The World from PRX

Rebecca RosmanRR

Rebecca Rosman

Rebecca Rosman is a freelance journalist based in Paris. Her stories have sent her to Cuba, Nigeria, Senegal, Morocco, Israel and all over Europe. She is originally from Chicago.   
Arts, Culture & Media
Amid divorce and war, a Palestinian-Israeli actor finds himself ‘between the river and the sea’
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Palestinian-Israeli actor finds himself between different worlds
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Arts, Culture & Media
With nearly 4,000 shows, all the world’s a stage at Edinburgh Fringe
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Inside the chaos of Edinburgh Fringe
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Okinawa’s first female karate grandmaster
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The forgotten story of Japan’s first English teacher in the 1950s
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Sacred Spaces
A family remembers a relative who died in the Holocaust with a ‘stumbling stone’ in her German hometown
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Memorials in Germany raise questions about how to remember Holocaust victims
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Surf’s up on the Eisbach River
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Japan in Focus
A look at the culture and tradition behind brewing sake in Japan
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Japan in Focus
Japan’s aging population is pushing shrinking cities to grapple with a new reality
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Japan in Focus
Kyudo: A look into Japan’s oldest martial art
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Japanese question law requiring married couples to have same last name
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Japanese find alternatives to traditional dating
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In Japan, people are ditching parenting for pets
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Ainu people in Hokkaido, Japan, assert Indigenous culture
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The forgotten story of Japan’s 1st English teacher in the 1840s
7:23
AI speeds up the creation of new manga art, but threatens creativity
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Yubari: The town Japan is going to let go
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Okinawans work to preserve history of World War II battle
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Meet Japan’s horseback archery champion: an Australian English teacher
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Japan looks to address recluse crisis
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Fighting Japan’s ‘lonely deaths’
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Young people in the UK sek answers in alternative spirituality
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Japan in Focus
Is retirement officially dead in Japan?
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Japanese sake takes its turn in the limelight
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Japan in Focus
Fake news? Unpacking the ‘Blue Zone’ myth in Okinawa.
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South Korean impeachment vote failed, but President Yoon faces investigation and travel ban
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Rent an ‘old man’ in Tokyo
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Tokyo resident finds 2nd career driving taxis
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Slinging pizza in Tokyo at 86
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Humanitarian chef feeds thousands in Gaza
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Japan in Focus
In Okinawa, an independence movement finds an unlikely ally
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Okinawa’s blue zone status questioned
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Disinformation campaign takes root in Okinawa
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Japan in Focus
Nobuko Oshiro: Okinawa’s only female karate grandmaster
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Japan’s ruling party left scrambling after weekend election
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Ohtani mania takes over Tokyo
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Okinawa’s first female karate grandmaster
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Japan in Focus
Whaling continues in Japan despite worldwide protests 
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Whaling continues in Japan despite worldwide protests
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Shigero Ishiba to become Japan’s next prime minister
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Food blogger in Gaza dishes up meals to thousands using found ingredients
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Israelis and Palestinians see wildly different news on their TVs
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Israeli man feels called to help Palestinian kids after losing his son to war
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Showing empathy in Israel and Palestinian territories can come with a price
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A group of Israelis drives Palestinians to get medical care
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Thai workers return to farms in Israel
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