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Stemming the Shecession and Shadow Pandemic under COVID in Japan

Stemming the Shecession and Shadow Pandemic under COVID in Japan

The pandemic has pushed women even further to the margins in Japan, exposing the systemic discrimination, as well as the lack of appropriate public services, especially for struggling women. The president and chief executive of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, C. Nicole Mason coined the term “Shecession” to

Evaluating corporate media war reporting in Ukraine

Evaluating corporate media war reporting in Ukraine

Introduction In this article, I want to critically look at mainstream media reportage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, from the perspective of the Unfiltered journalists’ collective. David McNeill previously pointed out that Japanese television outlets have avoided providing on-the-ground coverage. I want to investigate other

Out of the Line of Fire

Out of the Line of Fire

Japanese media companies have mostly avoided on-the-ground reporting in Ukraine. Why? Like their counterparts everywhere, Japanese editors have scrambled to keep up with events since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24. Unlike much of the world’s media, however, Japan’s television and newspaper outlets have almost no staff correspondents

Struggle against Union Busting, Police Oppression over Fair Wage

Struggle against Union Busting, Police Oppression over Fair Wage

Someone in the Japanese government appears to have ordered an Osaka-based union to be destroyed. The Kan’nama story has triggered alarming constitutional questions – but little media attention. For nearly three years, Matsuo Seiko, 49, has kept a toothbrush and a change of clothes stuffed into a bag stored in

Re-thinking food safety: What kind of bread should we eat?

Re-thinking food safety: What kind of bread should we eat?

【Speakers】 Oates has been reporting on food safety and watching over the food additives market ever since the GMO food regulations were established in Japan. Joan Bailey is a journalist specializing in food, farming, and farmers markets and also teaches about the intersection of food and culture. ＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊ Bailey　I teach

Climate Action and the lagging Japanese Automobile Industry: -Part I-

Climate Action and the lagging Japanese Automobile Industry: -Part I-

Japan’s automobile industry has failed to rapidly adopt Electric Vehicle (EV) technology, and Japan is lagging on procuring materials for battery technology, our journalist members, Toshiaki Hibino and Akihiro Oates, say. They discuss this and issues with the Japan-only push for hydrogen cars, based on their years of experience

Unfiltered On the Ground: The Olympics: Complex Feelings

Unfiltered On the Ground: The Olympics: Complex Feelings

Name: Max Power* Hometown: Newcastle, England Present City: Newcastle, England I’m from Newcastle, England, and next to where I live is a marine college that’s recognized worldwide for its engineering, navigation and ship-related disciplines. My dad is from Saudi Arabia, and he was paid by the Saudi government