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Japan Observer has some analysis of the implications of recent upper house election in Japan, including: international politics, in particular anti terrorism special measures law; signs that show Abe's final defeat.
Besides, there are two letters written by Japan NGOs on the political implication of the UH election result at interlocals.net.
Global Voices is offering six bloggers based in Kenya the opportunity to attend the Global Voices Citizen Media Summit in Nairobi for free. ... More »
Fauna from ChinaSMACK translated a feature story showing German photographer Michael Wolf's collection of “Architecture of Density” which reflects the living condition of ordinary Hong Kong people in high-rises.
Storify user @Jaemin posted a review on the President's Barber, a movie which well depicted how ordinary people's lives suffered under a dictatorial military regime back in the 1970s and 80s in South Korea.
An atheist blogger who works as an English teacher in South Korea, Chris Hallquist wrote about some efforts made to strip evolution out of science textbooks. Based on his experience in South Korea which he defines as ‘a pretty secular country', the blogger commented on the Christian organizations' influence on publishers.
Again, a Chinese man was brutally killed on May 15 by dipper when he tried to stop his home from being razed by the government-employed demolition team in Heilongjiang province. (Ministry of Tofu has translated the news.)
Jennifer Cheung from China Labour Bulletin introduces how workers in China make use of micro-blog to tell their stories in different artistic forms.
Since its infancy, the Internet has benefited from a lightweight and decentralized approach to governance—a combination of targeted govern... More »
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Wow!!. I'm an American and I do not speak Portuguese well if at all. ...
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