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 […]
Category Archives: Japan
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 […]
“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 […]
Far-Rightism and Leftism in Japan
First of all, I am both a rightist and leftist. Basically, I am a rightist about Japanese affairs and yet I am also a leftist regarding the international affairs. As […]
Japan’s Public Opinion on Hostages and Abe
Regarding ISIS’ abduction of two Japanese citizens, quite a few Japanese people blame the hostages unlike the ordinary Western reactions. They are scathing about hostages for their “reckless” and “selfish” […]
Journalism is Not a Crime 