Bread & Roses: Workers of the World! Unite and Stay Home!
Today, we see the eight-hour workday as a social norm, albeit observed more in the breech. But workers shed blood and tears to bequeath this right to us.
Speakeasy: In the Wake of the Australia Wildfires
This SNA Speakeasy features Jess Panegyres on the theme of “In the Wake of the Australia Wildfires.”
Expanding the State of Emergency
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the last half of April 2020.
Speakeasy: Japanese Society in the Coronavirus Era
This SNA Speakeasy features Kenichiro Mogi on the theme of “Japanese Society in the Coronavirus Era.”
Speakeasy: Foreign Residents in the Coronavirus Era
This SNA Speakeasy features Debito Arudou on the theme of “Foreign Residents in the Coronavirus Era.”
Speakeasy: Landslide for Korea’s Democratic Party
This SNA Speakeasy features Simone Chun on the theme of “Landslide for Korea’s Democratic Party.”
Visible Minorities: Pandemic Releases Antibodies Toward Non-Japanese
Treating outsiders like contagion has consequences: Society develops antibodies, and Japan’s already-normalized discrimination intensifies.
Speakeasy: Political Trouble for the World Health Organization
This SNA Speakeasy features William Yang on the theme of “Political Trouble for the World Health Organization.”
Anti-CCP Activist Threatened with Expulsion from University of Queensland
Drew Pavlou, an undergraduate at the University of Queensland (UQ), and an outspoken anti-CCP political activist, has been threatened with expulsion.
An Easygoing State of Emergency
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the first half of April 2020.