The environmental NGO Rainforest Action Network (RAN) has released its “Keep Forests Standing: Forest & Human Rights Policy Rankings 2024,” revealing how major consumer goods companies contribute to deforestation and human rights...
It’s been almost a half year since the BBC released the documentary “Predator: The Secret Scandal of J-pop” in March 2023 to expose sexual abuse committed by the late Johnny Kitagawa. He was the founder of the talent agency “Jonny...
September 15 is the International Day of Democracy. Democracy promotes respect for diverse opinions and building a constructive society, but its strength has been weakened in recent years by the rise of authoritarianism. In particular, Chinese...
Zenbird Media has covered a myriad of topics in 2021. While changes in Japan are slow, the editors of Zenbird do see positive changes and have identified possible solutions (even though, we hoped for more speed). Despite the 2nd year of...
Hate speech and discrimination are problems around the world. Each country has its own approach to dealing with these issues based on its history, background and circumstances. Germany, for example, has had severe hate speech laws since the post-war...
Homelessness is a difficult situation anywhere. Many people who lose their homes have problems getting their life back on track. Far from being a problem of individual responsibility, homeless people are often those who have been laid off from their...
More than ten years have passed since the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. It was triggered by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami, which killed nearly 20,000 people. The second-worst nuclear disaster in history caused...
Japan has handled the coronavirus pandemic relatively well. While it has stumbled in some ways, the official infection and death rate has not been as high as in other countries. Many factors have contributed to this success, though Japan’s nurses...
The goal of sustainable fashion is for brands to prioritize accountability and transparency, in addition to quality. By keeping track of where garments are sourced, the emissions and waste generated in the production and the protection of...
Sustainable fashion refers to clothing, leather and footwear made in a way that is mindful of both environmental and socio-economic issues. From an environmental perspective, it is necessary to minimize the planetary harms caused by garment...