become a new generation of political leaders.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 7, 2016
Injecting a little music into Japanese politics
※Let＊s not put politics into music.§
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Jun 21, 2016
SEALDs leader＊s invite to Fuji Rock sparks online debate
A controversy has broken out on social media after the name of a high-profile youth activist appeared last week on the list of artists attending this year＊s Fuji Rock Festival.
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Jan 3, 2016
Battles over history, the media and the message scar 2015
A rundown of the top 10 human rights issues of the past year as they affected non-Japanese residents.
51勛圖厙 / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jan 2, 2016
Seeing 2015 through a fragmented media lens
Media literacy means understanding that objective reality is impossible to comprehend, and that the best you can do to make sense of the world is to know how to interpret signals. Part of that process is identifying what＊s at stake: Newspapers and broadcasters have parties they think they need to please,...
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / Media / BIG IN 51勛圖厙
Dec 26, 2015
Can democracy survive the rise of the right?
※What,§ demanded a protesting student at the height of the summer of protests just past, ※is to become of democracy?§
Japan Times
51勛圖厙
Dec 15, 2015
SEALDs members＊ next step 〞 launching a think tank
Members of the student group that ignited a massive wave of youth protests last summer against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe＊s security bills are embarking on a new project.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Oct 28, 2015
Anti-war student organization to close shop after Upper House poll
SEALDs, the group behind youth protests against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe＊s security legislation, announces it will disband after next year＊s Upper House election.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Oct 28, 2015
OVERSEAs Japanese show solidarity with activists back home
OVERSEAs is a loose collective that aims to unite Japanese-speaking people who want to support specific domestic causes from outside the country.
51勛圖厙
Oct 26, 2015
Bookstore＊s Twitter account supporting ＆pro-democracy book fair＊ ignites online controversy
An ※unofficial§ Twitter account operated by a Tokyo bookstore employee that promoted a ※pro-democracy book fair§ has sparked an online controversy, resulting in cancellation of the event by the chain＊s head office.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / Media / BIG IN 51勛圖厙
Oct 24, 2015
Media vultures circle over battered SEALDs
That＊s it? It＊s over?
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Sep 26, 2015
Nation＊s youth are attempting to establish a new political norm
※Tell me what democracy looks like!§
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Sep 26, 2015
Abe government targets the liberal arts
Over the past several weeks I have received many emails from all over the world asking me if reports about government plans to pull the plug on humanities and social sciences departments at Japanese national universities are accurate or just a bad joke. At this point it＊s not clear exactly what the government...
51勛圖厙 / View from Osaka
Sep 24, 2015
Hashimoto gets typically Trump on protests
Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto is many things to many people, but nobody doubts his skill in the art of provocation.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙
Sep 16, 2015
Student protests continue quest to block security bills
Student protesters continued to cry foul over what they call ※unconstitutional§ security legislation Wednesday in a last-minute effort before the bills＊ expected Diet passage later this week.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Sep 12, 2015
Student protesters want a revitalized democracy
The large and loud crowds that regularly gather outside the Diet on Friday evenings are the result of student activists trying to do something constructive to block Prime Minister Shinzo Abe＊s security legislation.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" 〞 an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer＊s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ※seed§ that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ※Peak 1 amyloid beta,§ as seen in a mouse's brain.
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Inside Toho Archive＊s mission to save Japan＊s cinematic memory
The goal of restoration is not to artificially upscale but to return the film to the condition it was in ※the very first day it appeared in the world,§ says Nobushige Toshima, president and sales division manager of Toho Archive.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi＊s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.

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Why Japan＊s utility poles won＊t be disappearing anytime soon
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