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Monday briefing: Are the vanished British Museum relics the tip of the iceberg? (www.theguardian.com) Japanese
In today’s newsletter: As police in the UK launch an investigation into what happened to missing artefacts, an art detective explains why such thefts are so difficult to prevent
Record number of teachers quit for mental health reasons in 2021 (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Education ministry officials say long working hours is one of the factors behind the rise.
Record number of teachers quit for mental health reasons in 2021 (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Education ministry officials say long working hours is one of the factors behind the rise.
Shark nets to return to NSW beaches despite calls from councils to abolish practice (www.theguardian.com)
Environmentalists say nets’ bycatch unacceptable but premier Chris Minns says alternative technologies not as good a replacement
Renowned Ghibli anime art director Yamamoto dies at 70 (mainichi.jp)
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese animation art director Nizo Yamamoto, renowned for his background illustrations for numerous Studio Ghibli and other films,
‘Fired on like rain’: Saudi border guards accused of mass killings of Ethiopians (www.theguardian.com)
Report by Human Rights Watch details alleged attacks using explosive weapons and small arms on Saudi Arabia-Yemen border
South Korean DJ 'shocked and scared' after groping at Japan event (www.japantimes.co.jp)
DJ Soda, who has more than 5 million Instagram followers, took to social media platforms to slam the unidentified individuals involved.
Everything Made By an AI Is In the Public Domain (doctorow.medium.com)
The US Copyright Office offers creative workers a powerful labor protective.
Birthday dinner for my wife (lemmy.world)
1st course (above): Watermelon kimchi gazpacho. Chive oil....
The wait between major video game sequels is getting longer (www.axios.com)
Cyberpunk 2077’s Johnny Silverhand Blew Up Arasaka Tower On This Exact Date (www.forbes.com)
Cyberpunk 2077 also has roots in its “past,” which is our present. And fans are now celebrating a very important date in Cyberpunk history.
Cyberpunk 2077’s Johnny Silverhand Blew Up Arasaka Tower On This Exact Date (www.forbes.com)
Cyberpunk 2077 also has roots in its “past,” which is our present. And fans are now celebrating a very important date in Cyberpunk history.
Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of August 20th
Another week another thread. Whatcha y’all playing? And why is it Baldur’s gate 3?
207 Hours Overtime: Japanese Man in Kobe Worked to Death (unseen-japan.com)
A medical resident worked 207 hours of overtime in a month. His case highlights Japan's continuing problem with karoshi - death by overwork.
207 Hours Overtime: Japanese Man in Kobe Worked to Death (unseen-japan.com)
A medical resident worked 207 hours of overtime in a month. His case highlights Japan's continuing problem with karoshi - death by overwork.
Compulsory Sterilization in Japan: Censorship Casts Doubt on Landmark Report (unseen-japan.com)
For many decades, Japan had an inhumane forced sterilization law on the books. Much information on the infamous program remains censored.
Georgia made it easier for parents to challenge school library books. Almost no one has done so (apnews.com)
Georgia Republican lawmakers passed a law to make it easier to challenge school library books as inappropriate, but few people are using it.
Nickelback, Chris Brown, and other stars scored $200 million in taxpayer funds meant to keep arts groups afloat during the pandemic. They won't say what they did with the money. (www.insider.com)
The SBA's SVOG grants were intended for struggling small artists. But big stars like Post Malone and Chris Brown got $200M in pandemic relief funds.
Georgia teacher fired after reading book on gender to fifth-grade class (www.washingtonpost.com)
A decision to fire an elementary school teacher from Georgia has been upheld, after she read a children’s book on gender identity to her fifth-grade class earlier this year....
Rare, flesh-eating bacteria has killed 5 in Tampa Bay area since January (www.wfla.com)
Five people are confirmed dead in the Tampa Bay area due to a rare, flesh-eating bacteria in the waters....
World's fourth largest coffee crop threatened by El Nino (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Lower coffee output in Indonesia could trigger a steeper rise in prices, which have climbed more than 40% in 2023.
The young Honduran drowned in Greg Abbott’s Texas had a name: Norlan Bayardo Herrera (www.inquirer.com)
We need to name the refugees needlessly killed by Texas' cruel border demagoguery.
Elon Musk's X follower count bloated by millions of new, inactive accounts (mashable.com)
We took a close look at Elon Musk's more than 150 million followers on X aka Twitter. What we found is…concerning.
Signs at Spanish beaches warn English-speaking tourists to stay away (www.independent.co.uk)
The threat of rock falls, water contamination and jellyfish have been used to deter visitors from Mallorcan beaches
Israeli police arrest and brand Palestinian with ‘Star of David’: Report (www.aljazeera.com)
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