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The Guardian: China rebuilds its forgotten ‘Auschwitz’ to remember Japan’s brutality. (This article is over 10 years old) but somehow we know little of Japan’s war impact on China.

Posted on December 4, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

China  This article is more than 10 years old China rebuilds its forgotten ‘Auschwitz’ to remember Japan’s brutality This article is more than 10 years old As Beijing prepares to hold a massive military parade to mark the end of the … Continue reading →

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BBC News: Hikikomori: Why are so many Japanese men refusing to leave their rooms? Comment: Social anxiety disorder, agoraphobia, depression, we who have encountered this desire from involvement with people can identify with what appears to be happening (new but unlikely) in Japan and South Korea.

Posted on July 1, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

BBC News: Hikikomori: Why are so many Japanese men refusing to leave their rooms? By William Kremer and Claudia Hammond BBC World Service As many as a million young people in Japan are thought to remain holed up in their … Continue reading →

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Japan’s push to make all research open access is taking shape. Source: nature

Posted on June 1, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Advertisement Japan’s push to make all research open access is taking shape Japan will start allocating the ¥10 billion it promised to spend on institutional repositories to make the nation’s science free to read. Facebook Email The Japanese government is … Continue reading →

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Ireland – there is a massive housing/homes shortage; some say the Census stated that as many as 180,000 houses+ or potential homes are vacant. What can we learn from Japan experiencing drop in birth rates? Article in The Guardian “Akiya houses: Why Japan has 9 million empty homes?

Posted on May 1, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

The Guardian – Back to homeThe Guardian Support the Guardian Abandoned akiya house in a small village in Miyoshi, Japan. Figures released this week shows the number of vacant houses in Japan has topped 9m. Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images Japan … Continue reading →

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Abandoned potential homes in Ireland; Census said 166,000+. Urban abandonments and dereliction maintained a dialogue of potential homes abandoned and it is now people like Jude Sherry, Frank O’Connor, Anois who maintain the narrative. Vacant property tax has been introduced but it is a cosmetic failure. What can Ireland learn from Japan? There is no need, other than the profit motive, to hoard properties while our homeless crisis is rising and while immigrants are arriving in Ireland. McVerry Trust started the initiative rolling back in 2018 by engaging with the Government Repair and Lease; now there are better incentives for landlords to get the resources to invest in properties and re-introduces homes to the market space. Article about Japan is from Business Insider. Ireland needs to “Piggy Back” on the experience of others – it is time to back out greedy people from our system to provide accommodation for people in need.

Posted on January 28, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Newsletters Log in Real Estate Why Japan has more than 8 million cheap abandoned houses that people are renovating into dream homes Amanda Goh, Jordan Pandy, and Cheryl Teh Jan 24, 2024, 8:06 AM UTC NEW LOOK Sign up to … Continue reading →

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