Tokyo Review
All posts tagged "minorities"
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8.3KPoliticsHow Japan Keeps a Lid on Anti-China Sentiment
Recent years have seen a series of hate crimes and deadly acts of violence against Asian Americans in the United States, occurring...
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24.3KSocietyThe Ainu and Japan’s Colonial Legacy
The Ainu Promotion Act aimed to end discrimination against Hokkaido's indigenous people - but Ainu activists argue that it merely perpetuates colonization.
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10.4KSocietyRemembering Rikidōzan: The (Korean) Symbol of Japan’s Postwar Strength
Sunday, December 15 marked 53 years since the murder of a Japanese postwar icon Rikidōzan. Some may know of him as the...
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Society
LGBT Partnership Systems Spread Across Japan
Four years after Shibuya became the first place in Japan to officially recognize LGBT partnerships, the system is spreading more rapidly than...