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Akito Yoshikane is a correspondent for Kyodo News, based in New York City. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he double-majored in international studies and rhetoric.

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- 18 Nov 09
After Protests, A Win for Illinois Graduate Students

By Akito YoshikaneGraduate instructors at the University of Illinois are back in the classrooms Wednesday following protests… more
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- 11 Nov 09
Oil Giant BP Slapped With Record Fine for Workers’ Safety Violations

By Akito Yoshikane An oil company like BP strives for record earnings, not record fines. But a recent… more
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- 04 Nov 09
Still Crazy After All These Years: UN Condemns Cuba Embargo, Again

By Akito Yoshikane Few issues warrant discussion at the United Nations for 18 consecutive years. But that's what… more
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- 28 Oct 09
Temp Workers Squeezed Most in Tightening Job Market

By Akito Yoshikane Of all workers hurt by the ongoing global financial crisis, temporary workers are the most… more
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- 21 Oct 09
Imported Chinese Laborers’ Work Conditions Shock Caribbean Nation

By Akito Yoshikane A group of Chinese laborers who protested unsettled payments and abject housing in the Republic… more
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- 14 Oct 09
Change of Heart at WTO? Globalization Doesn’t Help Poor Workers, Report Says

By Akito Yoshikane Global trade has surged in the developing world, but that hasn't helped workers find jobs,… more