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PM's resignation opens the door to a chaotic era
News, Gearoid Reidy, Published on 16/08/2024
» In the end, Fumio Kishida could not escape the pull of gravity.
Beauty queen shows old habits die hard
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 10/02/2024
» It did not end well for Karolina Shiino, the young woman who won the title of Miss Japan two weeks ago.
WHO, China must own up
Oped, Editorial, Published on 10/04/2020
» As Wuhan reopens after a lengthy lockdown, other cities around the world are still battling the ravages of Covid-19. Therefore, the "recovery" in the Chinese city where the pandemic began should not signal that the world can simply let bygones be bygones.
Japan women don't just need jobs
News, Nobuko Kobayashi, Published on 14/02/2019
» Japan's leaders seem happy to rest the country's fate on the shoulders of its women. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wants to get more of them out of the home to compensate for a shrinking workforce. His deputy Taro Aso, on the other hand, had to apologise recently after blaming them for not having enough kids. I can hear women secretly seethe, "What now, they want us to work, have kids and take care of husbands?" (Male participation in chores is notoriously low in Japan.)