{"id":5609,"date":"2010-01-01T13:03:31","date_gmt":"2010-01-01T04:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=5609"},"modified":"2010-01-01T13:03:31","modified_gmt":"2010-01-01T04:03:31","slug":"debito-org-blog-poll-what-do-you-consider-the-top-three-nj-human-rights-events-of-2009-in-japan-more-in-japan-times-jan-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=5609","title":{"rendered":"Debito.org Blog Poll:  What do you consider the TOP THREE NJ human rights events of 2009 in Japan? (More in Japan Times Jan 5)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/handbook.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1298\" title=\"HANDBOOKsemifinalcover.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/HANDBOOKsemifinalcover.jpg\" alt=\"Handbook for Newcomers, Migrants, and Immigrants to Japan\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/welcomestickers.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1704\" title=\"welcomesticker\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/welcomesticker-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\\\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.francajapan.org\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1705\" title=\"franca-color\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/franca-color-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Foreign Residents and Naturalized Citizens Association forming NGO\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/tshirts.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1701\" title=\"joshirtblack2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/joshirtblack2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\\\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/joshirtblack2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/joshirtblack2.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/japaneseonly.html#japanese\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1700\" title=\"jobookcover\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/jobookcover-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\u300c\u30b8\u30e3\u30d1\u30cb\u30fc\u30ba\u30fb\u30aa\u30f3\u30ea\u30fc\u3000\u5c0f\u6a3d\u5165\u6d74\u62d2\u5426\u554f\u984c\u3068\u4eba\u7a2e\u5dee\u5225\u300d\uff08\u660e\u77f3\u66f8\u5e97\uff09\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/japaneseonly.html#english\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1699\" title=\"japaneseonlyecover\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/japaneseonlyecover-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"JAPANESE ONLY:  The Otaru Hot Springs Case and Racial Discrimination in Japan\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cinemabstruso.de\/strawberries\/main.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2735\" title=\"sourstrawberriesavatar\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/sourstrawberriesavatar.jpg\" alt=\"sourstrawberriesavatar\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/?cat=32\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4921\" title=\"debitopodcastthumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/debitopodcastthumb.jpg\" alt=\"debitopodcastthumb\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nUPDATES ON TWITTER:  arudoudebito<br \/>\nDEBITO.ORG PODCASTS now on iTunes, subscribe free<\/p>\n<p>Happy New Year, Blog. \u00a0As a smaller post to start off 2010, let me ask readers what they think the most important NJ human rights events (I won&#8217;t say &#8220;advances&#8221;, as I consider 2009 to be pretty mixed) were last year? \u00a0I&#8217;ve put them as a blog poll on the right so you can vote (choose three), but below are the ones that come to my mind, in no particular order (if you think I&#8217;ve missed any, Comments Section).<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll be ranking them myself in my next Japan Times JUST BE CAUSE column out January 5, so have a read! \u00a0Thanks for reading and supporting Debito.org, everyone. \u00a0Arudou Debito in Sapporo<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><em>The Nikkei &#8220;Repatriation Bribe&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The election of the DPJ and concomitant hopes<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The Savoie Child Abduction Case<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The forthcoming IC Chips in Gaijin Cards<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>&#8220;Newcomer&#8221; Permanent Residents outnumbering &#8220;Oldcomer&#8221; Zainichi PRs<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The Calderon Noriko Case<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Police arresting a 74-yr-old US tourist for carrying a pocket knife<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Ichihashi Tatsuya&#8217;s arrest for the Hawker Murder<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>&#8220;The Cove&#8221; documentary exposing Wakayama dolphin slaughters<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>NJ also to be listed on Juuminhyou Residency Certificates<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>McDonald&#8217;s Japan&#8217;s gaijin shill &#8220;Mr James&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Sakanaka&#8217;s proposals for an Immigration Ministry et al<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>NOVA boss Saruhashi getting 3.5 years for embezzlement<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Roppongi police street testing NJ urine for drugs<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Sakai Noriko pinning her drug issues on NJ dealers<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Pothead Sumo wrestlers<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Something else<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Don&#8217;t know \/ Can&#8217;t say \/ Don&#8217;t care etc.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>ENDS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy New Year, Blog.  As a smaller post to start off 2010, let me ask readers what they think the most important NJ human rights events (I won&#8217;t say &#8220;advances&#8221;, as I consider 2009 to be pretty mixed) were last year?  I&#8217;ve put them as a blog poll on the right so you can vote (choose three), but below are the ones that come to my mind, in no particular order (if you think I&#8217;ve missed any, Comments Section).<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll be ranking them myself in my next Japan Times JUST BE CAUSE column out January 5, so have a read!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog-polls"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5609"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5609\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}