Controversial Politician Sugita Mio: “I’ve Never Slandered the Ainu People”
Japanese politician Sugita Mio is no stranger to controversy. Now, a Sapporo legal bureau says she’s slandered the Ainu people – but she says otherwise.
Japanese politician Sugita Mio is no stranger to controversy. Now, a Sapporo legal bureau says she’s slandered the Ainu people – but she says otherwise.
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Extreme right wingers in Japan slam Nike and threaten a boycott over a commercial that’s being praised by…well, virtually everyone else.
Naomi Osaka’s masks memorializing murdered Black Americans have made some of her sponsors uneasy – but have also sparked valuable discussions about race in Japan.
As xenophobia ramps up during COVID-19, we take a deep dive into the history of the Japanese image of a dangerous, “anti-Japanese” China.
We talk with an organizer of the Black Lives Matter march in Osaka about her work – and how she hopes things change for Japan’s Black citizens & residents.
The rise in coronavirus related racism has drawn harsh criticism from Fukushima governor Uchibori Masao – a man who knows well the pain of discrimination.
A Japanese professor and business leader’s discriminatory remarks towards Chinese people causes a backlash – and costs his company business.
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