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Debito reports on Kouno Taro's proposal to allow children with parents of different nationalities to hold dual citizenship. This is definitely a positive step forward for Japan and international couples! read more »
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Ken Worsley of Transpacific Radio has put together a great podcast interview with Arudou Debito about his new book, Handbook for Newcomers, Migrants and Immigrants. read more »
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Here's the script for a lost scene of Monty Python and the Holy Grail in Japan. read more »
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Debito has published the results from a poll about the word gaijin, asking whether it was "distasteful" and if gaikokujin should be used instead. 42% of respondents answered, "Yes. Gaijin has undesirable connotations." 25% thought it was harmless, while a combined 32% said read more »
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An interesting counterpoint to the story posted earlier regarding discrimination in Japan and Debito's point of view. read more »
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Debito Arudou hits the nail on the head with his comment, "In all my twenty years of Japan, I’ve never seen the NJ communities so angry." Have you read more »
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