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Tanzania: What Does Conservation Actually Protect?

Tanzania: What Does Conservation Actually Protect?

by Hisahiro Furukawa | 3 November 2022 | Coexistence/migration, Environment, Global View, Sub-Saharan Africa

In September (9), 2022, an important ruling on...

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The Reality Behind the Qatar World Cup Hype

The Reality Behind the Qatar World Cup Hype

by Aoi Yagi | 27 October 2022 | Environment, Journalism/speech, Law/human rights, Middle East/North Africa, News View, Politics

On November 20, 2022, the FIFA World Cup...

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Economic Crisis in Laos

Economic Crisis in Laos

by Yosuke Asada | 20 October 2022 | Asia, Global View, Politics

In the 1-year period from 6 2021 to 6 2022,...

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The Reality of Population Control Policies: India

The Reality of Population Control Policies: India

by Mayuko Hanafusa | 13 October 2022 | Asia, Economics/poverty, Global View, Health/medicine, Law/human rights

[This article contains content such as abortion...

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Information Leaks and Journalism

Information Leaks and Journalism

by Virgil Hawkins | 29 September 2022 | Conflict/military, Economics/poverty, Journalism/speech, Law/human rights, News View, Politics, World

The role of the news media is to “comfort the...

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The Reality of Corruption in the Czech Republic and Slovakia

The Reality of Corruption in the Czech Republic and Slovakia

by Haruka Gonno | 15 September 2022 | Europe, Global View, Politics

In September 2022, former Czech Prime Minister...

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The Evolution of the HIV/AIDS Response in Africa

The Evolution of the HIV/AIDS Response in Africa

by カトウヒカル Hikaru Kato | 8 September 2022 | Global View, Health/medicine, Sub-Saharan Africa

HIV/AIDS (*1) is one of the serious illnesses...

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Hidden Realities in the Philippines’ Banana Industry

Hidden Realities in the Philippines’ Banana Industry

by Koki Morita | 25 August 2022 | Asia, Economics/poverty, Environment, Global View

“Maintaining the current price is unrealistic...

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Air Pollution: The World’s Leading Cause of Death?

Air Pollution: The World’s Leading Cause of Death?

by Nao Morimoto | 11 August 2022 | Agriculture/resources, Economics/poverty, Education, Global View, Health/medicine, World

The novel coronavirus has wreaked havoc across...

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Canadian Mining Companies: Behind Their Global Expansion

Canadian Mining Companies: Behind Their Global Expansion

by Yuna Nakahigashi | 4 August 2022 | Agriculture/resources, Environment, From the archives, Global View, Law/human rights, North and Central America

On 2022/4/16, at the Perkoa mine in Burkina Faso...

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The Ocean Decade: Are the media keeping up with global trends?

The Ocean Decade: Are the media keeping up with global trends?

by Yuka Funai | 28 July 2022 | Agriculture/resources, Environment, News View, World

Over the 5 days from June 27, 2022 to July 1,...

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Africa: The Rise of Startups and Their Challenges

Africa: The Rise of Startups and Their Challenges

by Koki Usami | 21 July 2022 | Global View, Sub-Saharan Africa, Technology

In 2021, a mobile money startup based in Senegal...

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The Yemen Conflict: A New Phase

The Yemen Conflict: A New Phase

by カミカワチカ Chika Kamikawa | 14 July 2022 | Conflict/military, Global View, Health/medicine, Middle East/North Africa

On 2022-4-2, the parties to the Yemen conflict...

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Election Coverage in the Global South: What’s the Key?

Election Coverage in the Global South: What’s the Key?

by Tomoha Akashi | 7 July 2022 | Asia, Journalism/speech, Middle East/North Africa, News View, Politics, World

To date, GNV has pointed out, based on its own...

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The Global Military-Industrial-Think Tank Complex

The Global Military-Industrial-Think Tank Complex

by Virgil Hawkins | 30 June 2022 | Asia, Conflict/military, Europe, Global View, Journalism/speech, North and Central America, Politics, World

In 2003, when the United States invaded and...

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Turkmenistan: A Poor Country Blessed with Abundant Natural Gas

Turkmenistan: A Poor Country Blessed with Abundant Natural Gas

by Kyoka Maeda | 23 June 2022 | Agriculture/resources, Asia, Economics/poverty, Global View, Law/human rights

In March 2022, just after taking office as...

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Refugees: The Current Situation and Widening Inequality

Refugees: The Current Situation and Widening Inequality

by Yusui Sugita | 16 June 2022 | Asia, Conflict/military, Europe, Global View, Health/medicine, Middle East/North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, World

The Government of Kenya announced that, due to...

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Big Tech Companies Complicit in Censorship

Big Tech Companies Complicit in Censorship

by Yudai Sekiguchi | 9 June 2022 | Journalism/speech, News View, World

In April 2022, Elon Musk, CEO of the electric...

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The “Special” Relationship Between Gabon and France

The “Special” Relationship Between Gabon and France

by Hisahiro Furukawa | 26 May 2022 | Global View, Politics, Sub-Saharan Africa

In March 2022, it was announced that 4 children...

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Mekong River Crisis

Mekong River Crisis

by Syafiq Syaikhul Akbar | 12 May 2022 | Agriculture/resources, Asia, Environment, Global View

The Mekong River is the source of life on the...

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Mongolia: Prosperity and Disaster Brought by Mining

Mongolia: Prosperity and Disaster Brought by Mining

by Namie Wilson | 5 May 2022 | Agriculture/resources, Asia, Economics/poverty, Environment, Global View

Since the start of the 21st century, Mongolia’s...

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The Criminalization of Journalism? The Persecution of WikiLeaks

The Criminalization of Journalism? The Persecution of WikiLeaks

by Virgil Hawkins | 28 April 2022 | Conflict/military, Journalism/speech, Law/human rights, News View, Politics, World

"If wars can be started by lies, peace can be...

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The Dark Side of Swiss Banks

The Dark Side of Swiss Banks

by Mayuko Hanafusa | 14 April 2022 | Europe, Global View, Law/human rights

In February 2022, a major whistleblowing...

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West Africa: Why so many coups?

West Africa: Why so many coups?

by タナカショウ Sho Tanaka | 7 April 2022 | Conflict/military, Global View, Law/human rights, Middle East/North Africa, Politics, Sub-Saharan Africa

In West Africa, there were as many as six coups...

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Questioning Japan’s Humanitarian Reporting as Seen in Armed Conflicts

Questioning Japan’s Humanitarian Reporting as Seen in Armed Conflicts

by Virgil Hawkins | 31 March 2022 | Conflict/military, Europe, Law/human rights, Middle East/North Africa, News View, Politics, Sub-Saharan Africa

Armed conflicts are constantly unfolding in...

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Labor Issues in Indonesia and the Omnibus Law

Labor Issues in Indonesia and the Omnibus Law

by Aoi Yagi | 24 March 2022 | Asia, Economics/poverty, Global View, Law/human rights, Politics

On 2021/11/25, Indonesia’s Constitutional Court...

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How Have the SDGs Been Covered?

How Have the SDGs Been Covered?

by Kaoru Kataoka | 17 March 2022 | Economics/poverty, Education, Journalism/speech, News View, World

These days, there is hardly a day when you don’t...

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Unfair Trade Rife Across the World

Unfair Trade Rife Across the World

by Nao Morimoto | 10 March 2022 | Agriculture/resources, Asia, Economics/poverty, Global View, Sub-Saharan Africa

In recent years, products certified as...

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The Expansion of the Feminist Movement in Latin America

The Expansion of the Feminist Movement in Latin America

by Martin Parle | 3 March 2022 | Coexistence/migration, Gender/sex, Global View, Law/human rights, North and Central America, Politics, South America

February 21, 2022, the Constitutional Court of...

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Why don’t the media cover the rapidly growing global inequality?

Why don’t the media cover the rapidly growing global inequality?

by Virgil Hawkins | 24 February 2022 | Economics/poverty, Journalism/speech, News View, World

The rapid widening of global inequality during...

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