Japan
Eight years after Fukushima nuclear meltdown, workers still facing radiation risk
February 22, 2019At the crippled nuclear plant, the number of workers coping with the aftermath of the 2011 accident is still more than 4,000 per day.
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‘Shoplifters’: New Japanese feature film shows how people survive
December 12, 2018Although it seems to roll out modestly as a simple tale of marginal people, its conclusion will force you to rethink central tenets of how individuals relate.
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This week in history: Pearl Harbor antecedents, the attack, consequences
December 7, 2018This remains relevant as we remember the attack and also the horrific internment of Japanese Americans that followed it.
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Japanese Communists demand inquiry after university lowered female exam scores
August 10, 2018According to reports, a Tokyo med school systematically lowered female applicants’ entrance scores to limit the number of women in the program.
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Japan’s record-breaking heatwave declared natural disaster, 80 dead
July 27, 2018The heatwave caused 65 deaths from July 16-22. Another 22,647 people were sent to hospitals with heat stroke symptoms.
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