Tag - diversity

 
 

DIVERSITY

Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
May 31, 2022
Japanese society begins to grapple with microaggressions
Researchers say that usually unintentional or casual hurtful words or actions made toward members of marginalized groups, including ethnic and sexual minorities and women, are commonplace.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Dec 28, 2021
COVID-19, diversity and art were among the things we were talking about in 2021
Paralympics announcer Jason Hancock said it best, 'I feel our generation has the ability to bring a fully inclusive Japan closer to reality.'
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Feb 3, 2021
Miniseries 'HodoBuzz' delves into the dark side of Japan's media industry
The series created by Derrrrruq!!!, a team based in New York, calls out sexism, harassment and other issues that are prevalent in the Japanese workplace.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 9, 2020
Diversity means accepting and tolerating differences
The days in which value is created only when people follow the same routine, the same work-style and the same unwritten rules are over.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 9, 2020
Diversity and gender equality matter in an emergency
The lack of attention Japan has given to diversity or gender equality was exposed in its response to the COVID-19 emergency.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Aug 21, 2019
Meet the women reframing black femininity in Japanese spaces
Ebony Bowens and Tynelle Pozdnyakov dip into Japanese fashion subcultures in an effort to challenge stereotypes and have a little fun while doing it.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / Regional voices: Chubu
Jun 23, 2019
Schools urged to modify lunches for religious needs as foreign population grows
With foreign residents on the rise in Japan, schools and day care facilities are being called on to give more consideration to the dietary restrictions faced by people with different religious backgrounds.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Apr 22, 2019
Let's discuss diversity in Japan
Get into the vocabulary of diversity and mixed-race Japanese by taking a look at a new book on the topic.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Mar 15, 2019
Your 'Japanese experience' doesn't have to be 'Japanese only'
After living in Japan for a while you start to notice certain personality types popping up in the international community, particularly among English teachers.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Feb 17, 2019
Whitewashing racial bias: The ball's in Japan's court
In what felt something like a case of deja vu from last year's Masatoshi Hamada blackface fiasco, Japan welcomed in 2019 with yet another racially insensitive controversy, this time in the form of an ad from food company Nissin.
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BUSINESS
Jan 17, 2019
Admitting that female employees earn 29% less than men, Citigroup vows more diversity for top roles
Citigroup's female employees earn 29 percent less than their male counterparts, the Wall Street bank revealed on Wednesday, while announcing targets for appointing more women and minorities to senior roles.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 7, 2018
U.K. police arrest six men over torching of Grenfell Tower effigy
British police have arrested six men after a video was posted on the internet that showed men mocking the deadly Grenfell Tower blaze by burning an effigy of the building as part of Guy Fawkes' Night celebrations.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 12, 2018
What umbrellas can teach us about diversity
Noticing the differences between one's own country and others, however small they may be, can be the first step to realizing that diversity exists.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Apr 28, 2018
New Zealand rugby teams tackle diversity and risk in Japan
With the Rugby World Cup approaching, New Zealand’s national men’s and women’s rugby teams appear to be using Japan as a backdrop to produce a series on videos that help promote their brand.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Sep 19, 2017
Japan's women's colleges grapple with shifting views on gender
It was at the end of 2015 when an all-girl junior high school affiliated with Japan Women's University received an inquiry from a mother of an elementary school student, asking if her daughter would be eligible to apply for enrollment.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 9, 2017
Axed Google memo writer draws jeers, cheers and job offer from Assange
The male Google engineer fired for circulating a memo decrying the company's diversity hiring program became the center of a heated debate on sexism, drawing scorn, cheers and even a job offer on Tuesday from WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 8, 2017
Google fires employee behind anti-diversity memo
Internet giant Google has fired the male engineer at the center of an uproar in Silicon Valley over the past week after he authored an internal memo asserting there are biological causes behind gender inequality in the tech industry.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jun 16, 2017
Japan's corporations make strides to foster inclusive LGBT work environment
In May 2015, Hiroki Inaba, vice president of Goldman Sachs Japan Co.'s legal department, came out as gay, after almost 13 years with the company and 10 years since the company established its LGBT Network, which was formed by staff to promote understanding of sexual minorities.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 4, 2016
Japan baffled by the intricacies of LGBT issues
A middle-aged woman I know never wears makeup or skirts and keeps her hair short. Sometimes she receives concerned glances when she enters the women's locker room at the gym she patronizes and, while no one has ever questioned her gender (for the record, she is straight and married), she often feels the need to make a gesture to put people at ease, such as saying something out loud in a conspicuously feminine tone. Even outside the gym, when she uses a public restroom she plays it safe by choosing the unisex lavatory for disabled people, if one is available.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Feb 28, 2016
Japan Inc. slowly shedding LGBT taboos but bias laws still lag
Yusuke Kitamura hid his sexuality from colleagues for most of his career. It was only after joining one of Japan's oldest brokerages last year that he could tell them he was gay.

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