Softening the Soft Lockdown
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the first half of May 2020.
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Misreporting, Bias, and Fake News
Defense Minister Taro Kono’s denunciation of NHK and the mainstream news media as “fake news” for reporting that his ministry had decided to give up the Araya Training Area in Akita city as host for an Aegis Ashore facility was a cynical ploy on his part, but it did highlight once again that many people misunderstand the news media in rather fundamental ways.
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.
Expanding the State of Emergency
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the last half of April 2020.
Visible Minorities: Pandemic Releases Antibodies Toward Non-Japanese
Treating outsiders like contagion has consequences: Society develops antibodies, and Japan’s already-normalized discrimination intensifies.
An Easygoing State of Emergency
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the first half of April 2020.
WHO Director-General Accuses Taiwan of Racism
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stoked controversy with comments accusing the Taiwanese government of launching an organized campaign against him in the course of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.
Bread & Roses: Worker Rights in the Age of Coronavirus
Around Japan, workers still commute each day on packed trains and file into crowded meeting rooms. Some are told to stay home, with or without pay.
Real Life Stories from Japan’s Coronavirus Economy
The arrival of the Covid-19 coronavirus on Japanese shores is having dramatic effect on people’s lives, as it is in most of the world. Here they tell their stories in their own words.
Tokyo Sinks into Covid-19 Crisis
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the last half of March 2020.
