Bread & Roses: University Students in the Age of Corona
The work shutdown in the wake of the April 7, 2020, emergency declaration hit one group particularly hard: students working part-time gigs.
Tag Archives: Ministry of Education
Softening the Soft Lockdown
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the first half of May 2020.
Covid-19 Mismanagement Puts Abe Regime on the Ropes
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the last half of February 2020.
The Aftermath of Typhoon Hagibis
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the last half of October 2019.
Bread & Roses: Is Your Attending Physician Working for Free?
Concern is growing over what is becoming of Japan’s healthcare environment, including the issues of medical interns’ death from overwork and being driven to suicide due to overwork.
A One-Sided US-Japan Trade Agreement
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the second half of September 2019.
Visible Minorities: Educating the Non-Japanese Underclass
In a shocking series of exposés at the beginning of this month, the Mainichi Shinbun reported that minority children of workers in Japanese schools were being segregated from their Japanese peers, put in classes for the mentally disabled, and systematically denied an education.
Abe Rewards Friends in Latest Cabinet Reshuffle
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the first half of September 2019.
Global Progressives Must Stand Up for Okinawa
If progressives truly believe in our values of freedom of expression, equal opportunity, and security, we must stand in solidarity with the Okinawan people.
Abe Government Export Restrictions Send South Korea Relations into Tailspin
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the first half of July 2019.
