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Disasters = Earthquakes? Japan’s Skewed View of Disasters

Disasters = Earthquakes? Japan’s Skewed View of Disasters

by Yosuke Tomino | 23 February 2017 | Environment, Journalism/speech, News View, World

“Natural disasters strike when they are...

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Western Sahara—A Region That Seems Like a Country but Isn’t: A Major Unresolved Issue in Northwest Africa

Western Sahara—A Region That Seems Like a Country but Isn’t: A Major Unresolved Issue in Northwest Africa

by カメイソウタ Sota Kamei | 16 February 2017 | Global View, Politics

Do you know how many countries there are in...

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The World Seen Through Editorials

The World Seen Through Editorials

by Mana Koie | 9 February 2017 | Asia, Journalism/speech, News View, North and Central America

Among the roles of the news media are to present...

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Refugee Detention Center on a Pacific Island

Refugee Detention Center on a Pacific Island

by Mizuki Nakai | 2 February 2017 | Coexistence/migration, Global View, Oceania

In recent years, the number of refugees has...

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Big stories the media ignores and those it covers

Big stories the media ignores and those it covers

by Aya Inoue | 26 January 2017 | Journalism/speech, News View, World

It is impossible to adequately report on all the...

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A Major Hidden Obstacle to Escaping Poverty: Illicit Capital Flight

A Major Hidden Obstacle to Escaping Poverty: Illicit Capital Flight

by Virgil Hawkins | 19 January 2017 | Economics/poverty, Global View, South America, World

Inequality is widening across the world, and the...

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The Water Crisis in Central Asia: Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan

The Water Crisis in Central Asia: Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan

by Kamil Hamidov | 12 January 2017 | Asia, Environment, Global View

A water and electricity crisis is unfolding in...

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A Changing Sri Lanka: The Conflict and Its Aftermath

A Changing Sri Lanka: The Conflict and Its Aftermath

by Yerim Lee | 5 January 2017 | Asia, Conflict/military, Global View

The history of the Democratic Socialist Republic...

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“Religion” in Japanese International News Coverage (2015)

“Religion” in Japanese International News Coverage (2015)

by ドウカイソウタ Sota Dokai | 22 December 2016 | Asia, Journalism/speech, News View

There are numerous religions in the world. Some,...

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The Realities of Death and Humanitarian Aid in Conflict

The Realities of Death and Humanitarian Aid in Conflict

by Yusuke Sugihara | 15 December 2016 | Conflict/military, Global View, Law/human rights, World

Conflicts currently unfolding around the world...

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Analysis of Japanese Media Coverage of Latin America (2015)

Analysis of Japanese Media Coverage of Latin America (2015)

by Miho Takenaka | 8 December 2016 | Journalism/speech, News View, North and Central America, South America

The Latin American region, spanning from Mexico...

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Bolivia’s Lithium Development Issue

Bolivia’s Lithium Development Issue

by マイイシカワ Mai Ishikawa | 1 December 2016 | Agriculture/resources, Global View, North and Central America, South America, Technology

The world's lightest metal, lithium, is...

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Great Powers the Media Covers and Those It Doesn’t

Great Powers the Media Covers and Those It Doesn’t

by Sayaka Ninomiya | 24 November 2016 | Journalism/speech, News View, World

In international news coverage, the world is...

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Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Crisis of Division?

Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Crisis of Division?

by カミヤイクミ Ikumi Kamiya | 17 November 2016 | Coexistence/migration, Conflict/military, Europe, Global View

Some unsettling developments are occurring on...

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Conflict Coverage in The Yomiuri Shimbun (2014)

Conflict Coverage in The Yomiuri Shimbun (2014)

by Virgil Hawkins | 10 November 2016 | Conflict/military, Journalism/speech, News View

The armed conflicts that caused the most severe...

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Rwanda: Light and Shadow

Rwanda: Light and Shadow

by ドウカイソウタ Sota Dokai | 3 November 2016 | Conflict/military, Economics/poverty, Global View, Sub-Saharan Africa

More than twenty years have passed since the...

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Analysis of Positivity and Negativity in Japanese International News Coverage (2015)

Analysis of Positivity and Negativity in Japanese International News Coverage (2015)

by Reo Ishihama | 27 October 2016 | Journalism/speech, News View, World

Did you know that the phrase “If it bleeds, it...

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Yemen Conflict

Yemen Conflict

by マツオカコウスケ Kosuke Matsuoka | 20 October 2016 | Conflict/military, Global View, Middle East/North Africa

In October 2016, in Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, a...

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A Sector-by-Sector Look at Japan’s International News Coverage

A Sector-by-Sector Look at Japan’s International News Coverage

by Miho Kono | 13 October 2016 | Journalism/speech, News View, World

Newspapers provide a wide range of information...

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Turkmenistan: Authoritarian Rule and Natural Resources

Turkmenistan: Authoritarian Rule and Natural Resources

by Virgil Hawkins | 6 October 2016 | Agriculture/resources, Asia, Global View, Politics

The government of Turkmenistan in Central Asia...

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The Distorted World Reflected in Japanese Media

The Distorted World Reflected in Japanese Media

by Miho Horinouchi | 29 September 2016 | Journalism/speech, News View, World

There are as many as 193 countries in the world,...

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Tragedy on Southeast Asia’s High Seas: Slavery at Sea Hidden Behind Shrimp

Tragedy on Southeast Asia’s High Seas: Slavery at Sea Hidden Behind Shrimp

by Aki Horino | 22 September 2016 | Agriculture/resources, Asia, Economics/poverty, Global View

The shrimp commonly eaten in the United States,...

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How International News Is Covered in Japan

How International News Is Covered in Japan

by シバタヒロキ Hiroki Shibata | 15 September 2016 | Journalism/speech, News View, World

Today, globalization—where people, goods, money,...

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