A life-sized record of studying abroad in Korea (12) – The delicate position of “Korean residents in Japan” in both Japan and Korea 2023.12.29 (Fri) Han Kwang-hoon Follow Following Tweet Winter in Seoul is cold. Children playing on the snow sledding slope at Ttukseom Hangang Park (file photo, source: Seoul Metropolitan Government website) Go to … Read more
Names of two players who made a comeback in a new world even though their image was thought to be in jeopardy Infielder Hotaka Yamakawa holds a press conference after joining Softbank as a free agent from Seibu = December 19th, PayPay Dome (Photo: Kyodo News) Go to gallery page The strong winds don’t seem … Read more
The negative effects of a school-dependent society where “schools are responsible for all troubles such as smartphone billing and holiday clothing” (Photo: Afro) Go to gallery page Teachers’ popularity is declining due to overwork. The teacher hiring ratio for public schools in 2022 was 3.4 times, the lowest on record for the second consecutive year. … Read more
Ryutaro Kono says, “If fiscal sustainability is compromised, we will fall from the ranks of developed countries.” The Kishida administration is taking more fiscal expansion measures than the Abe administration (Photo: Representative Photography/Reuters/Afro) Go to gallery page A wave of inflation has hit the world in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Japan, which had … Read more
Honest, humble, kind personality is the opposite of Trump, the problem is the Democratic candidate 2023.12.24 (Sun) Admiral Takahama Follow Following Shohei Otani wore a Dodgers uniform at his joining press conference (December 14th at Dodger Stadium, photo: Afro) The black commentator who criticized Ohtani is now being praised. Shohei Ohtani (29), who was transferred … Read more
Ukraine Frontline Report (4th) 2023.12.23 (Sat) Hitoshi Takayo Follow Following A woman I met in the town of Furiapole, Zaporizhzhya region, just 6 kilometers from the front line (photographed by the author) Go to gallery page (Hitoshi Takayo: Journalist) The Ukraine war has no end in sight. In late October, I visited the front lines … Read more
Ukraine frontline report (3rd edition) 2023.12.19 (Tue) Hitoshi Takayo Follow Following Reconnaissance drone “Leleka100”. A camera is mounted on the head (photographed by the author) Go to gallery page (Hitoshi Takayo: Journalist) What is happening on the front lines where the Ukrainian army confronts the Russian army? In late October, just before winter, I visited … Read more
We ask Congresswoman Ayaka Shiomura about the pathetic reason why politicians don’t want to touch on this issue. 2023.12.13 (Wednesday) Hikaru Nagano Follow Following Kabukicho, Shinjuku, which has become a den of sex entertainment (Photo: Kyodo News) Go to gallery page The damage caused by high billing by host clubs is attracting attention. The method … Read more
Coal-fired power generation is a target for global warming countermeasures, yet Japan is not a member of the International League for a Coal-Free Phaseout French President Macron speaking passionately at a press conference (photographed by the author) Go to gallery page (International journalist Masato Kimura) “Accelerating Coal Transition” Initiative to Shift Finances to Clean Energy … Read more
A major influence on US politics ahead of the presidential election: Gideon Lachman (Financial Times, December 5, 2023) Increasing the emphasis on the Middle East could put East Asia at risk (Photo: F/A-18E fighter jets taking off from the aircraft carrier Dwight Eisenhower in the Arabian Sea on December 1st (from the U.S. Navy website) … Read more