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Satoko Kogure
For Satoko Kogure's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
May 3, 2005
Turning back clock on gender equality
As the government emphasizes patriotism as part of the national school curriculum and discussion continues apace over revising Article 9, some LDP lawmakers are now calling for changes to the Constitution that may put equal rights and individual freedom at risk.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Nov 2, 2004
Justice reaches dead-end
In accusing 1,039 Japanese of war crimes at the Yokohama War Crimes Tribunals, 123 of whom were sentenced to death, U.S. officials apparently sought not to seek justice in a legal sense, but to establish the principle of ultimate accountability and set a benchmark for the punishment of future war criminals.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jul 20, 2004
Bill of rights
As the government moves to beef up the country's military preparedness, once again the issue of the protection of foreigners' rights has been raised.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jun 15, 2004
Casualty of war
"I do understand why that girl could do such a brutal thing, because I myself treated people cruelly during World War II, without any hesitation," says 82-year-old Masaichi Nishiguchi, a former military policeman (MP) in the Japanese Army.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
May 4, 2004
Past and Present
'Ican forgive, but I won't forget," says Jack Simmonds, an 82-year-old Australian, who was detained as a prisoner of war in Japan during World War II.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Apr 13, 2004
No room for 'outsiders'
In "The Japanese," Japanologist and former U.S. ambassador to Japan Edwin O. Reischauer wrote that "no people have committed themselves more enthusiastically to internationalism than the Japanese or have so specifically repudiated nationalism."
COMMUNITY
Apr 13, 2004
Rappers relish the opportunity to express individuality
Japanese-born, but with roots in Korea, MCs Jewong, 20, and Liyoon, 22, of rap duo KP, have caused a stir in the booming Japanese hip-hop industry with music and a message drawn from their experiences as members of the Korean community in Japan.

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A statue of "Dragon Ball" character Goku stands outside the offices of Bandai Namco in Tokyo. The figure is now as recognizable as such characters as Mickey Mouse and Spider-Man.
Akira Toriyama's gift to the world