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CONSPIRACY LAW

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Dec 13, 2017
Taunts, tweets and tough talk: Japan's quotes of 2017
Soundbites tell the story of a roller-coaster year for Japan, from its Diet to its dohyu014d.
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JAPAN
Oct 21, 2017
U.N. privacy expert challenges Japan's defense of conspiracy law
The U.N. special rapporteur on the right to privacy has challenged the government's defense of the contentious law Japan enacted last June to criminalize the planning of serious crimes.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jul 12, 2017
Views from Tokyo: What are your thoughts on terrorism in Japan and back home?
Foreign nationals in Shibuya give their general thoughts on terrorism, whether conspiracy legislation is necessary to fight it, and how safe they feel in their home and host countries.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 11, 2017
Anti-conspiracy legislation fights terrorism and organized crime
The scope of Japan's anti-conspiracy law is much more restricted than similar legal steps taken in other countries.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jun 15, 2017
Conspiracy law ramrodded through Diet as opposition reckons with ruling camp tactics
Outcries fall on deaf ears as Prime Minister Shinzo Abeu2019s ruling coalition skips committee-level approval to pass controversial bill.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 15, 2017
Protestors rally at Diet as conspiracy law is rammed through
A controversial law to criminalize the planning of certain crimes that was steamrolled through the Diet early Thursday provoked large protests by opponents who say it could lead to abuse of power and curtail freedom of expression.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 13, 2017
Why Japan's poor media grade matters
Japan has a media problem, and it's holding back the economy and undermining Abe's goal of raising Tokyo's global status.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Mar 25, 2017
How the word 'terrorism' can help pass a bill
During the recent Diet grilling over his alleged involvement in the Moritomo Gakuen land purchase scandal, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe accused his opposition party tormentors of resorting to inshō sōsa. The most accurate English translation is probably "image manipulation," which, in the age of fake news, sounds like a term that should be in heavier circulation. Tokyo Shimbun has already flung it back at Abe in its reporting of the anti-conspiracy bill that was approved by the Cabinet on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jan 23, 2017
Conspiracy bill's fourth bid dressed in Olympic clothing
As the debate on counterterrorism heats up ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, some are pushing for stronger measures and others are warning against the potential for government overreach and the loss of constitutional rights.

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