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DISCRIMINATION

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 13, 2018
Trump asked why 'pretty Korean lady' analyst wasn't negotiating with North Korea, report says
Still reeling from the scandal surrounding his comments about halting immigration from "sh-thole countries," U.S. President Donald Trump has again come under fire — this time for reportedly referring to an intelligence analyst as a "pretty Korean lady" and suggested she should be part of negotiations...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 12, 2018
Myanmar admission that soldiers killed Rohingya 'an important step,' U.S. envoy says
Myanmar's admission that soldiers were involved in the murder of 10 Muslims in September was an important step and the United States hoped it would be followed by more transparency and accountability, the U.S. ambassador said on Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Jan 10, 2018
Time for Japan to scrub off that blackface — for good
Oops, they did it again: offensive makeup for laughs on TV. But some Japanese viewers are far from amused.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jan 10, 2018
Myanmar police charge Reuters reporters under Official Secrets Act
Japan wants to raise the matter of two Reuters reporters detained in Myanmar with the country's government at appropriate opportunities, including a visit by Foreign Minister Taro Kono to that country this week, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Wednesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 10, 2018
Newly minted Japanese Supreme Court justice will issue rulings under maiden name, breaking with long tradition
Yuko Miyazaki, newly appointed to the country's top court, says she will issue her legal judgments under her maiden name — Miyazaki — becoming Japan's first woman to abandon the court's long tradition of using one's legal name after marriage.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2018
About 40 percent of foreign workers feel discriminated against at Japanese firms, survey finds
Around 40 percent of white-collar foreign workers in Japan feel discriminated against in their offices due to their nationality or gender, according to a survey by private human resources company Adecco Ltd.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Jan 7, 2018
Much for Japan Times Community readers to crow and squawk about in year of the rooster
A selection of unpublished letters about Community stories from the first half of 2017.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Jan 7, 2018
More readers' responses to Japan Times Community articles from 2017
A selection of unpublished letters about Community stories from the second half of last year.
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Jan 3, 2018
In 2017, Japan woke up to the issue of discrimination
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 Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Dec 23, 2017
'Arabization' of Malaysian religion, culture comes under spotlight
Malaysia's growing ties to Saudi Arabia — and its puritan Salafi-Wahhabi Islamic doctrines — are coming under new scrutiny as concerns grow over an erosion of traditional religious practices and culture in the multiethnic nation.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 18, 2017
Myanmar government says case against Reuters journalists can proceed
Myanmar's civilian President Htin Kyaw, a close ally of government leader Aung San Suu Kyi, has authorized the police to proceed with a case against two detained Reuters reporters accused of violating the country's colonial-era Official Secrets Act, a senior government spokesman said.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Dec 17, 2017
What the world needs right now is more Kwanzaa
Although the celebration was designed as a Pan-African affair, its seven principles could benefit every one of us.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 11, 2017
China's top paper blasts Australian media reports as racist, paranoid
Australian media reports on Chinese interference in Australia are racist and paranoid, China's top newspaper said Monday, stepping up a war of words over concerns in Australia about Chinese influence in the country.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Dec 9, 2017
Without an official father, kids can be stateless
On Nov. 29, the Kobe District Court dismissed a suit against the state filed by a woman in her 60s who claimed that the law that allows only men to deny paternity of a child is unconstitutional, since it discriminates against women. She said the law meant she was unable to register her daughter as the...
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 9, 2017
Trump lifts refugee ban but admissions still plummet, figures show
In late October, President Donald Trump lifted a temporary ban on most refugee admissions, a move that should have cleared the way for more people fleeing persecution and violence to come to the United States.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 2, 2017
Twitter changes reason for allowing Trump's anti-Muslim retweets
Twitter Inc. said it allowed anti-Muslim videos that were retweeted by President Donald Trump because they didn't break rules on forbidden content, backtracking from an earlier rationale that the posts were newsworthy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 23, 2017
France's ban on gender-neutral language sets off national debate
France has banned the use of gender-neutral language in official documents, cheering defenders of linguistic tradition and angering feminists who see it as a setback for equal rights.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Nov 21, 2017
U.N. rights panel says North Korean women suffer discrimination, rape, malnutrition and lack legal recourse
North Korean women are deprived of education and job opportunities and are often subjected to violence at home and sexual assault in the workplace, a United Nations human rights panel said on Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 17, 2017
German court rules Kuwait Airways can ban Israelis, sparking Jewish outcry
A German court ruled on Thursday that Kuwait Airways had the right to refuse to carry an Israeli passenger due to his nationality, a verdict that Jewish groups said condoned anti-Semitism.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Nov 15, 2017
A son echoes his father's questions about identity in Japan
'Russo-Japanese' Chuk Besher spent years researching Japan's multicultural history. Much later, son Noah, 8, had a question: 'What does 'half' mean?'
Japan to revise romanization rules for first time in 70 years
The Agency for Cultural Affairs is recommending replacing the government’s long-standing Kunrei system with more widely used Hepburn-style spellings.
JR East cancels luxury train run over crew's boozing
East Japan Railway said Thursday that it will cancel one trip of a luxury overnight sleeper service, which was originally scheduled to depart from Ueno Station in Tokyo on Aug. 30, after crew members were found to have been drinking alcohol on duty.
Women-only communities flourish in China
Chen Yani (right), nicknamed "Keke," eats lunch with friends and guests in a female co-living space she founded called "Keke's Imaginative Space" in Hangzhou, in eastern China's Zhejiang province, on July 14.
Demystifying the manufacturing success of China
China’s massive scale, strong education system and competitive local governance have enabled it to reach the technological frontier and dominate high-tech manufacturing despite its low per capita gross domestic product.
Infectious diseases to watch for in Japan this summer amid surge of cases
An illustration of a colony of the Bordetella pertussis bacterium that causes pertussis, or whooping cough. As of Aug. 10, there were 64,467 cases reported this year, according to the latest data from the Japan Institute for Health Security.
Alicia Keys closed Summer Sonic, but J-pop owned it
Summer Sonic’s 2025 lineup demonstrated its strength, showcasing the latest in J-pop, including “new kawaii” act Fruits Zipper.
Is the LDP’s catch-all approach to politics still effective?
Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi visits Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15. Political commentator Toru Hashimoto has suggested that Takaichi ought to lead a group of like-minded hawkish politicians out of the Liberal Democratic Party and form their own party.
Fingers sore from too much phone time? You might have ‘sumaho yubi.’
A catch-all term for tendonitis and arthritis caused by excessive smartphone use, 'sumaho yubi' may be difficult to treat for gadget-crazy Japan.
As farm minister, Koizumi is held ‘hostage’ by Ishiba
Farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi (center) attends a Lower House session on Aug. 1. Locking Koizumi into the Cabinet is Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s way of turning a potential rival into a team player, according to one expert.
Big burgers and bigger ambitions for Japan's Burger King
Kazuhiro Nomura, president of BK Japan Holdings, which operates Burger King in Japan

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