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RACISM

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 30, 2018
A showcase of humanity's vilest and noblest manifestations
Calling the Holocaust unfathomable is a moral flinch from facts that demand scholarship.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Mar 7, 2018
White supremacists and Japan: A love story
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.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Mar 7, 2018
The strange taste of Japanese immigration Kool-Aid: How living in Japan can transform you into a conservative
When it comes to thinking of the role that they themselves should play in Japan, many progressive expats are actually more in line with the Tiki-torch-carrying nationalists back home than against them.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Mar 3, 2018
Japan Times 1993: Blacks face an image problem in Japan
Many of the dozens of black professionals interviewed last week said they are still struggling to change the racist perceptions of blacks that shadow them wherever they go in this country.
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MORE SPORTS
Feb 19, 2018
Fans ejected in Chicago for racist taunts toward Capitals forward Devante Smith-Pelly
Four Chicago Blackhawks fans were ejected during Saturday night's game after making racist taunts toward Washington Capitals forward Devante Smith-Pelly.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 12, 2018
Trump's chain-immigration plan takes direct aim at Asians
Asian immigrants thrive in America, but fewer would come if they couldn't bring family members.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 1, 2018
Trump's letter of respect prompts African leaders to refrain from criticizing him
African leaders say they have decided to refrain from issuing a resolution to criticise Donald Trump's alleged reference to their nations as "shithole countries" because the U.S. president sent them a letter expressing respect for the continent.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 16, 2018
Trump blames Sen. 'Dicky' Durbin for blowing DACA deal and misrepresenting his vulgar comments
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday blamed Sen. Dick Durbin for blowing up talks on a deal to help immigrants brought to the country illegally as children and said the Democratic lawmaker misrepresented his comments about Haiti and African countries.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 16, 2018
Nigeria summons U.S. ambassador over Trump's reported racial slur
Nigeria's government on Monday summoned the United States ambassador to explain reported remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump that some immigrants from Africa and Haiti come from "shithole" countries, Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama said.
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
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Oct 30, 2017
Rohingya asylum seekers face dim prospects of gaining refugee status in Japan
The plight of Rohingya Muslims has made headlines as the Myanmar military's escalating attacks against the ethnic group, often described in media reports as "one of the world's most persecuted minorities," have captured global attention.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 2, 2017
NFL trio kneel despite Trump's fresh call for protests to end, but stand for U.K. anthem
Some National Football League players knelt again on Sunday when the U.S. national anthem was played before a game in London, defying U.S. President Donald Trump's renewed call to end their protest over racial injustice.
Japan Times
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Sep 29, 2017
Trump tells Fox that NFL team owners are 'afraid of their players' and draws flak for false facts
President Donald Trump drew a rebuke from the National Football League on Thursday after he said football team owners are afraid of their players, his latest criticism of NFL players kneeling during the U.S. national anthem.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 27, 2017
Football players who protest racism have right to free speech but not to disrespect nation: Jeff Sessions
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday denounced football players who have protested racism by kneeling or locking arms during the playing of the national anthem before games, saying that even though their speech is protected, they should be condemned for showing disrespect to the country.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 26, 2017
Trump again blasts NFL for anthem protests, claims they're not about racism
U.S. President Donald Trump kept up his verbal battle with the National Football League over players who drop to one knee during the national anthem, saying on Monday their acts of protest had nothing to do with racism.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 7, 2017
Nazis and elite hipsters
German Deputy Finance Minister Jens Spahn's apparent bet on the rise of Trump-style populism is risky.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Aug 21, 2017
Comic, rights activist Dick Gregory dies at 84
Dick Gregory, a comedian who lambasted racism and played a prominent role in the 1960s civil rights movement after becoming one of the first black comics to perform for white audiences, died on Saturday at age 84, his son said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 17, 2017
Trump dumps business, policy councils after CEOs quit in protest
U.S. President Donald Trump disbanded two high-profile business advisory councils on Wednesday after corporate CEOs quit in protest over his remarks blaming violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, not only on white nationalists but also on the protesters who opposed them.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 15, 2017
Merck CEO quits Trump manufacturing council over Charlottesville, draws snide tweet revenge
Merck & Co. Inc. Chief Executive Kenneth Frazier resigned from U.S. President Donald Trump's American Manufacturing Council on Monday, saying he was taking a stand against intolerance and extremism.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Aug 14, 2017
Social injustices caused Charlottesville melee victim to weep, her boss says
Heather Heyer came to downtown Charlottesville with her friends to make a stand against white nationalists who converged on the Virginia college town to demand the city keep a statue honoring a Confederate war hero, her boss said on Sunday.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Residents of Tokara Islands begin evacuation as seismic swarm continues
Details about evacuations from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, is seen written on a whiteboard in the city of Kagoshima on Thursday.
U.S. military apologizes over Okinawa sexual assault case
Col. Neil Owens (right), chief of staff for the 3rd Marine Division, bows in apology at the Okinawa Prefectural Government office in Naha on Thursday.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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