Visible Minorities: Torture and Murder in Japan Detention Centers
News Headline: “Prosecutors drop case over death of detained Sri Lankan woman.”
Bread & Roses: Unfulfilled Promises on Equitable Employment
Many commentators portrayed Article 8 of the new Part Time and Fixed Term Employment Act as the point at which Japan finally recognized the principle of same work-same pay for regular and irregular workers. But one word threatens to undo its promise–“unreasonable.”
Speakeasy: Anti-Korean Hate Books in Japan
This SNA Speakeasy features Ulv Hanssen of Soka University on the theme of “Anti-Korean Hate Books in Japan.”
Reversal of Fortune for Oppressed Labor Union
An Osaka-based labor union is beginning to turn the tables on police repression after years of unlawful harassment.
Visible Minorities: Henry Scott-Stokes, Sell-Out to Gaijin Handlers
Henry Johnstone Morland Scott-Stokes, patrician among Japan’s foreign correspondents since 1964, recently died in Tokyo at the age of 83, but not before he did untold damage by performing as a foreign handmaid to Japan’s fascists.
Japan’s Human Rights Diplomacy Stymied in Myanmar
Since the Myanmar coup last February, Japan has been under pressure to cut its links with the military regime. However, far more lies under the surface of this long-running bilateral relationship than many people perceive, making policy decisions quite complex.
Pension System Failing to Lift Elderly Out of Poverty
Far too many elderly Japanese have continued to slip into poverty, threatening their very lives.
Israel’s Killing of Journalist Sparks Calls for Probe
Human rights advocates have called for a thorough and transparent investigation after Al Jazeera and witnesses said Israeli forces shot and killed one of the network’s reporters while she was at work.
Bread & Roses: A Yoshinoya Executive Gets Cancelled
Masaaki Ito, managing director and general manager of the planning division of Yoshinoya, caused a stir when he made an “inappropriate remark” at a lecture for working adults at Waseda University.
Tenuous Reproductive Rights for Japanese Women
Women’s healthcare in Japan is treated as a lower priority than men’s healthcare; in particular, women’s reproductive rights are neglected.