thejapantimes, 6 months ago to worldwithoutus Life for many Central Asian migrants in Russia after it invaded Ukraine is not the same: Wages are falling and men face a danger of being sent by Moscow to the front. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/16/asia-pacific/social-issues/central-asia-migrants-russia-ukraine-war/?utm_content=bufferfda6b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #socialissues #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #tajikistan #centralasia #kyrgyzstan #uzbekistan
Life for many Central Asian migrants in Russia after it invaded Ukraine is not the same: Wages are falling and men face a danger of being sent by Moscow to the front. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/16/asia-pacific/social-issues/central-asia-migrants-russia-ukraine-war/?utm_content=bufferfda6b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #socialissues #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #tajikistan #centralasia #kyrgyzstan #uzbekistan
thejapantimes, 7 months ago to worldwithoutus New Dehli's air pollution is reaching levels over 25 times the daily maximum guideline from the World Health Organization. Despite government efforts, the crisis persists, impacting the health and development of the city's children. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/10/asia-pacific/social-issues/india-smog-children-health/?utm_content=buffer8d66b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #socialissues #india #pollution #children #health
New Dehli's air pollution is reaching levels over 25 times the daily maximum guideline from the World Health Organization. Despite government efforts, the crisis persists, impacting the health and development of the city's children. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/10/asia-pacific/social-issues/india-smog-children-health/?utm_content=buffer8d66b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #socialissues #india #pollution #children #health
thejapantimes, 7 months ago to worldwithoutus Typhoon Haiyan, which killed more than 6,000 people and displaced millions in the Philippines, triggered a humanitarian crisis that provided fertile ground for sex traffickers in the hard-hit Eastern Visayas region. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/06/asia-pacific/social-issues/philippines-typhoon-havoc-sex-traffic/?utm_content=buffer5ce72&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #socialissues #philippines #sexcrimes #women039sissues
Typhoon Haiyan, which killed more than 6,000 people and displaced millions in the Philippines, triggered a humanitarian crisis that provided fertile ground for sex traffickers in the hard-hit Eastern Visayas region. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/06/asia-pacific/social-issues/philippines-typhoon-havoc-sex-traffic/?utm_content=buffer5ce72&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #socialissues #philippines #sexcrimes #women039sissues
br00t4c, 7 months ago to random Indigenous voice defeat doesn't mean voters want assimilation, Albanese says #indigenous #socialissues https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/02/indigenous-voice-defeat-doesnt-mean-voters-want-assimilation-albanese-says
Indigenous voice defeat doesn't mean voters want assimilation, Albanese says
#indigenous #socialissues
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/02/indigenous-voice-defeat-doesnt-mean-voters-want-assimilation-albanese-says
thejapantimes, 7 months ago to worldwithoutus As war rages, Israel's migrant workers — most of whom are Thai and Filipino nationals — face a difficult choice: Stay or leave? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/31/asia-pacific/social-issues/israel-migrant-workers/?utm_content=buffer703f1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #socialissues #thailand #philippines #israel #israelhamaswar #immigration #jobs
As war rages, Israel's migrant workers — most of whom are Thai and Filipino nationals — face a difficult choice: Stay or leave? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/31/asia-pacific/social-issues/israel-migrant-workers/?utm_content=buffer703f1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #socialissues #thailand #philippines #israel #israelhamaswar #immigration #jobs
thejapantimes, 7 months ago to worldwithoutus A new bill that could be a game changer in the battle against teen pregnancies in the Philippines is inching through Congress with activists hoping it could galvanize a wider campaign to tackle this "national social emergency." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/28/asia-pacific/social-issues/philippines-teen-pregnancy/?utm_content=bufferf2b7a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #socialissues #philippines #poverty #parenthood #teens #familyplanning #children
A new bill that could be a game changer in the battle against teen pregnancies in the Philippines is inching through Congress with activists hoping it could galvanize a wider campaign to tackle this "national social emergency." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/28/asia-pacific/social-issues/philippines-teen-pregnancy/?utm_content=bufferf2b7a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #socialissues #philippines #poverty #parenthood #teens #familyplanning #children
thejapantimes, 7 months ago to worldwithoutus A year on from the Itaewon crush, foot traffic in the Seoul neighborhood is picking back up. But what the future of the area is still in doubt. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/27/asia-pacific/social-issues/itaewon-crush-anniversary-lgbtq/?utm_content=bufferb5001&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #socialissues #southkorea #itaewon #halloween #seoul
A year on from the Itaewon crush, foot traffic in the Seoul neighborhood is picking back up. But what the future of the area is still in doubt. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/27/asia-pacific/social-issues/itaewon-crush-anniversary-lgbtq/?utm_content=bufferb5001&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #socialissues #southkorea #itaewon #halloween #seoul
thejapantimes, 7 months ago to worldwithoutus Environmental activism is seen as posing a singular threat to authorities in Vietnam because it targets powerful economic interests, which are closely affiliated with state power in the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/25/asia-pacific/social-issues/vietnam-climate-activism-crackdown/?utm_content=buffer0faa8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #socialissues #vietnam #climatechange #environment
Environmental activism is seen as posing a singular threat to authorities in Vietnam because it targets powerful economic interests, which are closely affiliated with state power in the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/25/asia-pacific/social-issues/vietnam-climate-activism-crackdown/?utm_content=buffer0faa8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #socialissues #vietnam #climatechange #environment
thejapantimes, 7 months ago to worldwithoutus In the Philippines, a small group of voice actors and technicians are producing the nation's last surviving radio drams. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/25/asia-pacific/social-issues/philippines-surviving-radio-dramas/?utm_content=buffer2436b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #socialissues #philippines #radio #socialmedia
In the Philippines, a small group of voice actors and technicians are producing the nation's last surviving radio drams. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/25/asia-pacific/social-issues/philippines-surviving-radio-dramas/?utm_content=buffer2436b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #socialissues #philippines #radio #socialmedia
br00t4c, 7 months ago to random A working class drama at the Theatre Factory in Istanbul: #socialissues #workingclass https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2023/10/25/vyga-o25.html
A working class drama at the Theatre Factory in Istanbul:
#socialissues #workingclass
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2023/10/25/vyga-o25.html
thejapantimes, 7 months ago to worldwithoutus The LGBTQ community has seen incremental legal victories in Hong Kong since the mid-2000s, winning in the Chinese city's courts on targeted issues ranging from visas to taxes. But same-sex marriage remains out of reach. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/25/asia-pacific/social-issues/hong-kong-lgbt-struggle/?utm_content=buffer17c8c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #socialissues #samesexmarriage #hongkong #china #lgbtq #marriage
The LGBTQ community has seen incremental legal victories in Hong Kong since the mid-2000s, winning in the Chinese city's courts on targeted issues ranging from visas to taxes. But same-sex marriage remains out of reach. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/25/asia-pacific/social-issues/hong-kong-lgbt-struggle/?utm_content=buffer17c8c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #socialissues #samesexmarriage #hongkong #china #lgbtq #marriage
thejapantimes, 7 months ago to worldwithoutus Families of the 159 people crushed to death in a Halloween calamity last year in Seoul's Itaewon area say the government has never acknowledged its mistakes or accepted responsibility. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/21/asia-pacific/social-issues/south-korea-itaewon-halloween-crush/?utm_content=buffer8c726&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #socialissues #southkorea #seoul #itaewon
Families of the 159 people crushed to death in a Halloween calamity last year in Seoul's Itaewon area say the government has never acknowledged its mistakes or accepted responsibility. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/21/asia-pacific/social-issues/south-korea-itaewon-halloween-crush/?utm_content=buffer8c726&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #socialissues #southkorea #seoul #itaewon
Imoptimal, 7 months ago to tech Widespread abuse is what happens when advancement of #tech isn't followed by the rise of maturity and responsibility in #society. Possible solution? As with most other #socialissues, just give more power to women (at least equal to that of immature and irresponsible men)! #deepfake #AI https://www.wired.com/story/deepfake-porn-documentary-another-body/
Widespread abuse is what happens when advancement of #tech isn't followed by the rise of maturity and responsibility in #society.
Possible solution? As with most other #socialissues, just give more power to women (at least equal to that of immature and irresponsible men)!
#deepfake #AI
https://www.wired.com/story/deepfake-porn-documentary-another-body/
thejapantimes, 7 months ago to worldwithoutus Thailand is one of the world's fastest aging societies — but its economy is ill-prepared for a looming crisis. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/17/asia-pacific/social-issues/old-poor-thailand-aging-crisis/?utm_content=buffercce6e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #socialissues #thailand #aging #elderly
Thailand is one of the world's fastest aging societies — but its economy is ill-prepared for a looming crisis. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/17/asia-pacific/social-issues/old-poor-thailand-aging-crisis/?utm_content=buffercce6e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #socialissues #thailand #aging #elderly
thejapantimes, 8 months ago to worldwithoutus In India, one is spearheading a conservation triumph with ancient methods and determination: "When I saw the lake, I felt younger, and I wanted to jump into it.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/13/asia-pacific/social-issues/india-water-crisis-ancient-method/?utm_content=buffer7c3be&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #socialissues #india #water #environment
In India, one is spearheading a conservation triumph with ancient methods and determination: "When I saw the lake, I felt younger, and I wanted to jump into it.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/13/asia-pacific/social-issues/india-water-crisis-ancient-method/?utm_content=buffer7c3be&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #socialissues #india #water #environment
Imoptimal, 8 months ago to ai The real question is not how to make #AI profitable, but how to make it useful beyond profit for #bigtech! It's only gonna be useful if it helps solve ever-growing #socialIssues. https://gizmodo.com/github-copilot-ai-microsoft-openai-chatgpt-1850915549
The real question is not how to make #AI profitable, but how to make it useful beyond profit for #bigtech!
It's only gonna be useful if it helps solve ever-growing #socialIssues.
https://gizmodo.com/github-copilot-ai-microsoft-openai-chatgpt-1850915549
thejapantimes, 8 months ago to random After a medical emergency spurned a desire to have family around, one South Korean woman took an unusual route: adopting her best friend. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/06/asia-pacific/social-issues/adopt-south-korean-writer-family/?utm_content=buffer07454&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #socialissues #southkorea #families #adoption
After a medical emergency spurned a desire to have family around, one South Korean woman took an unusual route: adopting her best friend. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/06/asia-pacific/social-issues/adopt-south-korean-writer-family/?utm_content=buffer07454&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #socialissues #southkorea #families #adoption
thejapantimes, 8 months ago to australia In just over a week, Australians will vote on a referendum on Indigenous issues — but the very people it is designed to help remain uncertain about it. "If I vote, is the government going to listen to me?" https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/05/asia-pacific/social-issues/australia-indigenous-voice-proposal/?utm_content=buffer51ac2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #socialissues #australia #discrimination #indigenouspeople
In just over a week, Australians will vote on a referendum on Indigenous issues — but the very people it is designed to help remain uncertain about it. "If I vote, is the government going to listen to me?" https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/05/asia-pacific/social-issues/australia-indigenous-voice-proposal/?utm_content=buffer51ac2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #socialissues #australia #discrimination #indigenouspeople
thejapantimes, 8 months ago to thailand On Oct. 6, 2022, an ex-police officer forced his way into a nursery in Thailand, killing 12 adults and 24 children. For bereaved families, the memory remains an open wound. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/03/asia-pacific/social-issues/thai-nursery-massacre-grief/?utm_content=buffer0179e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #socialissues #thailand #massmurder #guns #stabbings #children
On Oct. 6, 2022, an ex-police officer forced his way into a nursery in Thailand, killing 12 adults and 24 children. For bereaved families, the memory remains an open wound. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/03/asia-pacific/social-issues/thai-nursery-massacre-grief/?utm_content=buffer0179e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #socialissues #thailand #massmurder #guns #stabbings #children
thejapantimes, 8 months ago to random The fare is free for those older than 65, and so some retired people spend their days riding the trains to the end of the line. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/23/asia-pacific/social-issues/south-korea-aging-subway/?utm_content=buffer9449c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #socialissues #southkorea #aging
The fare is free for those older than 65, and so some retired people spend their days riding the trains to the end of the line. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/23/asia-pacific/social-issues/south-korea-aging-subway/?utm_content=buffer9449c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #socialissues #southkorea #aging
thejapantimes, 8 months ago to DadBin South Korean adoptees have been returning to the country to hold the government accountable for what they call a corrupt adoption system that went largely unchanged until recent decades. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/18/asia-pacific/social-issues/south-korea-baby-adoptions/?utm_content=bufferd056b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #socialissues #southkorea #adoptions #children #parenthood
South Korean adoptees have been returning to the country to hold the government accountable for what they call a corrupt adoption system that went largely unchanged until recent decades. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/18/asia-pacific/social-issues/south-korea-baby-adoptions/?utm_content=bufferd056b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #socialissues #southkorea #adoptions #children #parenthood
thejapantimes, 8 months ago to thailand Many farming families are financially burdened after borrowing to fund their crops, according to government data, with debt now spanning generations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/18/asia-pacific/social-issues/indebted-thai-rice-farmers/?utm_content=buffer18f2c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #socialissues #thailand #debt #agriculture #rice #india
Many farming families are financially burdened after borrowing to fund their crops, according to government data, with debt now spanning generations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/18/asia-pacific/social-issues/indebted-thai-rice-farmers/?utm_content=buffer18f2c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #socialissues #thailand #debt #agriculture #rice #india
thejapantimes, 8 months ago to China Buyers of unfinished apartments across China are contending with broken dreams and shattered families as developers face liquidity issues. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/18/asia-pacific/social-issues/china-apartments-broken-dreams/?utm_content=buffer5e845&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #socialissues #china #realestate #housing
Buyers of unfinished apartments across China are contending with broken dreams and shattered families as developers face liquidity issues. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/18/asia-pacific/social-issues/china-apartments-broken-dreams/?utm_content=buffer5e845&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #socialissues #china #realestate #housing
thejapantimes, 8 months ago to Philippines While there had been a "lifting of fear" for journalists under Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Maria Ressa has warned that the fight for press freedom was far from over. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/15/asia-pacific/social-issues/maria-ressa-press-freedom/?utm_content=buffer71705&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #socialissues #philippines #mariaressa #pressfreedom
While there had been a "lifting of fear" for journalists under Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Maria Ressa has warned that the fight for press freedom was far from over. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/15/asia-pacific/social-issues/maria-ressa-press-freedom/?utm_content=buffer71705&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #socialissues #philippines #mariaressa #pressfreedom
thejapantimes, 8 months ago to india Residents of a slum cluster in New Delhi's Janta Camp thought the G20 summit set to be held in the Indian capital would benefit them as well. Instead, they were rendered homeless. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/08/asia-pacific/social-issues/india-g20-slums-vanish/?utm_content=buffer84c82&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #socialissues #india #g20 #poverty #housing
Residents of a slum cluster in New Delhi's Janta Camp thought the G20 summit set to be held in the Indian capital would benefit them as well. Instead, they were rendered homeless. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/08/asia-pacific/social-issues/india-g20-slums-vanish/?utm_content=buffer84c82&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #socialissues #india #g20 #poverty #housing