Why a Japanese Oscar Contender Isn’t Being Shown in Japan
Shiori Ito’s searing indictment of Japan’s justice system in handling sexual assault cases is nominated for best documentary ...
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Shinzo Abe was assassinated. Now, Japan hates him.
After the shocking assassination of Shinzo Abe in 2022, Japan’s reaction defied expectations. Instead of rallying around their longest-serving prime minister, public opinion turned sharply against him ...
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Landmark Japanese documentary on rape was nominated for an Oscar, but may never be widely seen there
Instead, she relentlessly pushed the police to investigate her assaulter, Noriyuki Yamaguchi, a biographer of then prime minister Shinzo Abe. When the case against Yamaguchi was mysteriously ...
Oscar nominated Japanese documentary Black Box Diaries may not release in its own country, read to know why?
Shiori Ito’s film about her own alleged sexual assault has been screened at over 50 film festivals and won multiple awards ...
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Abe died from loss of blood; body returns to home in Tokyo
NARA--The cause of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s death was loss of blood, Nara prefectural police announced July 9 after performing an autopsy. In a related development, Abe’s body was ...
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Shinzo Abe dies after being shot in Nara with homemade gun
NARA--Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest serving postwar prime minister, died on July 8 after being shot while giving a speech in Nara. His death was confirmed at 5:03 p.m. by the Nara Medical ...