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In Japan, a scandal over a school threatens to entangle the prime minister U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Spindler, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) deputy director, briefs Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan and Defense Minister Tomomi Inada on the agency's recovery operations at the DPAA facility as part of his visit to Hawaii, Dec. 26, 2016. KATHRINE DODD/U.S. AIR FORCE TOKYO — Japan's prime minis
In Japan, a scandal over a school threatens to entangle Abe
Shinzo Abe strongly denies any wrongdoing, and his wife, Akie Abe, has resigned as “honorary principal” of the planned school at the center of the firestorm. But the scandal shows no sign of going away anytime soon. “There are so many questions that need to be answered,” said Koichi Nakano, a professor of political science at Sophia University and sharp critic of the Abe government. “We don’t know
Japan PM's wife cuts ties with school at heart of political furore
[1/2]The construction site for an elementary school of Moritomo Gakuen, an educational institution, is seen in Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan February 18, 2017, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Picture taken February 18, 2017. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS Acquire Licensing Rights TOKYO (Reuters) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's wife has cut ties with an elementary school involved in a land deal that provo
Shinzo Abe and wife under pressure over ties to ultra-nationalist school
In the message, she endorsed the school’s attempts to foster national pride through moral education – an approach that harks back to pre-war militarism – adding that she had been impressed by the passion shown by the Moritomo president, Yasunori Kagoike. The issue has dominated parliamentary debate this week, with opposition MPs demanding an explanation as to why the school was allowed to buy land
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The godmother of manga sex in Japan
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Japan combats rise in hate speech
Japan is the only developed country without anti-discrimination laws, and ethnic Koreans are often targeted On a chilly February evening in 2013, Shinhae Lee, a journalist and ethnic Korean woman who has lived in Japan her whole life, was at home by herself in Osaka when her computer pinged with a message from a friend. It said the leader of the nationalist group Zaitokukai had just announced on t
Japan’s Struggling Economy Finds ‘Abenomics’ Is Not an Easy Fix (Published 2015)
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Is this manga cartoon of a six-year-old Syrian girl racist?
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Abe: Japan Ready to Help Refugees, but Not Take Them In - The New York Times
UNITED NATIONS — Japan's prime minister said Tuesday that his nation needs to attend to its own demographic challenges posed by falling birth rates and an aging population before opening its doors to refugees.Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced at the U.N. General Assembly that Japan is ramping up assistance in response to the exodus of refugees to Europe from the Middle East and Africa.He said Ja
Sources: When You Work At Konami, Big Brother Is Always Watching
Konami, the company behind Castlevania, Metal Gear Solid and Silent Hill, does not appear to be a fun place to work. That’s according to reports in the Japanese press and new information shared with Kotaku by people close to the company. They describe a game development environment where Big Brother is always watching and where even your snack breaks are logged.
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