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'Low IQ' kids, parental rights and problematic terminology dogged Japan's international community in 2019

Issues | JUST BE CAUSE Jan 6, 2020

'Low IQ' kids, parental rights and problematic terminology dogged Japan's international community in 2019

by Debito Arudou

Of the issues non-Japanese had to deal with in the past year (and even the past decade), some were major news stories and some fell quietly into the cracks.

White supremacists and Japan: A love story

Issues | JUST BE CAUSE Mar 7, 2018

White supremacists and Japan: A love story

by Debito Arudou

Far-right fanboys see in Japan an ethnostate that gets a free pass on the world stage, but it's a reputation that Japan needs to shake for its own good.

In 2017, Japan woke up to the issue of discrimination

Issues | JUST BE CAUSE Jan 3, 2018

In 2017, Japan woke up to the issue of discrimination

by Debito Arudou

The year saw a landmark human rights survey and action on hate speech and pensions — but conditions remain dire for foreign 'trainees' and other workers alike.

Japan doesn't need to criminalize hate speech

Voices | FOREIGN AGENDA Sep 20, 2017

Japan doesn't need to criminalize hate speech

by Shaun O'dwyer

Considering constitutional issues and the risk of creating 'martyrs,' the current law strikes the right balance.

Tackling signs in Japan that you're not welcome

National Jun 4, 2017

Tackling signs in Japan that you're not welcome

by Daisuke Kikuchi

Some Japanese businesses post signs barring foreign people from entering. What can you do about it?

Time to act on insights from landmark survey of Japan's foreign residents

Issues | JUST BE CAUSE Apr 26, 2017

Time to act on insights from landmark survey of Japan's foreign residents

by Debito Arudou

Government's attempt to understand the foreign experience of Japan produces valuable data despite some blind spots.

Voices | COMMUNITY CHEST Feb 23, 2017

In case you missed them: a year of responses to Community stories, part 1

The first in a series of selections of unpublished letters about Community stories from the year just passed.

Media outside Japan must stop normalizing  sumo as an ethno-sport

Issues | JUST BE CAUSE Feb 19, 2017

Media outside Japan must stop normalizing sumo as an ethno-sport

by Debito Arudou

Foreign correspondents should not pander to stereotypes, passing overt racism off as "tradition" practiced by those mystical, hidebound, inscrutable Japanese.

JBC marks 100 columns and a million page views

Issues | JUST BE CAUSE Sep 4, 2016

JBC marks 100 columns and a million page views

by Debito Arudou

Column has been shining a critical light on issues affecting Japan's foreign residents since 2008.

Japan's police still unfettered by the law, or the truth

Issues | JUST BE CAUSE Jun 5, 2016

Japan's police still unfettered by the law, or the truth

by Debito Arudou

Repeat-offending Ibaraki police called to account for backsliding on the issue of hotel snooping.

Enjoy your life in Japan, for the moments

Issues | JUST BE CAUSE May 1, 2016

Enjoy your life in Japan, for the moments

by Debito Arudou

After more than 30 years of studying Japan, I've learned to appreciate one thing people here do well: living in the moment.

Osaka's move on hate speech should be just the first step

Issues | JUST BE CAUSE Jan 31, 2016

Osaka's move on hate speech should be just the first step

by Debito Arudou

Ordinance officially 'Japanizes' the naming and shaming of haters, which is at least a start.

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