The dark satire novella “Jackson Alone” is the first book by Akutagawa Prize-winning author Jose Ando to be translated into ...

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Japan is usually thought of as a racially homogeneous nation. Tokyo -- Japan is thought of as a racially homogeneous nation. Yet, the woman who holds the title of Miss Universe Japan is of mixed-race.

The father of a Canadian girl child subjected to race-based discrimination from other students in Japan has taken up the mission of ending bullying in the country by spreading awareness among ...

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