Monday, October 26, 2015

"Hiroji Kubota’s lens is a witness to history"

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Text and photos borrowed from The Japan Times , October 24, 2015. Caption: March on Washington, D.C., 1963. Hiroji Kubota/Magnum Photos...
Sunday, October 25, 2015

Funny/Weird Japan-related Videos

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"Can you spot what’s odd about this Japanese classroom?" From Japan Today , October 23, 2015 So what about this commercial? I...
Friday, October 23, 2015

"Japan to allow hearing aid-dependent persons to drive taxis, buses"

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From Japan Today , 10/22/15: The National Police Agency on Thursday released a plan to allow hearing aid-dependent persons to obtain a lic...
Thursday, October 22, 2015

"More firms offer mail-in HIV tests, but many lack follow-up support"

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Graph and text from The Japan News , October 15, 2015. A record high of 77,588 HIV screening tests were conducted by private firms thro...
Wednesday, October 21, 2015

"'No dogs allowed': Why one service dog was refused entrance to these restaurants in Japan"

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Photo and text borrowed from Japan Today , October 18, 2015. It was Saturday, October 3 when a hearing-impaired woman and her service d...
Tuesday, October 20, 2015

"Deaf student plans thesis in sign language"

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Photo, chart and story borrowed from The Japan News , October 15, 2015. A graduate school student, born without the ability to hear, ha...
Tuesday, October 13, 2015

So-called Manga Artist Mocks Syrian Refugee

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Photo by Jonathan Hyams  From The Japan Times , October 8, 2015. Manga artist removes illustration mocking Syrian refugee A manga ...
Friday, September 25, 2015

"Monkey who took grinning 'selfie' should own copyright: U.S. lawsuit"

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A follow-up from a previous VAOJ post . This story borrowed from MSN News . A rare crested macaque monkey who snapped a well-known, grinni...
Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Another reminder of when it gets on the internet, it's out of your hands... "On Instagram and Other Social Media, Redefining ‘User Engagement’"

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See the whole article at The New York Times, 9/20/15. URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/21/business/media/retailers-use-of-their-fans-pho...
Thursday, September 10, 2015

More Images Added to East Asia Image Collection

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Image borrowed from East Asia Image Collection . Announcement from EASIANTH: The East Asia Image Collection has uploaded 407 new reco...
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