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GEORGE FLOYD

Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jun 12, 2020
White Americans join Floyd protests, but will they work for change?
Leslie Batson, a white office administrator from Maryland, joined the thousands of marchers protesting the killing of George Floyd in Washington, last weekend after her children asked why the family had done nothing about racism.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jun 11, 2020
Naomi Osaka in no mood to back down on support for Black Lives Matter
The two-time Grand Slam champion has been vocal in her support of the protests against racial injustice that are happening around the world.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jun 11, 2020
Spend your summer understanding America’s protests by watching, listening and reading
Now is the time to delve deeper into the history of racism in the U.S.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Jun 10, 2020
'No justice, no peace': The sentiment that resonates in America, Japan and all over the world
The mainstream Japanese media continues to mess up on issues of race. It's time for a new generation of talking heads.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jun 10, 2020
IOC to maintain ban on protests during Olympics
The IOC has confirmed athletes will be prohibited from taking part in any protests or demonstrations in Olympic venues.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 10, 2020
U.S. Navy to bar Confederate flags from ships, aircraft and bases
The U.S. Navy is working to ban the Confederate battle flag from all public spaces on Navy installations, ships and aircraft, the service said Tuesday, as the military and the country as a whole grapple with questions about racial inequality.
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WORLD
Jun 10, 2020
Artist Banksy offers his take on toppled statue of English slave trader
The toppling of a statue of a 17th century slave trader in the English port city of Bristol was hailed by some as a long-overdue reckoning with Britain's imperalist past and denounced by others as a criminal act.
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JAPAN
Jun 10, 2020
Japan broadcaster NHK under fire over flawed video on anti-racism movement
Public broadcaster NHK has apologized for its attempt to educate viewers on the Black Lives Matter movement in the United States, after its video on anti-racism demonstrations came under fire for lacking context on racial injustice and the police brutality that had spurred such protests worldwide.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 9, 2020
Thousands pay tribute to George Floyd as pressure mounts for U.S. police reform
The public viewing came two weeks to the day after Floyd's death was captured by an onlooker's video, setting off a wave of global protests.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 8, 2020
In George Floyd’s city, inequalities are everywhere
Black communities — and businesses — are at a steep disadvantage in Minneapolis.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 8, 2020
Protests threaten to set back long-awaited reopenings
As the U.S. shifts its attention away from the pandemic, turmoil in the streets could hobble the recovery from COVID-19.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jun 8, 2020
Why we're marching for Black lives in Japan
What we are witnessing is a simple matter of human rights, which makes it an issue for everyone.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 7, 2020
Protesters hit Tokyo and Osaka streets with rallies against racism and police brutality
Protesters said racial discrimination and the treatment of foreigners in Japan are topics often avoided by the media and in public discourse.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jun 7, 2020
South Korean boyband BTS donates $1 million to Black Lives Matter
Popular South Korean band BTS donated $1 million to Black Lives Matter (BLM) in support of U.S. protests against police brutality, its music label, Big Hit Entertainment, said Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 6, 2020
How a union and the Supreme Court shield Minneapolis police
After years of enjoying the protection of a powerful union, could the death of George Floyd open police officers in Minneapolis up to greater scrutiny?
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Jun 6, 2020
U.S. protesters call to 'Defund the Police.' What would that look like?
Nationwide protests over the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd, the latest in a long string of high-profile slayings of black men by white officers, have featured a common rallying cry: "Defund the police."
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jun 6, 2020
George Floyd's death sparks new generation of activists in U.S.
Kristina Knox, a 25-year-old child development teacher from Maryland, cried for days after watching video footage of George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man in Minneapolis who died after a police officer kneeled on his neck while Floyd gasped for air.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 5, 2020
‘Get your knee off our necks’: George Floyd mourned in Minneapolis
Prominent U.S. civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton told mourners on Thursday that George Floyd's fatal encounter with police and the nationwide protests his death ignited marked a reckoning for America over race and justice, demanding, "Get your knee off our necks."
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2020
SoftBank creates $100 million fund to back companies led by people of color
The effort stems from U.S. and international disgust with the death of George Floyd, who died after a white Minneapolis cop knelt on his neck for over eight minutes.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 4, 2020
Will U.S. protests spread coronavirus? Experts say it’s too soon to tell
The demonstrations are a new challenge in efforts to test and trace new infections, a key step to swatting down new clusters of cases.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

Podcast

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