How did Japan get to a decision to send soldiers and firemen into the nuclear plant during the Fukushima disaster, even if that meant risking their lives? I discuss this fateful decision making at @Harvard Kennedy School.
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Chinese academics also challenge the legitimacy of Japan's takeover of Okinawa in the 1870s, saying the Qing were too weak (and diverted by Japan's 1874 attack on Taiwan) to oppose it. While there are kernels of historical truth, these claims serve present-day political goals.
Russian state media publishes interview with Russian historian who accuses Japan of committing genocide against the Ainu. Anatoly Koshkin says “Hokkaido is not Japanese territory… It’s a colony conquered via many battles with the Ainu.” He accuses Japan of modern-day discrimination against the Ainu, as well as Koreans, Burakumin, & people from the Ryukyus. He says Okinawa used to belong to China.
The need for Japan to step up and punch closer to its economic weight in global political and cultural affairs is as strong today as it was when the book came out. Even more so, with China's top-down economic growth model running out of steam.
"Dry Run for War: How Fukushima Changed Japan and Its Place in the World" conversation with @martfack and Arn Howitt
Watch here ⤵️
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At a recent @HarvardRajawali event, @martfack and Arn Howitt discussed the impacts of the Fukushima disaster and how the accident ultimately altered the world's approach to crisis management
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My company just listed on LinkedIn a job posting for what I’m currently doing (so we’re hiring another UX writer) and now thanks to salary transparency laws, I see that they intend to pay this person $32k-$90k more than they currently pay me, so I applied.
Folks in journalism who are out of a job right now—we assign lots of freelance work on my team. Topics include home, garden and parenting. We define those pretty broadly. Happy to hear from anyone with ideas to pitch: Jennifer dot Rogers at washpost dot com
@ScriptingJapan This one reminded me of Bill Clinton:
It depends on what the meaning of the word ‘is’ is… if someone asked me on that day, are you having sexual relations with Ms. Lewinsky, asked me a question in the present tense, I would have said no. And it would have been completely true.
An article on Abe's family history with the Moonies.
The weekly tabloids play a role in Japan's media space by writing what the big dailies dare not. Problem is their articles can be so fast and loose that you're never sure what to actually believe.
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This is interesting: LDP moving to shut down the flow of public info on the Abe assassination. Apparently, Nara police were too forthcoming, so Katayama wants to manage all disclosure via Tokyo.
Same happened during Fukushima, after NISA briefly admitted a meltdown was possible