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Asia Media International – A Publication from Loyola Marymount University's Asia Pacific Media Center in Los Angeles
Asia Media International – A Publication from Loyola Marymount University's Asia Pacific Media Center in Los Angeles
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Tag: Crime

JAPAN: Decrease in Yakuza Numbers?

CONOR FAIRTLOUGH WRITES– In Japan, the Yakuza (Japanese gangsters) has been popularized in movies and television shows. And why wouldn’t it be? The full body tattoo art, gang fights over territory, and iconic images of fingers being cut off for those who “fail” their Bosses. The hype is something that…

Full Article JAPAN: Decrease in Yakuza Numbers?

BANGLADESH: Mortal Danger for Journalists Continues

It took a serious Spanish media outlet to shine light on the latest anti-media atrocity in this country Recently Eurasia Review: News and Analysis, an independent news outlet based in Spain, has reported that yet another Bangladeshi journalist has been killed. Talhad Ahmed Kabid was a reporter with the Bangladeshi…

Full Article BANGLADESH: Mortal Danger for Journalists Continues

AUSTRALIA: Can’t Stand Graffiti? Now There’s an App for That.

Citizens of Queenslanders, Australia, now have the ability to report lost and damaged property, graffiti, and loitering via a newly developed mobile phone app. Mere hours after issuing their Annual Statistical Review, Police Commissioner Bob Atkinson and Police Minister Jack Dempsey released the PoliceLink app which enables citizens to contact…

Full Article AUSTRALIA: Can’t Stand Graffiti? Now There’s an App for That.

CHINA: Fighting Crime One Blog at a Time

At a national courts conference in China recently, judges reported that internet blogs turn out to be a great asset when it comes to preventing juvenile crime and communicating with young deviants.  Most judges in attendance agreed that although the internet is a great tool that many youngsters use to…

Full Article CHINA: Fighting Crime One Blog at a Time
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Who We Are

      • ASIA MEDIA INTERNATIONAL is a student-driven publication of Loyola Marymount University’s Asia Media Center, under the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts and the Dept. of Asian and Asian American Studies — in alliance with the independent Pacific Century Institute, a non-profit 501(c) organization based in Los Angeles. LMU/AMI graduates often go on to prestigious graduate school, here and globally, such as the School of Advanced International Study (SAIS) in Washington, Sciences Po in France and the London School of Economics.

The Staff

Executive Editor
Ella Kelleher ’21

Book Review Editor
Ella Kelleher ’21

Administrative Assistant
Samantha Lundin ’23

Contributing Writers
Samantha Lundin
Aidan Smith-Fagan
Sarah Lohmann
Samantha Lundin
Gaby Rusli
Miles Whittingham
Ryan Byrne

Asia Media International
Committee of Advisors

Gareth C.C. Chang
Spencer H. Kim
Professor Kal Raustiala
Professor Jennifer Ramos
Lesley Stahl
Gregory F. Treverton
Yeocheol Yoon

  • Emeritus Editors
  • Cristina Pedler
    Zhi Jiao Danielle Goh
    Michelle Nguyen
    Senay Emmanuel
    Clementine Todorov
    Dhari Alduraibi
    Savannah Nunez
    Jay Seo
    Sabrina Verduzco
    Mary Grace Costa
    Jeremiah Fajardo
    Kelcey Lorenzo
    Lexi Tucker
    Aashna Malpani
    Yi Ning Wong
    Lani Luo
  • Senior Editor (Writing)
    Andrea Plate
  • Founder & President
    LMU Clinical Professor Tom Plate,
    Distinguished Scholar of Asian and Pacific Studies

 

RECENT POSTS

  • BOOK REVIEW: PEOPLE WHO TALK TO STUFFED ANIMALS ARE NICE (JUNE 2023) BY AO OMAE – SHARED EXPERIENCES OF ESTRANGED MODERN YOUTH

  • VIETNAM: IS THE NEW BARBIE MOVIE PLAYING POLITICAL GAMES?

  • SINGAPORE: CAN A SMALL ISLAND COUNTRY RAISE GLOBAL AWARENESS OF SUSTAINABLE FASHION?

  • SOUTH KOREA: BACKLASH AND PROGRESS FOR THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY

  • BOOK REVIEW: VERA WONG’S UNSOLICITED ADVICE FOR MURDERERS (2023) BY JESSE SUTANTO – A WHOLESOME INVESTIGATION OF THE UNCONVENTIONAL

RECENT POSTS

  • BOOK REVIEW: PEOPLE WHO TALK TO STUFFED ANIMALS ARE NICE (JUNE 2023) BY AO OMAE – SHARED EXPERIENCES OF ESTRANGED MODERN YOUTH
  • VIETNAM: IS THE NEW BARBIE MOVIE PLAYING POLITICAL GAMES?
  • SINGAPORE: CAN A SMALL ISLAND COUNTRY RAISE GLOBAL AWARENESS OF SUSTAINABLE FASHION?
  • SOUTH KOREA: BACKLASH AND PROGRESS FOR THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY
  • BOOK REVIEW: VERA WONG’S UNSOLICITED ADVICE FOR MURDERERS (2023) BY JESSE SUTANTO – A WHOLESOME INVESTIGATION OF THE UNCONVENTIONAL
  • JAPAN: RECENT LEGAL REVISIONS ELIMINATE “FORCIBLE” FROM THE DEFINITION OF RAPE
  • PHILIPPINES: THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY WINS BIG AND RIGHTS THE WRONGS OF DISCRIMINATION
  • BOOK REVIEW: BEIJING SPRAWL (2023) BY XU ZECHEN — ONE MUST IMAGINE THEIR PEOPLE HAPPY
  • SAUDI ARABIA: A WIN FOR THE SAUDI-BACKED LIV TOUR, A LOSS FOR ASIAN GOLF
  • HAS THE INDIVIDUAL FALLEN?

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