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My SNA VM column 79: “Cornell University and Rape Culture” (Oct 14, 2026), on why the recent lawsuit alleging an under-investigated gang rape is completely within Cornell’s history and character. I know because I graduated from there.
Intro: A media storm in recent weeks has been an alleged rape case at Cornell University, where a lawsuit by “Jane Doe” claims that two years ago her intoxicated group sex at a frat house turned into a drug-incapacitated assault by seven men, including an invitation to more…
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My Shingetsu News Agency VM 78: “Kimi Onoda and the Trauma of History”, on how the Cabinet Minister in charge of policy towards “foreigners” is basically removing them from Japan. I see it as the natural outcome of Japan’s legacy of abuse towards its Visible Minorities.
Opening excerpt: Making much news in foreign quarters is Kimi Onoda, Minister for a “Society of Well-Ordered and Harmonious Coexistence with Foreign Nationals” since October 2025. She is the public face spearheading policies making it more difficult Japan’s foreign population to…
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DEBITO.ORG READERS’ ISSUES OF CONCERN, SEPT 2026
I write Debito.org SNA "Visible Minorities" columns once a month (SNA website here) and send Debito.org Newsletters to subscribers sporadically. After sending, I archive them here, and below, Debito.org Readers have been adding recent issues and articles that concern them…
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SUMMER TANGENT: What is your favorite “Sodai Gomi no Hi” find, or story?
Following up from yesterday's blog entry on "Big Garbage Day", let me ask Readers: What's the favorite thing you've found in the Gomi? I'll start: Tatami mats. Took them back to my one-room apartment and instantly felt like I had leveled up in life. During my first few months of…
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Debito’s SNA VM column 77: “Big Garbage Day and The Purge”, a light, relaxed summer slice-of-life in Japan essay on how long-term lifestyles for NJ Residents are doomed (Aug 9, 2026)
Intro: “Dave! Dave! Get over here! I’ve found it! The Holy Grail of ‘Big Garbage Day’!” It was Joe ringing Dave’s keitai first thing in the morning. It wasn’t the first time. It was that regular time of the year in certain parts of Japan that for some foreign residents was…