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• Where a Women’s Lib Activist Met Creative Works on Homosexual Themes -- report on the Yaoi/BL Symposium

  

  2011.10.31 Mon

  The word yaoi in Japanese refers to a genre of creative works whose theme is male and male gay relationships, and yet ones that target female audience. It is also called …

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• Women's Korean Wave vol.21 Definitely Neighbors (Part 2 of 2)

  

  2011.10.21 Fri

  Women's Korean Wave vol.21 Definitely Neighbors (이웃집 웬수) written by Yeong-ae Yamashita(You can read Part 1 here.)The protagonist is Yun Jiyeong (actor: Yu Hojeong). Jiyeo…

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• Women's Korean Wave vol.21 Definitely Neighbors (Part 1 of 2)

  

  2011.10.20 Thu

  Women's Korean Wave vol.21 Definitely Neighbors (이웃집 웬수) written by Yeong-ae YamashitaDefinitely Neighbors is a Korean drama series which sheds light on a divorced couple…

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• Kusama’s Body Festival in 60s

  

  2011.10.10 Mon

  An art exhibit named Kusama’s Body Festival in 60’s, which features the artist Yayoi Kusama's works in that decade, is being held in Tokyo. o August 6, 2011 (Sat.) – …

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• A View on the Two Female Members in the Noda Cabinet

  

  2011.09.21 Wed

  Since the historic political shift from the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) in 2009, Japanese politics has seen three prime ministers an…

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• Support Center for the Victims of Sexual Violence in Osaka

  

  2011.09.19 Mon

  The Sexual Assault Crisis Healing Intervention Center Osaka (SACHICO) is the first one-stop center in Japan to provide 24-hour care and support for victims of sexual viol…

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• Talk by Mika Noro: For Mothers Living with Radiation - Wisdom for Protecting Children's Lives

  

  2011.09.19 Mon

  Chihiro Museum (Tokyo) will hold a talk by Mika Noro on how to protect the lives of children affected by radiation. Noro's book, "For Mothers in Radiation: Wisdom to Pro…

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• CINEMA: Yoshiko & Yuriko (dir. Sachi Hamano, 2011)

  

  2011.09.18 Sun

  Sachi Hamano's latest film, Yoshiko & Yuriko, will be screened at Eurospace in Shibuya from October 22, 2011. The film is based on the true story of the relationship betw…

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• Lecture by Chizuko Ueno in Kyoto: The Twelve Volumes of Feminism in Japan

  

  2011.09.08 Thu

  Chizuko Ueno, the director of Women’s Action Network and a professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo, will be speaking at the Nagaokakyo City Gender Equality Forum 20…

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• H-WAN: Help available at Women’s Action Network

  

  2011.09.08 Thu

  Women’s Action Network has finally launched its on-line consultation venue, H-WAN. Its first help project is “Kiyomi’s Counseling Room” led by Kiyomi Kawano, a renowned f…

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