The Worker Cooperative Movement and Crises of Our Times
Emi Do and Matt Noyes, on working with worker cooperatives in Asia, and what role the worker cooperatives may play in building our movements and tackling the crises of our times.
Labor
Mind the Gap
Japan’s gender gap is still wide and post-covid austerity threatens to make it worse. The defense of our most vulnerable communities, including women, is the greatest defense we can provide for our economies and citizens.
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is eager to revitalize the country’s economy
Dirty Fight
Tokyo has created one of the world’s best sewage-management systems but unions warn of the impact of market-driven capitalism and climate change.
AI is running the lives of Delivery Workers in Japan
Every year, millions of people around Japan receive packages from Amazon. The packages arrive day and night and invariably in pristine condition. But few give much thought to the exhausted delivery worker.
“The last mile is the toughest part,” says Susumu Adachi (not his real name), who has been delivering
Why workers and communities oppose Japanese incineration in Southeast Asia
This article was chosen for Journalism Excellency Awards 2023 presented by Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) and developed with the support of JournalismFund.eu .
Ever wondered why the world’s largest metropolis is so clean? Ask Watanabe Ayumu. One of Tokyo’s small army of waste collectors, Watanabe’s day
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
Technology and Labor’s role in Climate Action and Justice: -Part Ⅱ-
※Part Ⅰ is available, here.
Toshiyo Hibino There are two reasons why Japan must tackle climate change. First, it has a responsibility as an industrialized country that historically used a large amount of fossil fuels. Secondly, Japan’s per capita emissions are higher than those of China and India, both of