Japan
‘Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy’: Rediscovering the wheel
February 3, 2022The films of Japanese film director and screenwriter Ryusuke Hamaguchi lodge in your brain and heart like small incendiary devices, ticking from his self-awareness toward yours. What did the character mean by that? How does that...
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Japanese Communists rally opposition parties to elect ‘a pro-people government’
October 22, 2021The party proposes measures to tackle the climate crisis, realize a gender equal Japan, and diplomacy that makes the best use of Article 9 of Japan’s constitution, which outlaws war.
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Nagasaki remembers 70,000 dead, calls on leaders to create nuclear-free zone
August 9, 2021Nagasaki marked the 76th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the Japanese city today with its mayor urging Japan, the United States, and Russia to do more to eliminate nuclear weapons. In his speech at...
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Race for gold continues in Tokyo as the pandemic worsens
July 30, 2021Japan extends the state of emergency in the country.
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COVID-19 throws Tokyo and Olympics into a panic
July 20, 2021As of Tuesday morning, there are 71 confirmed cases including 31 from among the tens of thousands of international attendees.
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