Tokyo cops and prosecutors framed 3 innocent men, got caught, and the Tokyo High Court ordered them to pay $1 million in damages. Too late, though for the one man who died after months in detention.
Mr. Adelstein, could you perhaps do an article highlighting the struggle of Kurds in Japan? I’ve read articles about foreigners posting misinformation and how most Kurds live in some legal gray zone. Most posts about the issue on Reddit sound pretty unsympathetic, but they’re also in my English language I wonder how many of these online bigots are actually Japanese residents and how many are folks from groups like MAGA since they’re espousing the same anti-immigrant points that they say in support of Trump and ICE.
Could you also one day do an article comparing the NHK and the top five Shimbuns in Japan to their American counterparts. Based on Japan Forward, it feels safe to say Sankei is an equivalent to Fox News while Asahi and Mainichi feel pretty close to MSNBC when it comes to being friendly with the left. I guess Nikkei would be a lot like the Wall Street Journal while Yoimiuri confuses me since it’s conservative, but sounds pretty reasonable compared to Sankei. And NHK is usually compared to BBC, but I like to hear from a professional like you.
"Then there’s accountability" - ha! As in, 説明責任 (its usual translation: lit. 'explanation responsibility')? Which *should* mean 説明+責任 [give an explanation *and* take responsibility]（説明して責任を取る、つまり処分を受けるなど） but in general is limited to 説明の責任 [responsible for giving an explanation], i.e. no nuance of having to suffer any consequences oneself. The notion of accountability being important from a viewpoint of ethics, governance, compliance etc. seems quite alien. Which is perhaps why they use the alien 外来語 word アカウンタビリティ to try and approximate it... One example: in Japan, it's *illegal* in most cases to take from someone's salary/bonus/pension etc. as punishment for crimes they have committed. Inalienable human rights, a.k.a. getting off scot-free?
Mr. Adelstein, could you perhaps do an article highlighting the struggle of Kurds in Japan? I’ve read articles about foreigners posting misinformation and how most Kurds live in some legal gray zone. Most posts about the issue on Reddit sound pretty unsympathetic, but they’re also in my English language I wonder how many of these online bigots are actually Japanese residents and how many are folks from groups like MAGA since they’re espousing the same anti-immigrant points that they say in support of Trump and ICE.
Could you also one day do an article comparing the NHK and the top five Shimbuns in Japan to their American counterparts. Based on Japan Forward, it feels safe to say Sankei is an equivalent to Fox News while Asahi and Mainichi feel pretty close to MSNBC when it comes to being friendly with the left. I guess Nikkei would be a lot like the Wall Street Journal while Yoimiuri confuses me since it’s conservative, but sounds pretty reasonable compared to Sankei. And NHK is usually compared to BBC, but I like to hear from a professional like you.
Very insightful!
"Then there’s accountability" - ha! As in, 説明責任 (its usual translation: lit. 'explanation responsibility')? Which *should* mean 説明+責任 [give an explanation *and* take responsibility]（説明して責任を取る、つまり処分を受けるなど） but in general is limited to 説明の責任 [responsible for giving an explanation], i.e. no nuance of having to suffer any consequences oneself. The notion of accountability being important from a viewpoint of ethics, governance, compliance etc. seems quite alien. Which is perhaps why they use the alien 外来語 word アカウンタビリティ to try and approximate it... One example: in Japan, it's *illegal* in most cases to take from someone's salary/bonus/pension etc. as punishment for crimes they have committed. Inalienable human rights, a.k.a. getting off scot-free?