Polls suggest Takaichi’s party will win comfortably at the upcoming snap election. But the loss of a key election ally and the formation of a new party less than a month ago are injecting uncertainty into the result. https://t.co/lCtYIcuzZU
Japan’s far right is on the rise, alarming foreign workers. Nowhere is that anxiety more apparent than in the city of Toyota, where immigrants power the economy while facing political backlash https://t.co/KJjVz8I1RX
My work about a lifesaving midwife in Afghanistan is featured in @guardian "My best shot". Thank you @Amy_Fleming for interviewing me. After Trump’s US foreign aid cuts, the midwife is now out of a job since January.
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I am happy to be back in Gambia after 18 years and reunite with my old friends at the local newspaper where I worked as a photographer. 18年前に働いたガンビアの新聞社を再訪し当時の同僚たちと再会。今もアルミ版を使ったリトグラフの技法で丁寧に新聞を印刷しています
This is a must-read.
To supply a fertility industry worth billions, women in India, Argentina, Greece and Taiwan get paid for their eggs—and sometimes pay dearly https://t.co/8n890tT1Zq via @bbgvisualdata
The human egg has become a global commodity - extracted, shipped and sold in the booming $35 billion fertility industry. I invite you to journey into that world with our latest investigation, The Egg: A story of extraction, exploitation and opportunity
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Respected journalist and Nieman alum Dong Yuyu has been sentenced to seven years in prison in China. Nieman curator @AMLwhere: "We stand with many in hoping for a speedy reversal of this harsh decision so he may return to his family as soon as possible.” https://t.co/zir37PFENj
“A journalist of courage and compassion.” The Arkansas Black Apple tree planted at the @niemanfdn in honor of documentary filmmaker/photographer Brent Renaud has a new marker thanks to his 2019 Nieman classmates. We’re so grateful.@RenaudBrothers https://t.co/JtQftBSxhs
Is Japan finally getting its mojo back after a 30-year slump?
The streets are buzzing again with tourists and workers in the bigger cities, but smaller towns in Japan risk getting left behind. @AlastairGale and @ynohara1 explain https://t.co/fBcLviceEE
I can’t believe I’m holding this! It’s the completion of a six-year project that really spans my adult life — and 80 years of Chinese history, from Mao to Xi. I tell the story of modern China through a dramatic family saga and contemporary reporting. Learn more and order here: https://t.co/c4XmTMuSO3
A terrible loss. Christophe was a passionate protector and fighter for journalism around the globe. We are lesser without him.
“Journalism was his life's struggle, which he fought with unshakeable conviction.”