An ad released by the Peoples Party of Canada (PPC) against Canada’s official multiculturalism policy has sparked criticism for its confusing use of a photo of the Japanese Canadian internment during the Second World War. […]
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“Infringement on freedom of expression,” Aichi government to sue ministry for withholding exhibit grants after ‘comfort women’ controversy
NAGOYA – Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura said that he intends to sue the Culture Ministry over its refusal to subsidize the Aichi Triennale 2019 arts festival in Nagoya, after it became mired in controversy over […]
Japan partakes in a massive Friday climate strike
Greta Thunberg, 16-year-old Swedish climate activist started massive Friday climate strike that 150 countries joined. The purpose of the march is to call on policymakers to take overdue steps against climate change as part of […]
Fukushima Trial ends in not guilty verdict, leads to angry fallout
TOKYO—The former CEO of TEPCO, along with two other executives, have been indicted by a Japanese court facing charges relating to the 2011 catastrophe at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, the second-largest nuclear disaster […]
“Should we have pride in killing innocent people?”: Problematic Richland High School’s Mushroom Cloud Logo, Japanese Exchange Student Speaks Up
Nonoka Koga, an exchange student from Fukuoka, Japan, not far from Nagasaki where the atomic bomb was dropped, was shocked when she arrived at Richland High School, home of the “Bombers”, where she found the […]
Hiroshima Mark the 74th Anniversary of the World’s First Nuclear Bomb Attack: Mayor of Hiroshima Urges Japan to Join Nuclear Ban Treaty, PM Abe Declines
On August 6, Hiroshima marked the 74th anniversary of atomic bombing. The annual ceremony took place at the Peace Memorial Park near Ground Zero. 50,000 people and representatives from about 90 countries, including the […]
Reiwa Shinsengumi, Giving Voice to People with Disabilities— Japan’s first severely disabled lawmakers join parliament
View this post on Instagram #舩後靖彦 #木村英子 国会初登院 2019年8月1日(木)午前9時集合 場所:東京永田町・国会正門前 あなたの力で誕生した、れいわ新選組の国会議員。初登院のその瞬間、是非とも直接送り届けてください! #れいわが始まる #れいわ新選組 A post shared by れいわ新選組 (@reiwashinsengumi) on Jul 27, 2019 at 6:15am PDT Reiwa Shinsengumi, an anti-establishment party organized only three months […]
Man Sets Fire to Animation Studio in Kyoto: Catastrophic fire at KyoAni’s studio causes the death of 30+ artists and employees.
According to officials, there are at least 33 deaths and a at least 36 injured after a man set fire to an animation studio in Kyoto, one of the most catastrophic casualty incident since WWII. […]
No More Sexist Medical School Entrance Exams: After abolishing the unfair treatment of female applicants last year, women outperform men in Japanese medical school entrance exams
Last year, several medical schools in Japan were found to have manipulated exam results to give first-time male applicants an advantage over women and others who had previously failed the exam. Many medical schools, including […]
What the Hong Kong extradition bill means for Japan and Canada.
There are over a million protestors on the streets of Hong Kong Island, protesting against the extradition bill—a legislative proposal that will allow criminal suspects residing in Hong Kong to be sent to China for […]