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Thomas Kyhn Rovsing Hjørnet
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(59) Togawa Jun Unit: Ningen gokaku | 戸川純ユニット: 人間合格

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戸川純ユニット 「人間合格」
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January 11, 2026 at 9:02 AM
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"Japan is embracing its role as a global champion for gender equality."

Yomiuri in a not quite parallel universe.

japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/editorial/ou...
U.N. Women and Japan: Advancing Equality for a Better Future
<p>The executive director of U.N. Women, a United Nations organization committed to advancing gender equality in the world, shares her thoughts on partnership with Japan.</p>
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January 11, 2026 at 8:29 AM
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philipbrasor.bsky.social
Japan's ruling party just can't seem to shake that Unification Church nuisance. bit.ly/3YZnEAy #統一教会 #自民党
Media watch: LDP still haunted by the ghost of religions past
Han Hak-ja (Chosun) Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party continues to be plagued by associations with the former Unification Church (UC), which, of course, was the main source of the resen…
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January 6, 2026 at 2:40 AM
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I’ll just note that the US didn’t do this to China, which outright bans US social media websites
December 24, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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mareikeohlberg.bsky.social
Before I sign off to enjoy a few days in peace and away from the news, a word on the recent U.S. sanctions: The "global censorship-industrial complex" is a far right fantasy. Most of the DSA is about transparency and forcing platforms to provide info about how they moderate and boost content 1/
December 24, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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In 2020, Guan Heng embarked on a risky mission to prove the existence of Uyghur concentration camps. Now, his fate hangs in the balance as he awaits his immigration hearing on December 15th. If sent back to China, he would face drastic consequences. Read: open.substack.com/pub/hrichina...
Man who filmed Uyghur concentration camps now fights for his own freedom in the United States
In 2020, Guan Heng embarked on a risky mission to prove the existence of concentration camp facilities used to imprison Uyghurs. Now, he faces the threat of deportation back to China, where he would f...
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December 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Human rights with right-wing characteristics.

“Actions that demean the nation harm the human rights of many people. Such actions cannot be justified under 'freedom of expression' when considering public welfare” (Kamiya Sōhei, Sanseito).

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Student who waved crossed-out Japanese flag fears passage of vague desecration law - The Mainichi
TOKYO -- An amendment to Japan's Penal Code to introduce the crime of damaging the national flag with the intent to insult the country is becoming a r
mainichi.jp
December 9, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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Martin Parr, photographer acclaimed for observations of British life, dies aged 73
From sunbathers to Conservative clubs, Parr’s images were often in vivid colour with more than a dash of humour
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December 7, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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"Good news"?

"Member nations of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITE) […] on Dec. 5 rejected a proposal by the European Union and other countries to regulate international trade in all species of eels."
www.asahi.com/ajw/articles...
VOX POPULI: International ruling on eel trade is good news for Japan | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
Food was the subject of many “tanka” poems penned by Mokichi Saito (1882-1953).
www.asahi.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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renemertens.bsky.social
#LGBTI* in russisch besetzten Gebieten. Die LGBTI*-Community wird in #Russland staatlich verfolgt. In den besetzten Gebieten der #Ukraine inhaftieren russische Soldaten queere Menschen und traktieren sie mit Folter und sexualisierter Gewalt.
www.amnesty.ch/de/ueber-amn... #LSBTIQ
LGBTI* in russisch besetzten Gebieten: Gedemütigt und verfolgt
Die LGBTI*-Community wird in Russland staatlich verfolgt. In den besetzten Gebieten der Ukraine inhaftieren russische Soldaten queere Menschen und traktieren sie mit Folter und sexualisierter Gewalt.
www.amnesty.ch
December 3, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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How do we understand Japan’s wartime past through the words and silences of its emperor? David McNeill speaks with historian Ryuichi Kitano about his new book, 側近が見た昭和天皇 (The Showa Emperor as Seen by His Close Aides). #Japan #History #APJJF apjjf.org/2025/10/mcne...
“The Showa Emperor repeatedly advocated for the necessity of rearmament”: Interview with Ryuichi Kitano by David McNeill - Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus
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November 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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pbump.com
Same as it ever was.
November 27, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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mulboyne.bsky.social
This number has caused confusion, earlier data suggested the foreigners commit crimes less than Japanese. It's precisely because of that earlier number, that Tsutomu Ohtsu of Sanseito posed the police a different question, to get a different answer.
November 24, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...
Udo Kier, German actor who starred in 200 films spanning Lars von Trier to Ace Ventura, dies aged 81
Actor who appeared in My Own Private Idaho, Blade, Armageddon and Dogville, as well as Madonna music videos and video games, died on Sunday
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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"Kinas metoder för censur av brittisk forskning och filmfestival i USA"

@magnusfiskesjoe.bsky.social i Kinamedia.

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Kinas metoder för censur av brittisk forskning och filmfestival i USA
Nyhetsbevakningen i Sverige är nästan noll om de två senaste kinesiska censurchockerna: Först ett universitet i England, och sedan IndieChina-festivalen i
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November 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Images from films starring one of the towering figures of Japanese cinema, Tatsuya Nakadai - RIP

Yojimbo (1961)
High and Low (1963)
The Face of Another (1966)
Kill! (1968)
Yojimbo (1961) High and Low (1963) The Face of Another (1966) Kill! (1968)
November 11, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/obit...
Tatsuya Nakadai, Japanese Actor, Dies at 92; Appeared in Films Including “The Human Condition” and “Ran” (UPDATE 1)
<p>Tatsuya Nakadai, an actor who was a key figure in the golden age of Japanese cinema, has died at the age of 92, it was learned Tuesday.</p>
japannews.yomiuri.co.jp
November 11, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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rmarcantuoni.bsky.social
I wrote a shorter, slightly punchier version of my recent research article about Sanseitō as my first contribution to the new Tokyo Review. It should be vastly more accessible, and hopefully sets the tone of what else I plan to do in the future of TR www.tokyoreview.net/2025/11/what...
Sanseitō and its far-right conspiracy ideology
In July 2025, Sanseitō (a.k.a. The Party of DIY !!) became the first far-right political party in postwar history to establish a stable presence in both Houses of the National Diet. With the party’s f...
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November 6, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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tomwestland.bsky.social
Absolutely thorough and devastating takedown of Mark Ramseyer's latest work on Koreans in Japan by Tessa Morris-Suzuki
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Koreans in Japan and Ethics in Scholarly Publishing: A Response to Professor J. Mark Ramseyer
Over the past five years, Harvard Professor J. Mark Ramseyer has published a series of articles focussing on controversial issues in Japanese society and histor
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October 27, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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テッサ・モリスースズキ先生による、ラムザイヤー氏の在日コリアンに関する論文 (Social Capital and the Problems of Opportunistic Leadership: The Example of Koreans in Japan) の徹底的な反論とファクトチェックです。ラムザイヤー氏の元論文はThe European Journal of Law and Economicという学術誌のオンライン版に2021月2月に発表されたものでした。
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Koreans in Japan and Ethics in Scholarly Publishing: A Response to Professor J. Mark Ramseyer
Over the past five years, Harvard Professor J. Mark Ramseyer has published a series of articles focussing on controversial issues in Japanese society and histor
papers.ssrn.com
November 2, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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"The … movie “Together” launched in China on September 19. Some viewers noted, alongside cuts to sex scenes, a less familiar and overt form of alteration: one male character in a scene originally depicting a same-sex wedding was digitally replaced with a woman."
chinadigitaltimes.net/2025/09/neti...
Netizen Voices: AI Straight-washes Gay Couple in Imported Horror Movie “Together” [Updated: Film Withdrawn]
The critically acclaimed U.S.-Australian body-horror movie “Together” launched in China on September 19. Some viewers noted, alongside cuts to sex scenes, a less familiar and overt form of alteration:...
chinadigitaltimes.net
October 31, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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As captivating as What Really Happened to Baby Jane?

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October 26, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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yaqiu.bsky.social
Sigh. I know the situation is very difficult for Canada and for Europe, but please, the way out is not to run into Beijing's arms. Don't sell the CCP the rope with which it will hang you.
acyn.bsky.social Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Oct 24
Angus: Canada is reconsidering that relationship with China. Why? Because we can no longer trust the US.

And we know that we have 150, maybe more, Canadians in custody at ICE detention centers. We had two Canadians under Chinese custody and it caused a huge outcry. We now have over 150 in the US.
October 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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“Japan's new education minister Yohei Matsumoto was one backer of a 2007 movie that cast doubt on the factuality of the 1937-38 "Nanjing Massacre," in which the Imperial Japanese Army killed Chinese POWs and civilians and committed rape …”

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Japan's new education minister Matsumoto supported Nanjing Massacre-denial film - The Mainichi
TOKYO -- Japan's new education minister Yohei Matsumoto was one backer of a 2007 movie that cast doubt on the factuality of the 1937-38
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October 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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October 23, 2025 at 1:55 PM