A Cut Above the Rest:Shibata Akari
Shibata Akari is one of a small number of female slaughterhouse workers in an industry steeped in discrimination and where workers were not even paid until the 1970s.
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Stemming the Shecession and Shadow Pandemic under COVID in Japan
The pandemic has pushed women even further to the margins in Japan, exposing the systemic discrimination, as well as the lack of appropriate public services, especially for struggling women.
The president and chief executive of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, C. Nicole Mason coined the term “Shecession” to
Green Shield: How Japan is Pushing Carbon Capture in Southeast Asia
Last October, Japan helped launch the Asia Carbon Capture, Storage, and Utilization (CCUS) Network, its latest strategy for combating climate change. But the project, heavily backed by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), has been criticized for providing cover for Japanese fossil fuel companies.
METI’s support
Evaluating corporate media war reporting in Ukraine
Introduction
In this article, I want to critically look at mainstream media reportage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, from the perspective of the Unfiltered journalists’ collective.
David McNeill previously pointed out that Japanese television outlets have avoided providing on-the-ground coverage. I want to investigate other
Out of the Line of Fire
Japanese media companies have mostly avoided on-the-ground reporting in Ukraine. Why?
Like their counterparts everywhere, Japanese editors have scrambled to keep up with events since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24. Unlike much of the world’s media, however, Japan’s television and newspaper outlets have almost no staff correspondents
Struggle against Union Busting, Police Oppression over Fair Wage
Someone in the Japanese government appears to have ordered an Osaka-based union to be destroyed. The Kan’nama story has triggered alarming constitutional questions – but little media attention.
For nearly three years, Matsuo Seiko, 49, has kept a toothbrush and a change of clothes stuffed into a bag stored in
Re-thinking food safety: What kind of bread should we eat?
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Oates has been reporting on food safety and watching over the food additives market ever since the GMO food regulations were established in Japan.
Joan Bailey is a journalist specializing in food, farming, and farmers markets and also teaches about the intersection of food and culture.
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