People | CLOSE-UP Jun 7, 2009

Kang Sang Jung: Born but not Bred

by Eriko Arita

Kang Sang Jung is one of the most influential ethnically Korean residents of Japan (zainichi). A political science professor at the University of Tokyo, he also gives lectures around the country, is a regular television commentator and has a column in the prestigious weekly ...

Manabu Miyazaki: Outsider looking in

People | CLOSE-UP May 3, 2009

Manabu Miyazaki: Outsider looking in

by Tomoko Otake

Born the son of a yakuza boss in Kyoto, Manabu Miyazaki is now a best-selling author. His life may read like fiction, but he raises social, political and media facts in a manner that's as frank as it is hard-hitting Manabu Miyazaki is a man ...