A Brief History of Buraku Discrimination in Japan
As with any aspect of human culture developing over a long period of time, Buraku discrimination is not something that can be comprehensively described in a short essay. It is a subject that is difficult to explain in terms easily understood by people outside the culture. [...]
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A nice way to say “thank you” to a woman is to give her some flowers. If you want to say “thank you” to Anna Hamakoji, however, you might want to buy some flowers FROM her instead.
Anna is a 33-year resident of the Tsukuba area who has a long history of helping people in [...]
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CAPEDS presents Sudan Café in Tsukuba vol.2
- What we found in “Real” Sudan-
What does come up with you,. when you hear the word “Sudan”?
Civil war? Terrorism? Yes, they exactly exist. However, will they ever shape the whole “Sudan”?
The non-profit organization Committee for Assisting and Promoting [...]
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Jon Heese, a long-term resident of Tsukuba who now has Japanese citizenship, is hoping to become the first foreign-born City Councillor (つくば市議会議員) in Tsukuba (and the third one in Japan). He was born in Saskatchewan, Canada and he came to Tsukuba in 1991.
The election will be held on October 26 and he [...]
Lecture on Japanese etiquette for women:
“Manners Nowadays”
Date: May 17, Sunday, Time: 11:00 (registration starts at 10:00)
Venue: Hotel Grand Shinonome (Onozaki 488-1, Tsukuba City)
There will be a lecture on manners by Kayou Mori, who is the author of many books and often appears on Japanese TV programs, right here in Tsukuba this month. She will talk [...]
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