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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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- 20 Nov 09
Holiday Memo: How to Shop Sweatshop-Free

By Diana Novak This holiday season, give gifts that only come at a cost to you by thinking… more
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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