Hanako Tokita
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Volunteer author for Global Voices and site manager of GV Linuga Japanese. I am a Japanese-English translator based in Tokyo, also involved in some community work and media projects among various other things.
グローバル・ボイス(Global Voices)のボランティアライターおよびLingua日本語のサイトエディター。東京在住。カナダの大学で地理・地学を学んだものの、まったく関係のないことをしながら大学職員として働き、都内某所でへたっぴなアイスホッケーをして日頃のうっぷんを晴らす生活を送る。ただいま人生の仕分け中。反復運動過多損傷（RSI）に悩む。きのこと地層好き。
記事の中の引用や翻訳が問題がある場合は、お知らせください。場合によっては、引用部の削除を検討いたします。 メール： japanese AT globalvoicesonline DOT org
Latest posts by Hanako Tokita
6 April 2008
Japan
Blogger Maruyama Teruno discusses the gay-unfriendly nature of the Japanese family registry system, referred to as koseki, and argues that the system lacks consideration for the privacy of individuals. Even if partnership law was implemented but the current family registry system remained the same, it could potentially violate the privacy of those who do not wish to reveal their sexual orientation to their family and relatives.
Japan
7th Tokyo Pride Parade (TTP7th) has been announced and the official blog [jp]has been launched. Scheduled for August 9, the theme for this year's TPP is “matsuri”, or festival in Japanese.
31 March 2008
Japan: Views on Yasukuni, the movie
A documentary film about the controversial Yasukuni shrine, shot by a Chinese filmmaker through funding by a Japanese government agency, has sparked debate and discussion after a group within the ruling LDP party convened a screening to assess its "neutrality". Bloggers offer differing views on the move and on the idea of their government subsidizing what some see as a "political" film.
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