The Last Frontier of Orientalism
Some ugly faces from Finland have gone viral in Japanese Internet. “Severe Headache” A picture of Sarah Dzafce, who was crowned Miss Finland in September, circulated on the social media […]
The War In Ukrainian Daily Life
To be honest, I didn’t really intend to visit Ukraine at first. I never spoke Ukrainian or Russian either: I didn’t even know how to say “hello.” In addition, I […]
Democracy Is Bulletproof. A Man Is Not.
He was not the guy whom everyone loves. Some people enthusiastically support him and his policy, while others hate him like snakes or spiders with poison. However, he indeed was […]
Two Weeks in Rojava (Part 1)
“I have never seen Japanese person here. I think you are the first Japanese journalist to cross this border,” a female officer said. I was at the Iraqi-Syrian border control […]
Japanese Counter Attack on ISIS: in a Unique Style
So-called “Islamic State” (ISIS) abducted two Japanese citizens and released the video demanding Japanese government to pay 200 million dollars ransoms. The majority of Japanese people responded to this unfortunate […]
Tear Gas Blurs Bahrain’s New Year’s Eve
“Arab Spring isn’t over in Bahrain.” In Bahrain, it is blowing up a strong tempest of anti-government protest every day. Approximately seventy percent of people are Shiite Muslims in Bahrain; […]
What Palestine Gave Me
Who could imagine I went to Palestine this summer? I could not even believe. I did not expect it at all until my parents said “We will travel to France.” […]
“But if I go back to Myanmar, they would kill me” Rohingya’s Life in Japan
On 31 March, Japan’s Immigration Control Bureau revealed the number of people accepted as refugees in 2020. Among 3,936 applications, which was sharply decreased by 62 percent from 2019 due […]
How Journalism Changes the Tide of War
Journalism has the supreme influence on the audience. When a newspaper reports unstable currency rates, it would cause recession as the audience shakes due to the news; once the media […]
Journalism is Not a Crime 