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In Search of Eco-Friendly Protein Sources

by Adam Lynch | 24 April 2020 | Agriculture/resources, Environment, Global View, World

《YES! Magazine translation article (※1)》 As the...

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Kazakhstan: A Country That Embodies Nuclear Duality

Kazakhstan: A Country That Embodies Nuclear Duality

by クボタマサノリ Masanori Kubota | 16 April 2020 | Asia, Conflict/military, Global View, Health/medicine, Technology

On July 3, 2019, Kazakhstan became the 24th...

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Are the media seeing the truth about the airstrikes?

Are the media seeing the truth about the airstrikes?

by Mina Kosaka | 9 April 2020 | Conflict/military, Journalism/speech, News View, World

In February 2020, the U.S. government reported...

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The First Country to Legalize Cannabis: Uruguay

The First Country to Legalize Cannabis: Uruguay

by Elisabet Vergara Velasco | 2 April 2020 | Global View, Health/medicine, Law/human rights, South America

In December 2013, Uruguay legalized the use and...

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Georgia: A Country Caught Between Regional Powers

Georgia: A Country Caught Between Regional Powers

by Shiori Tomohara | 26 March 2020 | Conflict/military, Europe, Global View, Politics

In 2019, Georgia was hit by a large-scale...

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Libya: The Long Road to Peace

Libya: The Long Road to Peace

by Vipin Kumar | 12 March 2020 | Conflict/military, Global View, Middle East/North Africa

In February 2020, the Turkish government...

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Cambodia: A Hotbed of Illicit Trade

Cambodia: A Hotbed of Illicit Trade

by Namie Wilson | 5 March 2020 | Asia, Economics/poverty, Environment, Global View, Law/human rights

There are 230 licensed casinos in Southeast...

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Five Misleading Words in International Reporting (Part 1)

Five Misleading Words in International Reporting (Part 1)

by Virgil Hawkins | 27 February 2020 | Conflict/military, Economics/poverty, Law/human rights, Middle East/North Africa, News View

The amount of information news organizations can...

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Latin America: Shifting Political Systems

Latin America: Shifting Political Systems

by Saki Takeuchi | 13 February 2020 | Global View, North and Central America, Politics, South America

In November 2019, Bolivia’s leftist president...

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The World Is on Fire: Is the News Coverage Accurate?

The World Is on Fire: Is the News Coverage Accurate?

by Yoshinao Araki | 6 February 2020 | Environment, Journalism/speech, News View, World

#PrayForAustralia (Prayer for Australia). This...

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The Current State and Challenges of Peacekeeping Operations in Africa

The Current State and Challenges of Peacekeeping Operations in Africa

by モトウラナツミ Natsumi Motoura | 30 January 2020 | Conflict/military, Global View, Middle East/North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa

United Nations peacekeeping operations...

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Oman: Will the Beacon of Peace Keep Shining?

Oman: Will the Beacon of Peace Keep Shining?

by Taku Okada | 23 January 2020 | Global View, Law/human rights, Middle East/North Africa, Politics

  On 2020/1/11, state media reported that Sultan...

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Global Inequality: Current State and Background

Global Inequality: Current State and Background

by Suzu Asai | 26 December 2019 | Economics/poverty, Global View, Law/human rights, Middle East/North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa

In 2019, worsening economic conditions and...

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Top 10 Underreported Global News Stories of 2019

Top 10 Underreported Global News Stories of 2019

by Mina Kosaka | 19 December 2019 | Coexistence/migration, Economics/poverty, Environment, Journalism/speech, News View, Politics, Top 10 news, World

As 2019 draws to a close, it is time for media...

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The EU’s Pirate Base: The Republic of Malta

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by Ikumi Arata | 12 December 2019 | Economics/poverty, Europe, Global View, Journalism/speech, Politics

In the Republic of Malta, the smallest country...

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The Bright and Dark Sides of Africa’s Rapid Tourism Growth

The Bright and Dark Sides of Africa’s Rapid Tourism Growth

by Wakana Kishimoto | 5 December 2019 | Global View, Middle East/North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa

It is said that every year about 1 billion...

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How Does Media Coverage Differ from the Reality for Children Worldwide?

How Does Media Coverage Differ from the Reality for Children Worldwide?

by Ayaka Hino | 28 November 2019 | Conflict/military, Education, Journalism/speech, Law/human rights, News View, World

November 20, 2019 marked the 30th anniversary of...

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LGBT in Southeast Asia Today

LGBT in Southeast Asia Today

by Yow Shuning | 21 November 2019 | Asia, Gender/sex, Global View

In Brunei, Southeast Asia, on April 3, 2019, a...

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The World’s Worst Air Pollution: Mongolia

The World’s Worst Air Pollution: Mongolia

by Yuka Ikeda | 14 November 2019 | Asia, Environment, Global View, Health/medicine

Mongolia is known as the country whose capital,...

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GNV Aims to Be the Watchdog of Watchdogs

GNV Aims to Be the Watchdog of Watchdogs

by Maika Kajigaya | 7 November 2019 | Journalism/speech, News View, World

"There is a world that goes unreported." With...

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Abortion in Ecuador: Will Women’s Voices Be Heard?

Abortion in Ecuador: Will Women’s Voices Be Heard?

by Moe Minamoto | 31 October 2019 | Gender/sex, Global View, Health/medicine, Law/human rights, South America

In September 2019, protests broke out in front...

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Unprecedented Emergency: Arctic Wildfires

by Shiori Tomohara | 24 October 2019 | Environment, Europe, Global View, North and Central America

It is well known that Arctic ice is melting due...

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PR consulting firm that launders a country’s reputation

PR consulting firm that launders a country’s reputation

by Virgil Hawkins | 17 October 2019 | Journalism/speech, News View, World

Under authoritarian rule, there exists a country...

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Mauritania Endures Worsening Environmental Problems

Mauritania Endures Worsening Environmental Problems

by Mohamedou Nasser Dine | 10 October 2019 | Environment, Global View, Middle East/North Africa

From August 26 to 27, 2019, torrential rains hit...

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West Papua: Escalating Conflict

West Papua: Escalating Conflict

by Namie Wilson | 3 October 2019 | Asia, Coexistence/migration, Conflict/military, Global View, Oceania

In September 2019, demonstrations broke out in...

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South American Transcontinental Corridor and Landlocked Paraguay

South American Transcontinental Corridor and Landlocked Paraguay

by Elisabet Vergara Velasco | 12 September 2019 | Environment, Global View, South America

Plans are currently underway in South America to...

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The Hidden Side of Used Clothing Donations: What’s the Reality in Africa?

The Hidden Side of Used Clothing Donations: What’s the Reality in Africa?

by Wakana Kishimoto | 29 August 2019 | Economics/poverty, Global View, Middle East/North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa

In many developed countries, when disposing of...

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UAE: A Small Regional Power

UAE: A Small Regional Power

by Taku Okada | 22 August 2019 | Conflict/military, Global View, Middle East/North Africa, Politics

On July 3, 2019, a detention center for migrants...

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Afghanistan: The Taliban’s Resurgence and the Current Situation

Afghanistan: The Taliban’s Resurgence and the Current Situation

by Yuka Ikeda | 8 August 2019 | Conflict/military, Global View, Middle East/North Africa, Politics

On June 29, 2019, in Doha, the capital of Qatar,...

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The Death Penalty Around the World

The Death Penalty Around the World

by Maika Kajigaya | 1 August 2019 | Asia, Global View, Law/human rights

In June 2019, for the first time in 43 years,...

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