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TEPCO discharges more Fukushima nuclear-contaminated water despite criticisms
China Daily· 2 days agoDespite protests and criticisms, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) announced on May 7 that it has completed the fifth round of discharge of nuclear-contaminated water from the crippled < ...
Bread loaves recalled in Japan after 'rat remains' were found
KCTV 5 Kansas City· 7 hours agoJapanese media reports said at least two people who bought the bread in Gunma Prefecture, northwest...
"The Contestant": The 9 wildest moments from Hulu's documentary about Japan's extreme reality show
Salon via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe documentary traces more than a year in the life of the 22-year-old Tomoaki Hamatsu, better known...
'The Contestant': Hulu documentary leaves viewers stunned over Tomoaki Hamatsu's 'wild' journey
MEAWW· 7 days agoFUKUSHIMA, JAPAN: Hulu just released their 'The Contestant' on Thursday, May 2 and the fans are...
Documentary focuses on man behind a cruelly bizarre 1990s Japanese reality show | Texarkana Gazette
Texarkana Gazette· 7 days ago"The Contestant," directed by Clair Titley, explores the story behind the late 1990s hit reality TV show from Japan, "A Life in Prizes," in which a comedian nicknamed Nasubi is forced to survive ...
Athit Perawongmetha Profile
Reuters· 7 hours agoFor my first assignment with a news agency I was sent to the far south of Thailand. When I arrived I saw horrible scenes of sad and hopeless people. The assignment that left the biggest mark ...
‘The Contestant’: Traumatic Isolation Played for Laughs
New York Times· 7 days agoA new Hulu documentary looks back on a Japanese reality show starring a man, Nasubi, who didn’t know...
Little Tokyo in LA: One of America's endangered historic places
NBC Los Angeles· 2 days ago“There are still a lot of things we’re fighting against,” said Kristin Fukushima, managing director...
Energy experts predict ‘next-level’ renewables boom, rude awakening for gas
Al Jazeera· 1 day agoRenewable energy will this year shrink fossil fuels’ reigning share of the global electricity market...
Why South Korea's election isn't leading to Japan bashing this time
Nikkei Asian Review· 7 days agoThe stinging defeat suffered by South Korea's ruling conservative People Power Party (PPP) in the...
