Karoshi: A Deep Look Into Japan’s Unforgiving Working Culture
Dec 8, 2023 · Takahashi’s story created nationwide outrage, leading to the approval of the 2018 Workstyle Reform Act, outlawing employees from working more than 45 hours of overtime in a single month. Takahashi’s story is just one of Japan’s many cases of karoshi, a term translating to "death from overwork." Karoshi has plagued Japanese society for ...
'Children Are Different:' Sentencing Juveniles as Adults
Aug 30, 2019 · Recent legislative reforms and judicial decisions may signal that states are beginning to scale back on “tough on crime” policies by changing how courts treat juveniles in the criminal justice system. Tough on crime policies enacted in the 1980s and 1990s increased the number of juveniles charged as adults—viewing them not as children or delinquents but as fully formed criminals. But ...
How Europeans Brought Sickness to the New World
Jun 12, 2015 · Lacking immunity to Old World pathogens carried by the Spanish, Hispaniola's indigenous inhabitants fell victim to terrible plagues of smallpox, influenza, and other viruses. Epidemics soon became a common consequence of contact. In April 1520, Spanish forces landed in what is now Veracruz, Mexico, unwittingly bringing along an African slave ...
What You Should Know About Book Bans: Frequently Asked …
Sep 25, 2023 · What You Should Know About Book Bans: Frequently Asked Questions. During the first six months of the 2022-2023 academic year, states across the country banned a total of 1,477 books. The continuous implementation of book bans nationwide leave many Americans wondering how their schools, libraries, and children will be affected. The following frequently asked questions, answers, and resources ...
In Fight for Equal Rights, Queer Filipinos Build Communities on …
Feb 13, 2023 · MANILA, Philippines— Mikee walked us through the two-pronged life he’s been living. It’s every bachelor’s dream — or nightmare. He has his own apartment, takes care of a dog that he bought for $5,000, and travels to cities around the world. The son of a wealthy businessman in a small town, Mikee’s social media accounts display a ...
Cry of Resistance: The Brazilian Indigenous Struggle
Sep 27, 2019 · The struggle of Indigenous people in Brazil for the right to their lands dates back to more than 500 years ago, during colonial times when the Portuguese settlers pushed most Indigenous communities away from the East Coast. In the centuries that followed the colonial displacement, many Indigenous groups were forced into integration within urban ...
Manila’s Informal Settlers Face Relocation in Exchange for Clean Bay
Oct 2, 2019 · The environment department reported in January 2019 that the bay’s level of fecal coliform, a type of bacteria found in feces, was almost 3.3 million percent over the standard 100 most probable number (mpn). More than 200,000 informal settlers in Manila Bay are facing relocation in the government’s attempt to clean up Metro Manila’s ...
Into Their Own Hands: Kibera, Kenya’s Largest Slum, Tames COVID …
Jul 7, 2020 · The virus that causes the COVID 19 disease spreads because of poor hygiene and congestion. Kibera is a good example without meandering,” said Beatrice Anyango, resident of Kibera. In this giant 250,000-population slum on the outskirts of Nairobi, many vacated the city for the countryside to flee from the virus.
Brazil Continues To Be the Country with the Largest Number of …
Jan 24, 2022 · Although transphobia appears in Brazil’s legislation as a crime since 2019, the country still has the largest number of transgender and queer people murdered in the world. In 2021, Brazil led the list for the 13th consecutive year. The total number of trans women and queer people murdered is the largest since 2008, when the data recording began.
Five Things Worth Knowing about the Caucasus - Pulitzer Center
May 16, 2013 · During the Soviet years, the entire Caucasus area was part of the Soviet Union, with Chechnya and Dagestan as semi-autonomous regions of the Russian Republic and Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan as separate Soviet republics. Here are five things worth knowing: 1. The Caucasus is mountainous. In this part of the world geography is destiny.