2025年10月– date –
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Japan’s First Female Prime Minister — and the Women Without Names
Japan is celebrating. For the first time in history, the country has a female prime minister. Television anchors repeat “a breakthrough for gender equality” with shining smiles. And yet, I can’t quite join the applause. The coverage is a... -
日本はいまだに「性」を公開処刑の見世物にしている — それに私たちはほとんど気づいていない
小さなスキャンダルが起きる。地方議員の私的な不倫、そして「ラブホテル」という言葉が出た途端、バラエティ番組はまるで祭りのように手を叩いて盛り上がる。 パネルは延々と下世話なニュアンスを繰り返す。 本来の公共的関心事──職務の乱用、公的資源の... -
The Root of Japan’s Global Lag — A Culture of Shame Over Equality
When people talk about Japan “falling behind,” they usually point to economics or technology. But beneath the numbers lies something quieter and more corrosive: a national operating system built not on equality, but on shame. From grille... -
Japan Still Treats Sex as Public Shame Entertainment — And We Barely Notice
A small scandal breaks: a local official’s private affair, the word “love hotel” pops up, and suddenly every variety show is clapping its hands like it’s festival season. Panels replay innuendo on loop. The public interest issue—abuse of... -
A Pale View of Hills — A Nagasaki Native’s Reflection
I was born and raised in Nagasaki, the same hometown as Kazuo Ishiguro Perhaps this is something only a person from Nagasaki can truly understand. Guided by that thought, I stepped into the cinema. As someone born in the same land as Kaz... -
映画「遠い山なみの光」を見てきたので長崎人的な映画レビュー
感想を長崎弁で述べます。 「こいは、長崎人じゃなからんば、わからっさんちゃないかな」（＝これは長崎の人間でなければ、わからないのではないだろうか） ――その思いに導かれるように、私は映画館の扉を開いた。カズオ・イシグロと同じ土地に生まれ落ち...
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