Hokkaido fishing villages face tough decision over nuclear disposal sites,
Japan Times, HOKKAIDO SHIMBUN, Dec 18, 2020
A frosty wind was blowing in from the Sea of Japan at the Suttsu fishing port in Hokkaido in late November. There, catching anglerfish with a grim look on his face was 77-year-old fisherman Kyozo Kimura.
“The haul of fish has been decreasing to the point where we can’t even make ends meet. It has been tough,” said Kimura.
In 1977, Kimura, a native of the town of Matsumae, married into a family whose fishing business had been around for five generations since the Meiji Era (1868-1912). Longline fishing of trout prospered at the time, and he reminisced about the time when he got a new 29-ton ship, funded by his father-in-law, and was filled with hope that he could go out fishing anywhere with it.
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Hokkaido Shimbun Dec 18, 2020
A frosty wind was blowing in from the Sea of Japan at the Suttsu fishing port in Hokkaido in late November. There, catching anglerfish with a grim look on his face was 77-year-old fisherman Kyozo Kimura.
“The haul of fish has been decreasing to the point where we can’t even make ends meet. It has been tough,” said Kimura.
Members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party meet to discuss the issue of revising the current system requiring married couples to use the same surname at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 15. (The Asahi Shimbun)
The ruling party’s move to roll back progress toward allowing married couples to use different surnames delivers a harsh blow to the wishes and aspirations of many people.
These individuals have been working hard to build a society where the dignity of each individual is respected and everyone is treated equally irrespective of their gender.
The Liberal Democratic Party has pressured the government into backtracking on a proposal toward changing the long-established rule included in the draft Basic Vision for Formulating the Fifth Basic Plan for Gender Equality.