Global Eye S02E03 · Japan’s Changing Identity

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This week, BBC Eye talks to Ukrainians civilians abused in Russian-occupied Ukraine and tracks down the prison guards, officials and soldiers likely responsible. And Kurumi Mori explores a question now shaping the future of Japan: as the country relies more on foreign workers, can it embrace greater diversity without losing what it means to be Japanese?

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