I was thinking about the #metoo movement and how it would translate linguistically in Japan. My initial response was to look it up on instagram in Japanese and then I thought, how is this going[…]
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Gender and Japan: Lady San-shi-ro Yamaguchi Kaori speaks frankly 02
This is a translation of an interview published on August 29th, 2016. “Sataka Makoto no Hitori Ichiwa.” LINK Somewhat irritated by their attitude, Yamaguchi made her point and urged the athletes to speak up for themselves.[…]
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Gender and Japan: Introduction to Kaori Yamaguchi
Qualifying to compete in the tournament meant I needed to make weight. It wasn’t easy to weigh in under 52kg (114.5 lbs) and there was a time I had to weigh in completely naked in[…]
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