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Thisanka Siripala

Thisanka Siripala is a broadcast journalist based in Tokyo with a specialization in the Asia Pacific region. She is fluent in Japanese and enjoys covering Japan-based politics, business and social problems.

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Slow to start, Japan is finally having a #MeToo moment

GlobalPost

April 30, 2018

Japan’s late-blooming #MeToo movement had a rally in central Tokyo over the weekend, with the goal of opening up a national dialogue on sexism.

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