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Jovan Maud

Japan's Disposable Workers: Net Cafe Refugees for Pulitzer Center | MediaStorm - 0 views

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shared by Jovan Maud on 22 May 14 - No Cached
  • Jovan Maud on 22 May 14
     
    Part of a three part documentary on the plight of workers in contemporary Japan.
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The Whatever Button Likes It All - 3 views

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Japan facebook bots social media

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    An interesting solution for the problem of liking everything. Also note the cultural specifics of "liking" in Japan.
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That's Not A Droid, That's My Girlfriend | The Global Mail - 0 views

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shared by Jovan Maud on 19 Dec 13 - No Cached
  • Both men, along with another friend, 39-year-old Nobuhito Sugiye, can articulate a philosophical basis for their affection and their fear of loss. That is, for them these computer girls possess the same tamashii — spirits — that devotees of Japanese animism, or Shinto, believe can inhabit all things, fromrocks and streams to humans.
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