Japan
Japan is a highly developed island nation in East Asia which is well-known for its excellent urbanism, hi-tech industries, video games and other media output. It does also have some issues, including a brutal work culture, reluctance to grapple with the legacy of its WW2-era aggression, a lack of willingness to accept ethnic minorities (including long-standing ones, like Zainichi Koreans), and poor rates of gender equality. Still, I have heard it’s a great place to visit.
Did you know? I also have a wiki page called ‘Japan’! If you want to check that out, you can do so here.
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- : 🪴 Japanese Communist Party: The Japanese Communist Party was founded in 1922, under the influence of the Comintern. Since then, the JCP has …
- : 🪴 Shinzo Abe: Shinzo Abe was a former Japanese prime minister, its longest serving one over two separate stints (2006–7 and 2012–20). …
- : 🪴 Koreans in Japan (Zainichi Koreans): Many Koreans moved to Japan during the period where Japan had annexed Korea as a colony. At the end of WW2, Japan was …
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Jessica Smith is a socialist and a feminist who loves animals, books, gaming, and cooking; she’s also interested in linguistics, history, technology and society.