Why is it that such standards seem to disappear in the developing world simply because somebody wants to be a volunteer?
Nicole Takeda
Nicole balances her time between Siem Reap, Cambodia as the Executive Director of her non-governmental organization, the Bayon English Academy (BEA), and as an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) lecturer at Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo, Japan. She holds a bachelor's degree with a double major in International Affairs and Modern History from the American University of Paris and a master's degree in Japanese Language and Society from the University of Sheffield. She is also a 2012 master's degree candidate in Applied Linguistics (University of New England).
Amakudari: Japan’s Fallen Angel
The Japanese long-standing business practice that puts the interests of politicians, bureaucrats and large corporations before those of the civil society.
Self-Censorship and Saving Face: Japanese Media and the Aftermath of Fukushima
Freedom of the press does exist in Japan, but there is much greater self-censorship among Japanese news organizations than among their overseas counterparts.
