Tuesday, November 24, 2015

"Hachiko promotes World AIDS Day"

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Photo by Alexandra Homma posted on Japan Today's Picture of the Day, November 24, 2015 . Caption: The statue of Hachiko in front ...
Monday, November 23, 2015

"Broadcasting watchdog finds TBS violated scandal-hit composer Samuragochi’s rights"

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From The Japan Times , 11/18/15. See the VAOJ commentary at the end of the story. A Tokyo Broadcasting System Television variety show comm...
Thursday, November 19, 2015

"Oxford chooses emoji as word of the year"

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Image and text from The Japan Times , 11/18/15. Reflecting the increased use of emoticons as a communication method, Oxford Dictionari...
Monday, November 16, 2015

Kyoto International Student Film and Video Festival

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Announcement from Visual Anthropology Forum listserv: Kyoto International Student Film and Video Festival is the largest international ...
Sunday, November 15, 2015

"Style complements functionality at Shibuya exhibition of aids for disabled"

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Text and photos from The Japan Times , 11/13/15. Caption: People Design Institute's Shinji Sudo looks at Wheelchair DJ, which has w...
Saturday, November 14, 2015

"Subway worker’s ticket chad masterpiece goes viral"

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From The Japan Times , 11/13/15. Japan’s rail service, known for its punctuality and reliability, has not only been appealing to rail f...
Thursday, November 12, 2015

"Man arrested after hiding in drain to peep [and photograph] up skirts"

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Here's another one... From Japan Today , 11/12/15: A man in Kobe who hid in a drain for five hours, allegedly to snap photos up women’...
Wednesday, November 11, 2015

"Tokyo man accused of stealing Facebook underwear photos"

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From The Japan Times , 11/10/15: A Tokyo man accused of accessing a woman’s Facebook account and allegedly downloading pictures of her in ...
Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Interesting photo story at Japan Focus: "Inside Fukushima's Potemkin Village: Naraha"

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Text by David McNeill and Androniki Christodoulou. Photos by Androniki Christodoulou. Twice a year, journalists are taken on guided to...
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...