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- Visible Minorities: “Big Garbage Day” and The Purge August 9, 2026It was that regular time of the year in certain parts of Japan that for some foreign residents was better than Christmas: Sodai Gomi no Hi.Debito Arudou
- Visible Minorities: Semiquincentennial vs. Bicentennial July 5, 2026The United States should be celebrating the best of itself on its landmark birthday, like it did fifty years ago. It’s not. But the party is actually elsewhere.Debito Arudou
- Visible Minorities: The Four Worst Words May 28, 2026Because what Japan is doing to its foreign residents is all within character, and everyone should have seen it coming long ago.Debito Arudou
- Visible Minorities: Life Under a Mad King April 7, 2026The world is living under a rogue regime—or rather, a rogue individual—who is wielding unprecedented power.Debito Arudou
- Visible Minorities: Revolution is Due March 1, 2026Democracies happen because of a Middle Class, but you have to keep it fed and watered. America is no longer doing that.Debito Arudou
- Visible Minorities: Confronting AI in Higher Education January 27, 2026Something very bad is happening around me in higher education: Artificial Intelligence (AI).Debito Arudou
- Visible Minorities: Karen Hill Anton’s Willful Ignorance of History December 1, 2025A prominent spokesperson within Japan’s foreign community won’t admit racism happens in Japan unless it rises to the level of racism in America.Debito Arudou
- Hiring Bad Cops November 16, 2025At the outset of his second term, US President Donald Trump shut down a database designed to provide law enforcement agencies with information on the past records of job candidates.Michael Penn
- Visible Minorities: Takaichi’s PM Election Changes My Projections October 8, 2025The recent election of Sanae Takaichi as leader of the LDP probably means Japan’s first woman PM. But this is a huge step back for Japan’s democracy and diversity.Debito Arudou
- Visible Minorities: Japan’s Rightward Swing is Overblown August 26, 2025Yes, there is a new far-right party in Japan. But at this point, the media hype about Sanseito is sensationalism, as what it’s offering is neither new nor well-planned.Debito Arudou