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18 September 2024

The 21st century version of “Dynasty”

I happen to watch this show while staying at a hotel in Okinawa. The hotel subscribed to Netflix so I could watch this American show on the hotel room TV. The TV show was remake of 1980’s popular soap opera of the same name. I watched that show while I was attending a university in the US. It was 1990’s so I watched the already re-runs of the show. I was addicted to the show, which helped me improve my English ability. The plot was not very much changed from the original version. A woman named Cristal was married to an oil tycoon Blake Carrington and joined his rich family but some people...

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19 July 2022

The Rise of "White America" Roe vs. Wade Overturned!

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 have already moved to enact statewide bans.  Next target may be gay marriage, sodomy law and voting rights for people of colour.  American society is moving counter-clockwise recently.  Kind of...

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03 April 2021

Will Japan legalise gay marriage?

Last month, one of Japanese district courts, Sapporo District Court ruled that current Civil Law that does not recognise the same sex couple as legitimate married couple is unconstitutional. It...

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04 May 2020

Introducing Japan's gayest TV drama "Ossan's Love" aired on mainstream TV channel

22 June 2016

Obama's visit to Hiroshima and Mass shooting in Orlando, Florida

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