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Worldwide WANThe Worldwide WAN (W-WAN) introduces activities of Women's Action Network (WAN) and feminist movements, etc. inside and outside of Japan. We translate selected articles in the main WAN website from Japanese into English as well as other international languages including Chinese and Korean. We also publish W-WAN's original articles on this page.
2014.10.31 Fri
Written by Kazue MutaA disgusting ad encouraging sexual harassment was printed on page 5 of the Asahi Shimbun newspaper (page 10 of the Osaka Head Office version) issued on September 23, 2014.. It is a fully-colored ad of the first issue of MADURO, a magazine for men in middle to senior age, which features a Sean Connelly look-alike male model. The ad is a tie-up with the sound equipment manufacturer, Bose, featuring their headphones as the copy
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2014.10.05 Sun
by Kazuko Itō, Lawyer and Human Right ActivistExcerpt from her Blog(Part 1)(Part 2)Unusual Criticism by UN Human Rights Top OfficialHigh Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, who is retiring the position in September 2014, made a public statement to criticize the Japanese government’s response to the issue of wartime sexual slavery on August 6th. It is unusual for a UN top official to criticize Japan so harshly. It made me feel the seriousn
Labels: Essays
2014.09.30 Tue
by Kazuko Itō, Lawyer and Human Right ActivistExcerpt from her Blog(Part 1)Most women who were forced to be taken as sex slaves were minors. If Japanese politicians really believe that under-age girls, who were living their lives threatened by knives and guns during Japan’s military occupation, were all voluntarily and arbitrarily drafted, then they lack common sense and overall sensitivity to human rights. Worse than that, they seek to downpla
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2014.09.24 Wed
by Kazuko Itō, Lawyer and Human Right ActivistExcerpt from her Blog August 15th was the anniversary of the end of the war … Why did not Prime Minister mention Japan's responsibility for the damage during the war? Yesterday was the anniversary of the end of the war. Prime Minister Shinzō Abe attended the Memorial Ceremony of the War Dead, which was held by the government. In his address of the ceremony, neither did he mention Japan's responsibilit
Labels: Essays
2014.09.11 Thu
ISA World Congress of Sociology (Facing an Unequal World: Challenging for Global Society) was held in Japan from July 13thto 18th, 2014. The Congress is held once every four years and over 4,000 sociologists gathered in Yokohama, Japan this time..Program Informationhttp://www.isa-sociology.org/congress2014/Chizuko Ueno, chairperson of WAN, made a presentation at the Opening Presidential Panel, under the title of “the Coming of the New Class Socie
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2014.08.31 Sun
Say No to Niigata City Giving the Ango Award to Mr. Makoto AidaGeijutsu to Ieba Nandemo Yurusarerunoka Renrakukai (Liaison Committee of “Can anything be allowed under the name of art?”) reports here on the symposium Houtteokenai Dai 8-kai Ango-sho – Jinken no Shiten Kara (Unignorable the 8thAngo Awards – From the Human Rights Perspective) (on June 22, at Niigata City) as well as on the post-symposium situations.[Report on the Symposium] Mr. Makot
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2014.08.30 Sat
[News] Victory for plaintiffs: the Fukui District Court’s ruling on the suspension of operations at No. 3 and No. 4 reactors of the Oi nuclear power plantHere is an on-the-spot report. ＊＊＊[News Flash] Victory for plaintiffs: the Fukui District Court’s ruling on the suspension of operations at No. 3 and No. 4 reactors of the Oi nuclear power plant. The Fukui District Court delivered a sentence at 3 pm on May 21, 2014 on the suspension of operation
2014.08.20 Wed
Women's Action Network (WAN) is a certified non-profit organization that aims to support women's activities throughout Japan. Become an official member and help finance the broad range of actions taking place at WAN!WAN members are entitled to:1) Voting right at the annual general assembly meeting; 2) Subscription of periodical "WAN Newsletter for Members";3) Free admission to events sponsored by WAN; 4) Special prizes applicable through the WAN
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2014.07.31 Thu
Pecoross’ Mother and Her Days DVDDirected by Azuma Morisaki(TC Entertainment, 2/7/2014)Buy this DVD (jump to an Amazon page)Pecoross’ Mother and Her Days Comic BookWritten by Yuichi Okano(Nishi-Nippon Shimbunsha, 7/7/2012)Buy this book (jump to an Amazon page)Pecoross' Mother and Her Days (the original Japanese title: Pecoross no Haha ni Ai ni Iku, which literally means “Pecoross Visiting His Mother”) is a well-reputed Japanese drama film direc
Labels: Cinema (C-WAN)
2014.07.30 Wed
It has been two years since my daughter decided to be a single parent. Her child is now three years and nine months old and has fun at kindergarten every day. “Single-Parent Households (Hitori-Oya Katei)” by Chieko Akaishi (Iwanami-Shinsho, published on April 19th, 2014) is a very useful book for single parents. The author herself is an unmarried single mother. After all these years, the media has finally started to report about women’s pover
Labels: Essays
2014.07.05 Sat
June 30, 2014WAN protests against the sexist comments made in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly.Japanese lawmaker Akihiro Suzuki (LDP) has apologized in response to the protests from Ayaka Shiomura (Your Party) though the apology was considered to be too late. The apology was made due to the pressure from public opinion. In addition to Suzuki, there were other male lawmakers in the Assembly who either made sexist gibes or jeered, but remained silen
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Fundraising for Fishermen Fighting Nuclear Power in Iwaishima: The Sea is for Everyone, not for Sale
2014.06.20 Fri
Iwaishima, a small, heart-shaped island that lies in the Inland Sea of Japan, needs your help and needs it fast. Iwaishima Island has long faced Chugoku Electric Power’s plans to build a nuclear power plant along the Inland Sea. Ninety percent of local fishermen are united against the plans, and their resolve has been strengthened all the more since the TEPCO disaster in Fukushima. While Chugoku Electric Power has offered 1.08 billion yen as comp
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2014.05.21 Wed
An exhibition of OH Haji, a textile artist who received art education in Kyoto and sewing training in Seoul, Korea, is to be opened in Koganei Art Spot Chateau, Koganei City, Tokyo, from 14 to 29 June, 2014.According to the caption on its poster, the exhibition was inspired by OH’s grandmother returning home to the Jeju Island in 1993 after so many years of having imagined about the island without even locating it on a map, and by OH herself visi
Labels: Art (A-WAN)
2014.05.01 Thu
◆Market Pick-upIntroducing the items selected from "My recomendation" Perfect gifts for Mother's Day!!Mother's Day Recommendations part 1＜Accessories & Fashion＞http://wan.or.jp/market/?p=2359◎Jewelry from "jewelry Sasaki" Red Copper accessories◎Thai silk items from "Thai, Thai, Thai"Ms. Ueno wearing Thai silk stole from "Thai, Thai, Thai"and more…Mother's Day Recommendations part 2＜Sundries & Foods＞http://wan.or.jp/market/?p=2417◎Baskets woven wi
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2014.03.31 Mon
Category: Forum onLabor,Social Policy,and Gender “To Make a Square Society Round through Triangle Rakugo,Part2,” aRakugo (storytelling) Oral Presentation and Workshop was organizedbyNPO Participation Planet onFebruary 27, 2014. Senkin Tei Ataisenkin talked about the “gender equality”through fun and easy-to-understand form of storytelling known as Rakugo at Tsunagaretto NAGOYA, making this the second time that a Rakugo Oral Presentation and Wor
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2014.03.23 Sun
Book Review Life Counseling on Every Issue for Senior Living Alone Written by Keiko HiguchiPublished in January 2014 by Shufunotomo http://wan.or.jp/book/?p=7688 Book Review Pro-choice Society: Current Trends in Prenatal ScreeningWritten by Ritsuko Sakai Published in December 2013 by NHK Publishinghttp://wan.or.jp/book/?p=7707 Art A Play Entitled “A Community Story: Caregiver and Caregiving”Venue: Setagaya Public Theater / Theater TramDates:
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2014.03.15 Sat
A reporter from the political desk in the Asahi Shinbun interviewed me about “the utilization of women” by the Abe administration. Maybe it was my first interview with a political desk. Most of the comments in the articles on “the utilization of women” are made by female managers or entrepreneurs. This issue influences these women directly. I just wondered why they don’t ask female part-time workers and temporary workers. So I asked the rep
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2014.02.27 Thu
“ECCE HOMO — Essay on Men”Written by Mari Yamazaki(Bungei Shunju, 18/12/2013)Buy this book (jump to an Amazon page)“THERMAE ROMAE “ is a blockbuster Japanese comic series which connects Ancient Rome and contemporary Japan through bathing culture.Mari Yamazaki, author of the series, talks in depth about cool guys of all ages and cultures and their extraordinary skills and fertile visions, from Hadrian and Raphael to Kobo Abe and Steve Jobs. All of
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