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DISCRIMINATION

Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2020
Women make up record 45.5% of university students in Japan
Female university students totaled a record 1.19 million, maintaining a rising trend since 1981.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 25, 2020
Rohingya politicians excluded from Myanmar election
Aspiring politician Abdul Rasheed was born in Myanmar and is one of the very few members of the Rohingya Muslim minority to have Myanmar citizenship.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Aug 21, 2020
Japan may allow in all stranded foreign residents from September
Japan has faced criticism for its failure to lift the ban on legal residents, which stands in stark contrast with the practices of the rest of the G7.
WORLD
Aug 20, 2020
United Nations removes survey asking staff if they are 'yellow'
The United Nations has been accused by some of its staff of racism after it issued a survey that included a question asking how they identify themselves, and offered 'yellow' among the possible responses.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 18, 2020
Groups from U.S., Europe and Oceania protest Japan’s travel ban
Many countries have imposed curbs to battle the pandemic but Japan's are among the most strict, effectively banning foreign nationals' entry from more than 140 countries.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Aug 4, 2020
Last Korean war criminal in Japan still pushing for compensation
'Listen to me. Why are they treating us differently? It's unfair and doesn't make any sense. How can I accept this unbelievable situation?' 95-year-old Lee Hak-rae says.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Aug 2, 2020
More older single people in Japan turned away from apartment rentals
Welfare and health facilities often demand a guarantor or family member to provide security before admitting a new resident.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 28, 2020
Big companies track workforce diversity but won't share the results
Among companies in the Russell 1000 index, 72 percent don't disclose any racial or ethnic information about their employees.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jul 25, 2020
Go To Travel campaign stirs anxieties outside Tokyo
in some areas, out-of-prefecture motorists have been pelted with rocks and intimidated by reckless driving.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 21, 2020
U.S. adds 11 companies to economic blacklist over China's treatment of Uighurs
The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday added 11 Chinese companies implicated in what it called human rights violations in connection with China's treatment of its Uighurs in Xinjiang in western China to the U.S. economic blacklist.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 15, 2020
Trump offers misleading data on Black people’s risk from police
U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday more white people die at the hands of police than Black people, comments likely to further stoke racial tensions amid nationwide protests over racism and police brutality.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2020
National Ainu Museum opens in Hokkaido after COVID-19 delay
The 8,600-square-meter museum, a park and a memorial make up the complex named Upopoy, which means 'singing in a large group' in the Ainu language.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 11, 2020
Toyota says staffers shown mocking George Floyd's death no longer employed
Two employees, including a supervisor, were fired over a video showing the supervisor kneeling on a file binder and saying 'that will keep them down.”
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 10, 2020
U.S. sanctions highest ranking Chinese official yet over Uighur rights
The U.S. on Thursday imposed sanctions on the highest ranking Chinese official yet targeted over alleged human rights abuses against the Uighur Muslim minority, a move likely to further ratchet up tensions between Washington and Beijing.
WORLD
Jul 5, 2020
Predominantly Black armed protesters march through Confederate memorial park in Georgia
A predominantly Black group of heavily armed protesters marched through Stone Mountain Park near Atlanta on Saturday, calling for removal of the giant Confederate rock carving at the site that civil rights activists consider a monument to racism.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jul 5, 2020
Japan’s netizens make up for traditional media outlets' shortcomings in addressing Black Lives Matter
Social media users have offered a broader perspective of commentary on protests against systemic racism happening abroad.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 4, 2020
Trump decries efforts to ‘wipe out’ U.S. history and ‘defame heroes’ in Mount Rushmore speech
U.S. President Donald Trump decried what he described as efforts to eliminate American history and malign heroes, lashing out at those protesting symbols they say celebrate racial injustice as he stoked culture wars over history and education.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Jul 4, 2020
Grappling with the 'American idea' from across the Pacific
Tokyoites with close connections to the United States express empathy for the present and optimism for the future of the country.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 3, 2020
Woman sues Japan over forced sterilization under eugenics law
The plaintiff has argued that she endured significant mental distress and that the 1948 law was unconstitutional.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 2, 2020
Japan adopts policies aimed at empowering women and aiding single moms
Last year, Japan ranked 121st among 153 countries in the World Economic Forum's gender-gap rankings.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
By Tomoko Otake

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