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Remote isles in Okinawa suffer worst infection rates in Japan | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis asahi.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from asahi.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A hotel room prepared for people infected with the novel coronavirus is shown in August 2020 in Fukuoka. (Asahi Shimbun file photo) Health protocols enforced during the novel coronavirus crisis have made it effectively impossible for some infected patients to vote in elections, a possible violation of their constitutional rights. Patients with mild conditions are supposed to stay at hotels or other facilities for recuperation, even on election days. Although absentee and early voting are available, these systems have proved insufficient to deal with the problem as the virus continues to spread around the nation. Local governments are calling for legal revisions ahead of the Lower House election scheduled for autumn at the latest. ....
Feb 17, 2021 Sexual abuse has long been wrapped in silence in Japanese society, with victims reluctant to speak out or press charges for fear of being shamed or disbelieved. That fear still exists, but more films here are taking on abuse as a theme, such as Kana Yamada’s 2019 “Life: Untitled,” which examines its impact on sex workers. Another is veteran director Yukihiko Tsutsumi’s “First Love,” an overwrought, well-meaning mystery and courtroom drama based on a Naoki Prize-winning novel by Rio Shimamoto. The story centers on two starkly different women who connect through their individual histories of trauma. In contrast to “Life: Untitled,” an indie drama by an up-and-coming director, “First Love” is a commercial film headlined by Keiko Kitagawa, one of Japan’s biggest stars at the moment. It’s aimed at the mass audience, which has a preference for broad performances and storylines hewing to familiar formulas. That is, they tend to li ....
'First Love': Sensitive topic gets the mainstream treatment japantimes.co.jp - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from japantimes.co.jp Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
free, easy, and News Devils Line Manga Creator Ryo Hanada Directs Film Short posted on 2021-02-15 01:05 EST by Rafael Antonio Pineda Hanada part of 11 other directors for 1st season of Mirrorliar Films omnibus short film project The Mirrorliar group announced its first slate of directors for its Mirrorliar Films short film project on Monday, which includes manga creator Ryo Hanada. The short film project will be her first time helming a film. Actors Shinnosuke Abe, as well as producer Chikara Ito started Mirrorliar in 2017, with the goal of supporting creators who want to attempt making short films. The project will produce an omnibus collection of short films gathered into seasons, the first of which will debut this summer, followed by a second, third, and fourth season that will debut three months apart from each other. The project will have works from 36 creators in total. ....