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I just saw the film at a small theatre in Tokyo.  It was a biopic about the French politician who lived through holocaust and after the war became a lawyer and the minister of French government and became the first female president of European Union assembly.  She helped promote women's rights by legalisation of abortion in France, 1970's. She contributed to improvement of prisoners' condition. Why was she so enthusiastic about human rights issues?  The film started with her childhood in Nice with her family living in a happy condition before the second world war. Her...

US supreme court ruled the affirmative action which sets racial quota in college admission is unconstitutional.   I, myself think it is not a bad ruling.  When a college chooses who is qualified for its students, why does race matter? Grade Point Average, entrance test scores do matter. Race matters only when an interview is conducted.  As for diversity thing,  As Justice Thomas...

Last Sunday I visited Atsugi Air Base in Kanagawa prefecture, an hour train ride from Tokyo. The place is jointly used by both US and Japanese forces. There was an event to exhibit the...

Dear US President Biden, Congressmembers, Senators and other decision makers of the issue,    My name is MASAGATA, a Japanese man living in Tokyo. I used to study at San Francisco State...

Last month US Supreme Court made a historic decision, overturning Roe vs. Wade ruling 1973. The court's ruling leaves abortion rights to be determined at the state level. Several GOP-led states...