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BLOG BIZ: Vacationing Debito.org for a few weeks for the Summer 20 Aug 2013 | 10:56 pm
It's that time of the year again in the Northern Hemisphere, when people are supposed to go out and enjoy the delightful weather (or in any case take a vacation). I'll do the same for Debito.org for ...
Summer Tangent: Korea Times on racial discrimination in South Korea: Striking parallels with Japan 19 Aug 2013 | 05:55 am
I'm about to vacation the blog for a few weeks for the summer, but before I do, here's some food for thought about the debate on discrimination in this part of the world. Contrast the Korea Times arti...
Japan’s “hate speech” debate proceeds apace, but not sinking in, according to university survey cited in Mainichi 14 Aug 2013 | 06:07 am
After the now-famous incidents (fortunately) earlier this year of the "Kill All Koreans" march in Tokyo and the "Tsuruhashi Korean massacre" speech in Osaka, hate speech has become a topic for discuss...
Japan Times JUST BE CAUSE Col 66: “Ol’ blue eyes isn’t back: Tsurunen’s tale offers lessons in microcosm for DPJ”, Aug 5, 2013 11 Aug 2013 | 06:41 am
Japan Times: Spare a thought for Marutei Tsurunen, Japan’s first European-born naturalized immigrant parliamentarian. He was voted out in last month’s House of Councilors election. You might think I’...
Yomiuri on “Points System” visa: “Too strict”, few takers, under review by Justice Ministry (which institutionally will never be able to fix it) 8 Aug 2013 | 03:23 am
An attempted panacea to Japan's lack of formal immigration policy floated many moons ago (and discussed here and here) was a "Points System" visa, here to bring "higher-skilled" workers (koudo jinzai)...
DEBITO.ORG NEWSLETTER AUGUST 5, 2013 8 Aug 2013 | 01:22 am
Table of Contents: PRELUDE 1) Scholar Morris-Suzuki on the rebranding of PM Abe for foreign consumption, contrasted with his “reverse postwar political reforms” goals set out in his manifesto 2) Anti-...
Sneak Preview of my next Japan Times JUST BE CAUSE Col 66, on Tsurunen’s defeat and lessons for the DPJ, out Aug. 6 5 Aug 2013 | 02:59 am
It will soon be the first Tuesday of the month again, which means my latest Japan Times JUST BE CAUSE column. Column 66 will on the defeat of MP Tsurunen Marutei. Here are the opening lines: ////////...
Latest addition to Rogues’ Gallery of Exclusionary Establishments: “Japanese Speaker Only” Okinawa Moromisato Karaoke Maimu 3 Aug 2013 | 02:41 am
The Rogues' Gallery of Exclusionary Establishments, an information site constructed by Debito.org and its supporters to catalog the spread of "Japanese Only" establishments nationwide, has added yet a...
WSJ: Abenomics’ Missing “Third Arrow: The absence of immigration reform from Abenomics bespeaks a deeper problem” 31 Jul 2013 | 01:55 am
One of the things that the LDP has been good at during this election cycle has been controlling the agenda. By diverting attention away from contentious constitutional reform by talking about economic...
Japan Times: Politicians silent on curbing hate speech, and post-election I see no pressure to do so 27 Jul 2013 | 04:08 am
Here's Eric Johnston surveying how last winter's hate speech finally blew up into a social issue during the spring (enough so that even Abe had to publicly disavow it), then did not gain enough politi...
