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Reposted: The high price of writing about anti-social forces–and those who pay. 猪狩先生を弔う日々
Igari-san wasn’t an investigative journalist and he wasn’t a saint. But he fought for justice and for truth, and as an investigative journalist, I’ve always believed that’s what our job…
Japan’s Dangerous Tilt to The Right: a report from Hamburg, Germany
Professor Nakano points it out: it is not like Japanese society is outspoken and the government is following, it is exactly the opposite. It is an “elite-driven and not society-driven”…
The First Victim of War is The Truth: Japan’s Journalists Protest The Secrets Law
All journalists know the saying, “The first victim of war is the truth.” The Manchurian Incident began with a Japanese Army plot. The Japanese people were only told the truth…
The most obscene thing in Japan isn’t a 3D vagina model
The most obscene thing in #Japan isn't a 3D model of a vagina. It's something more insidious. http://t.co/L691cGnFJd — Jake Adelstein/中本哲史 (@jakeadelstein) December 7, 2014
The Guardian of Japan’s Underworld Has Gone To The Other Underworld
Morikazu Tanaka, an ex-prosecutor turned mouthpiece for the mob (yakuza) and other shady characters, passed away Saturday at the age of 71. Tanaka personified the image of former prosecutors in…
The Star Trek Conference In Beijing: Klingon Warlord Xi Disses Tanuga* IV Leader Abe
"Is it even worth considering whether China is willing to change its position regarding territorial disputes and its desire to dominate Asia? It's not. Thus, Japan has just conceded a…
Has a Russian sexual predator been on the loose in Hokkaido?
In perhaps the most chilling of his comments, Lennikov describes systematically raping a woman after inviting her to spend a vacation in Japan. Lennikov writes: "Back in Russia, when I…
Shukan Bunshun to release audio of Yamatani interview
Eriko Yamatani is a liar--and Shukan Bunshun has the audio to prove it.
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Japan’s Female Police Commissioner worked with racist & sexist newspaper?
It's not just Ms. Yamatani's ties to a hate group reviled by the UN, Zaitokukai, but in an essay she wrote for a magazine run by a member of the…
The UN Hates Japan’s Hate Speech Indifference; LDP May Love Chance To Shut Up Protesters
The UN committee does not give ratings to countries on well they are doing in "eliminating racial discrimination" but the essence of third improvement order to Japan was: "you're failing…