【神話を斬る】大坂なおみは日本代表としてプレーするため、米国籍離脱は不要だ
多くの英語圏マスコミは、テニスのスター選手であり日本と米国の国籍を持つ大坂なおみが、日本代表として2020年東京オリンピックに出場するために日本国籍を維持し、米国籍を離脱することにしたと伝えている。 たとえば、CNNの見出しは「東京オリ
Author Archives for Earl Kinmonth
Earl H. Kinmonth is professor emeritus at Taisho University. Before moving to Japan in 1997, he was reader in Japanese Studies at the University of Sheffield (1989-1997) and professor of history at the University of California-Davis (1977-1989). His research is in the history and sociology of Japanese education from the Meiji period to the present, with an emphasis on 1930s-1940s Japan. He is a Japanese citizen and writes commentary in English and Japanese, and does Japanese English translation. He is currently writing a book on foreign media coverage of Japan under the working title Japan in the Foreign Imagination.
Sports
[Mythbusters] Naomi Osaka Doesn’t Need to ‘Give Up’ U.S. Citizenship to Play for Japan
Many general interest and sports media are reporting that tennis star Naomi Osaka, a citizen of both the United [&hell
差別主義的な英タイムズ紙が英軍ラグビーチームとラグビーW杯開催国の日本を攻撃
私が見た中でも、日本について最も露骨な人種差別的な記事のひとつが9月18日、英紙タイムズに掲載された。見出しは、「英軍ラグビーチームが日本の戦争犯罪者のための神社を訪れる」である。長年、タイムズ日本特派員を務めているリチャード・ロイド・
Sports
Racist ‘The Times of London’ Article Hits UK Military Rugby Team and RWC2019 Host Country Japan
On Wednesday, September 18, The Times of London carried one of the most blatantly racist articles I have seen [&hellip
Special Reports
[Mythbusters] ‘Washington Post’ Engages Toro Toro Bomber to Attack Japan
On August 29, 2019, the Washington Post published an article, “Japan is a Trumpian paradise of low immigration rates. It
Special Reports
[Mythbusters] Japanese Virgin Sturgeons
The spring and summer months of 2019 have seen a spate of articles about the allegedly high rates […]
Travel
Trams Through the Blossoms: Discovering Tokyo on the Setagaya Line
(Second of Two Parts) (Read Part 1 at this link.) The second installment of this two-part […]
Travel
Trams Through the Blossoms: Discovering Tokyo on the Arakawa Line
(First of Two Parts) At its peak, Tokyo had an extensive public tram network which covered 213 kilometers of [&helli
Culture
BOOK REVIEW | ‘Beyond the Gender Gap in Japan,’ Edited by Gill Steel
The allegedly very large gender gap in Japan, as reported by the World Economic Forum (WEF), is a […]
[Mythbusters] What the Diet Members Missed in the Censure Motion Against Hodaka Maruyama
On June 6, the lower house of the Japanese Diet (Parliament) voted unanimously to censure its member Hodaka Maruyama [
Culture
[Mythbusters] KIMZNICKERS and the Crass KIMONO Flap
For much of May, my Google news alert was peppered with stories about a slug that had allegedly brought […]
Travel
Gardens of Wealth: At Rikugien and Furukawa Are Layers of Tokyo History
I originally rented my SOHO (small office) to avoid three hours of daily commuting that was often extended […