Clashes Over Tainan Railway Construction Evictions
Police clashed with protesters in Tainan on August 20 and 21 as authorities forcibly evicted the last household resisting plans to construct the Tainan Urban District Railway Underground Project.
Monthly Archives: August 2021
Biden’s America Splinters over Cuba
Joe Biden was elected president of the United States on a platform of unifying the country through bipartisanship, but political divisions over the US policy on Cuba have revealed a major challenge to his message of national unity.
Better to Die by the Gun in Myanmar
Amidst political chaos, military violence, and a lethal pandemic, some Myanmarese are lining up in the thousands to go out of their homes, onto the streets, and to risk their lives.
Japanese Language Rooted in Discrimination
Globalization has encouraged a shift in language towards the acceptance of diversity and inclusion, but some terms in the Japanese language are still missing the mark.
Convenience Stores as Hubs of Globalization
Seven-Eleven Japan quietly established an organization last March called Seven Global Linkage in order to provide support to non-Japanese residents of the country. Shingetsu News Agency spoke to Makoto Yasui, one of the founders of the new organization, to ask him about its purposes and activities.
Misogyny Rampant on Japanese TikTok
With a constant barrage of berating comments like “you are lowering Japan’s image,” “feminists are garbage,” and “women aren’t fit to be working,” the fight for female rights and dignity within Japanese online spaces seems to be a neverending battle.
The Largest Refugee Crisis in Latin America History
The Venezuelan refugee crisis has become the largest exodus ever witnessed in Latin American history, triggered by a series of intertwined political, economic, human rights, health, and humanitarian struggles.
Visible Minorities: Tokyo 2020 Olympics Postmortem
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics are now past. This is a postmortem.
Farhadi a Film Director, Not a Hero
When Iranian director Ashgar Farhadi was awarded the Grand Prix at this year’s Cannes Film Festival for his new film A Hero, many regime opponents expected him to use the media spotlight to denounce the Islamic Republic. What he actually had to say, however, disappointed their expectations.
Australian Leader Still Crazy About Coal
The climate crisis has forced most nations to accelerate their clean energy transitions. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report released this week underlined the urgency. However, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has never moved off his position that his nation’s coal industry will remain in place for decades to come.
