Japan Subculture Research Center"...New allegations have raised the possibility that the administration may have gone so far as to quash a rape investigation on behalf of a close friend of [Prime Minister] Abe: the dapper, hipster-bearded broadcast journalist Noriyuki Yamaguchi, who also penned two laudatory books on the prime minister..."Noriyuki Yamaguchi has … [Read more...] about Rape in Japan is a crime but justice is rarely served. A Non-Arrest & Shiori Ito’s Full Statement
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My Lai, Sexual Assault and the Black Blouse Girl: Forty-Five Years Later, One of America’s Most Iconic Photos Hides Truth in Plain Sight
by Valerie Wieskamp - It has become almost a requirement in American culture that people talk about “supporting our veterans”. But this is what our soldiers do-they invade, they rape, they silence.Not every soldier, of course. But militarism embraces violence, and no- our soldiers have not died defending our freedoms. They have died defending our right to go anywhere, … [Read more...] about My Lai, Sexual Assault and the Black Blouse Girl: Forty-Five Years Later, One of America’s Most Iconic Photos Hides Truth in Plain Sight
Tokyo gets its first female governor: Yuriko Koike combines nationalism and a steely ambition
First published in The Economist (David MCNeil)FEMINIST; patriot; opportunist: Yuriko Koike, who was elected governor of Tokyo on July 31st, has been dubbed many things, not all of them flattering. A career of cycling through political parties without committing to any earned her the moniker Madam Kaiten Sushi, after restaurants where plates of raw fish go around on a … [Read more...] about Tokyo gets its first female governor: Yuriko Koike combines nationalism and a steely ambition
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Peace as a Global Language 2016/PGL[地球語としての平和国際会議Posted on Monday, December 7, 2015 地球語としての平和国際会議- 多様な文化をつなぐ平和発表募集(英・日）：日 時：2016年1月24日（日）午前10時30分から午後4時30分会 場：東海学園大学名古屋キャンパス内 容：ポスターセッションとフォーラムおよびワークショップ参加費：無料申込み：https://l.facebook.com/l/UAQE1gEw0AQGTst93Goa1KH0z9qJtUC43TYUHA-aZp9jcbg/https%3A%2F%2Fssl.form-mailer.jp%2Ffms%2F3af2c369178080＊お名前...Opposition Landslide in … [Read more...] about Recent Stories
Exclusive: Detained Honduran Woman, Moved to Mostly Male TX Prison After Hunger Strike, Speaks Out
RELATED STORIES Part 2: Migrant Women Appear Via Video from Detention Centers in Asylum Cases Amid Harsh Conditions Right to Return: Deported After Protest by His Family, Mexican Immigrant to Attempt U.S. Re-entryTOPICSWeb Exclusive, Immigrant Rights, Immigration, PrisonPRINTER-FRIENDLY1,003 SHARED Image Credit: Human Rights … [Read more...] about Exclusive: Detained Honduran Woman, Moved to Mostly Male TX Prison After Hunger Strike, Speaks Out