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Can Tolerance Be Taught?

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Jan 29, 2015VIEW
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When Journalists Are Targeted, So Is Your Right to Know

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Jan 23, 2015VIEW
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LGBT Rights -- Let's Create a Society Where Everyone Is Accepted

U.S. Embassy interns Azusa Mogi and Konomi Ishida participated in an LGBT reception at the U.S. Ambassado...
Aug 4, 2014VIEW
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George Takei – A Man of the 23rd Century

Pioneering Japanese-American Hollywood actor George Takei visited Japan in June and spoke at various venu...
Jul 9, 2014VIEW
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Kentucky – There’s More to It Than Fried Chicken and Horse Races

“When I tell people in Japan that I live in Kentucky,” says Kozo Saito, “they usually ask me about three ...
Jun 25, 2014VIEW
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Future Farmers Sow Seeds of Friendship Overseas

On January 31, I took part in an outing to Tokyo Metropolitan Engei High School to report on a visit to t...
Mar 17, 2014VIEW
U.S.-Japan RelationsSocial Issues

Vice President Biden Praises Japan's Efforts to Empower Women

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Dec 5, 2013VIEW
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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
TravelSocial Issues

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...
Jun 17, 2013VIEW
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Independence Day

The founders of the United States knew that independence was something to celebrate. And although U.S. In...
Jun 13, 2013VIEW
Education & Study AbroadU.S.-Japan RelationsSocial IssuesArts & Culture

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...
Apr 9, 2013VIEW
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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...
Feb 1, 2012VIEW
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Domestic Violence in the United States

What is Domestic Violence? Historically, domestic violence has been framed and understood exclusively ...
Feb 1, 2012VIEW
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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...
Feb 1, 2012VIEW
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Will Allen: Urban Farmer

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Jul 1, 2011VIEW
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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...
Jul 1, 2011VIEW
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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...
May 1, 2010VIEW
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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...
May 1, 2010VIEW

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