Carlos Ghosn, Nissan’s ex-chairman, says he has not fled justice but “escaped injustice and political persecution”. Carlos Ghosn, the auto industry mogul who pulled off his escape from Japan, has revived global criticism of Japan’s […]
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Shiori Ito, Japanese journalist who broke women’s silence in Japan, wins high-profile rape lawsuit damages
A Japanese journalist Shiori Ito, whose rape accusations against a high-profile TV journalist turned her into a symbol of #MeToo movement in Japan, has been awarded 3.3m yen ($30,000) in damages. The Tokyo district court […]
Traditional Japanese sitting style seiza will be recognized as punishment under new law
A welfare ministry panel said on December 3, that forcing children to sit for long periods of time in the formal Japanese seiza style will be recognized as a morally unacceptable form of punishment under a new […]
Studio Ghibli’s entire catalog will soon be available to buy digitally
Japanese animation company Studio Ghibli’s films have not be available to purchase digitally anywhere online. But finally, animated catalogue including classics like Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro and Howl’s Moving Castle, will be available to purchase online by […]
Racist backlashes to Marie Kondo’s new store: if Gwyneth Paltrow can do it, why can’t Marie Kondo?
Marie Kondo is kawaii AF. But don’t let her cuteness fool you. She is a bold business woman who dares to build a global empire (or maybe she has built one already?) The Japanese organizational […]
Canto wait to listen to some music!
Cantonese songs were once trending in the 70s. It was one of the most popular Asian pop music. However, this popularity slowly decayed and disappeared from the mainstream culture. To redeem ourselves I have this […]
“Some things are more important than rugby,” Canadian rugby players lauded for helping typhoon clean-up after game canceled in Japan
KAMAISHI, JAPAN—Canadian rugby players were seen shoveling mud, carrying furniture and helping with recovery efforts in Kamaishi, following the cancellation of their match against Namibia, which was called off due to the threat of Typhoon […]
Unearthed Japanese camp found in B.C. mountains, was likely an escape from racism, until internment in 1942
During WW II, twenty-two thousand Japanese Canadians were unfairly uprooted from the coast and sent to internment camp. EDMONTON— Hidden away in British Columbia’s North Shore mountains are the remnants of a Japanese-Canadian logging camp […]
Justice Maryka Omatsu, the first woman of East Asian heritage to receive honorary degree from Ryerson
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ryerson University (@ryerson_u) on Sep 17, 2019 at 7:39am PDT Justice Maryka Omatsu, the first woman of East Asian heritage to be appointed a judge in […]
Former NDP leader address the redress by Canada of wrongs committed against Japanese Canadians during WWII, urges action on Canadian children trapped in Syrian camps
LONDON— According to a report by CTV news, Ed Broadbent, the former leader of the New Democratic Party from 1975 to 1989 and an elder statesman of human rights, spoke at an event celebrating the […]
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