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Photos and videos turned into “sexual products” without subjects’ consent

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"Abandoned at Futaba Hospital" Won Grand Prize at the Journalism X Awards

The investigative reporting series "Abandoned at Futaba Hospital" written by Nanami Nakagawa won the Grand prize

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Polluted with PFOA

Those Who Still Let Daikin Pass (29)

The series “Polluted with PFOA” began on November 11, 2021 with one newsflash. PFOA, a toxic sub...

2023.03.28 17:41 　Nanami Nakagawa

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Why the police aren’t sufficiently cracking down on digital sex crimes (7)

Limited investigative capacity and restrictive legal frameworks allow digital sex crimes to flou...

2023.03.16 16:39 　Mariko Tsuji

Polluted with PFOA

Settsu City Authorities Posted Daikin Advertisements. Tansa Sent Out a Questionnaire to City Council Members (28)

2023.03.15 11:18 　Nanami Nakagawa
Polluted with PFOA

90 Minutes with Settsu City Mayor [Part 2] “Daikin Would be in Trouble, If We Keep Doing This Forever.” (27)

2023.02.16 14:28 　Nanami Nakagawa
Polluted with PFOA

90 Minutes with Settsu City Mayor [Part 1] Mayor Moriyama Does Not Request Daikin to Negotiation Compensation for Citizens, Even If Daikin Shows Willingness to Respond (26)

2023.02.07 14:33 　Nanami Nakagawa

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