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Vice President Biden Praises Japan's Efforts to Empower Women

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LGBT Pride Month – Building a Society that Accepts Difference

Tetsuko Kuroyanagi is a renowned Japanese celebrity and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. She is well known aro...
Jul 2, 2013VIEW
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Fourth (of July) and Main Streets

The Fourth of July is, first and foremost, a birthday party. Americans mark  the day in 1776 when 13 Engl...
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Independence Day

The founders of the United States knew that independence was something to celebrate. And although U.S. In...
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The Jazz Connection: “Japanese Satchmo” Forges Bonds between Japan and New Orleans

It’s Friday night at a lively pub in a Tokyo suburb. The place is packed with all sorts of people – young...
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Divorce and Child Custody Issues in the Japanese Legal System

Introduction Japan has developed a growing reputation as a haven for international parental ch...
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Domestic Violence in the United States

What is Domestic Violence? Historically, domestic violence has been framed and understood exclusively ...
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An Abduction Story

I was about four years old when one day my father dressed me up in nice clothes and took me to my grandpa...
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Will Allen: Urban Farmer

The original English version of this article is here on America.gov Archive....
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Greening the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo

Since Secretary of State Hillary Clinton launched the Greening Diplomacy Initiative in April 2009, the St...
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Susie Roos Talks about Women in the Workplace

In February, we asked our readers to “interview” Susan “Susie” H. Roos by submitting questions to her via...
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The Changing American Family

By Margot Carrington Margot is a mother and full-time diplomat, who has been able to devote herself to h...
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Photo Essay: The Obama White House and Women’s Rights

White House Council on Women and Girls On March 11, 2009, President Obama signed an Executive Order cr...
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United States Law Regarding Custody of Children Following Divorce

  The law in the United States regarding custody of children following divorce is governed by...
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Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction

First of all, let us imagine the following fictitious scenario. An American woman named Michelle and a...
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Rapid Increase in Child Abductions to Japan

The bar graph below graphically shows the rapid increase in the number of parental child abduction cases ...
Jan 22, 2010VIEW
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Remarks by President Obama in a National Address to America's Schoolchildren

The original English version of this article is here on the archived Obama White House website....
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English Education in Elementary Schools: An Interview with Dr. Jane Blyth Warren

  American View: You have worked in Japan in many capacities. What was your most recent position ...
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Building a Bridge between Languages: Careers in Japanese-English Interpreting

Many people think of an interpreter as someone who sits in a glass booth with headphones on at an interna...
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