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      ‘F*ck the Olympics’: Inside the War to Dodge a COVID Fiasco

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      NO TIME FOR GAMES

      From desperate doctors to famous film directors and former Japanese mafia members—the outrage against this summer’s “COVID Olympics” is uniting Japan.

      Jake Adelstein,

      Mari Yamamoto

      Published May 18, 2021 

      Japan Wants to Throw These COVID-19 Patients in Jail

      Go To Eat, Go To Jail

      Japan, once considered a poster child for COVID-19 containment, is introducing a draconian law as cases spike and the government panics.

      Jake Adelstein,

      Mari Yamamoto

      Published Jan. 25, 2021 

      The Confrontation That Preceded a Pro-Wrestler’s Death

      MISSILE KICK

      Pink-haired pro wrestler Hana Kimura was a hit on TV until she confronted her male roommate. What happened next says much about misogyny and bullying, and not only in Japan.

      Jake Adelstein,

      Mari Yamamoto

      Published May 30, 2020 

      Japan’s Version of Bill Barr Provokes an Epic Tweetstorm

      THIEF IN THE FIRE

      There are so many scandals surrounding the government of Shinzo Abe and his party that protection is needed. Who better than the man known as Abe’s “guardian deity?”

      Jake Adelstein,

      Mari Yamamoto

      Published May 13, 2020 

      Japan Shows Coronavirus May Be a Gift—for Wannabe Dictators

      ROUGH DIAMOND

      There are many lessons to be learned from the disaster that is the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Yokohama. Some are epidemiological, but the most disturbing are political.

      Jake Adelstein,

      Mari Yamamoto

      Published Feb. 24, 2020 

      Japan Is Treating Foreign Workers Like Indentured Labor

      PASSPORTS PLEASE

      Foreigners working in Japan, like the guests in The Eagles’ “Hotel California,” can check out any time they want, but they might not be able to leave.

      Mari Yamamoto,

      Jake Adelstein

      Published Jan. 17, 2020 

      A Rape Victim’s Victory Against Japan’s ‘Weinsteins’

      NO DOES MEAN NO

      Shiori Ito allegedly was raped by the prime minister's biographer; the prosecutors dropped the ball, but in civil court the outcome was different.

      Mari Yamamoto,

      Jake Adelstein

      Published Dec. 22, 2019 

      What If, in World War II, Japan Got the Atomic Bomb First?

      EXPLOSIVE REVELATIONS

      A controversial book about Japan’s race to build an atomic weapon in 1945 is published there for the first time. It also raises questions about how North Korea finally got a bomb.

      Jake Adelstein,

      Mari Yamamoto

      Published Aug. 06, 2019 

      In Japan Rape Cases, ‘No’ Still Means No Conviction

      VICTIM-BLAMING

      Recent not-guilty verdicts in four cases of sexual assault, two involving incest, have outraged women in Japan, and they’re taking to the streets to make that clear.

      Mari Yamamoto,

      Jake Adelstein

      Published Jun. 17, 2019 

      For Japan Teen Idol ‘Me Too’ Means Having to Say Sorry

      DISTURBING

      In Japan’s “Idol” Industry cute young girls often are used and abused. One victim spoke out—then apologized.

      Mari Yamamoto,

      Jake Adelstein

      Published Jan. 21, 2019 
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