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RIGHTS

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Feb 24, 2023
South Korea inches toward same-sex equality, but broader bill is stalled
As long as the conservative People Power Party — and opposition from the country's Christian population —remains strong, the bill is unlikely to reach a vote.
JAPAN
Feb 13, 2023
Spotlight falls on Japan LGBTQ bill as G7 summit nears
While Kishida has indicated he favors early passage of the bill, opposition from within his own party could make it difficult for it to clear parliament before the May meeting in Hiroshima.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 7, 2023
LDP flips on LGBTQ bill after gaffe by Kishida aide
The party will prepare to submit a bill encouraging understanding of LGBTQ issues, seeking to repair the damage from the former aide's discriminatory comments.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Feb 6, 2023
India's push for digital sovereignty risks more online surveillance
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been pushing for self-reliance in everything from manufacture to vaccine development, and especially technology.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / BLACK EYE
Feb 6, 2023
Through good times and bad, the community you create will be your lifeline
What would Tyre Nichols' life had been like if he were living in Japan? It's a sad thought to imagine at this point, but a question worth asking nonetheless.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 3, 2023
‘Blood batteries’ drive America’s frantic EV ambitions
In its quest to secure the raw materials needed to make electric vehicles, the U.S. is turning to some questionable places.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 2, 2023
Canada commits to taking in 10,000 Uyghur refugees from 2024
Rights groups believe at least 1 million Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim minorities have been incarcerated in internment camps in China's northwestern Xinjiang region.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 31, 2023
Myanmar is a country between chaos and hopelessness
Nearly two years after a military coup and being increasingly out of the global spotlight, Myanmar has descended into an unending civil conflict.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 25, 2023
‘Woke’ is a political term with a long and complicated history
The idea of wokeism has been used by both Black and White Americans to fight injustice since the early 1900s.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 24, 2023
Biden nominates North Korea human rights envoy, first since 2017
The White House moved to fill a post that has been empty since 2017 amid debate over how rights issues fit with efforts to counter Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 23, 2023
Despite crackdown, Iran protesters still challenging regime
Although street activity has dwindled in the face of a brutal crackdown, protesters are still challenging the Islamic regime four months into their movement, observers say.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 5, 2022
Iran protesters call for strike, as prosecutor says morality police shut down
There was no confirmation of the closure from the Interior Ministry, which is in charge of the morality police.
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
Japan to resist Trump efforts to form trade bloc against China
As Japan gears up for the trade talks, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is also seeking to cushion the blow that the U.S. tariffs may have on the domestic economy.
As many as nine dead after driver plows into Vancouver festival crowd
An ambulance is parked at the site of the Lapu Lapu day festival, where a vehicle drove into a crowd killing several people in Vancouver on Saturday.
Arunima Mazumdar: ‘Japanese literature has a niche but deeply engaged readership in India’
Arunima Mazumdar, a New Delhi-based communications professional, began sharing her love of Japanese literature online in 2022. The platform has grown into a robust community known as Dokusha Book Club.
Japan struggles with gray zone of AI deepfakes exploiting children
AI-generated content — including those made using pictures of real people, which are known as “deepfakes” — is not explicitly covered under Japan's current legal framework, nor are human-drawn illustrations that depict child abuse.
Expo '25 gives the world a masterclass in mascots
2025 Osaka Expo mascot Myaku-Myaku dances on the stage during the event's official opening ceremony on April 12.
Japan struggles with gray zone of AI deepfakes exploiting children
AI-generated content — including those made using pictures of real people, which are known as “deepfakes” — is not explicitly covered under Japan's current legal framework, nor are human-drawn illustrations that depict child abuse.
‘Wildcat Dome’ challenges Japan's historical narratives
On the surface, "Wildcat Dome" tells a personal story of damaged children — now adults — bound together by tragedy. Underneath, there’s a constant undercurrent of political consequence, invisible and pervasive like radioactive particles.
Reclaiming Sanya, one meal at a time
Magokoro Yoshihira (center) is the managing director of Yui Associates, which operates the neighborhood fixtures of Sanya Cafe and Juyoh Hotel. Yusuke Takahashi (left) met Yoshihira during a difficult period in his life and now works as the cafe’s chef. Nancy Anne (right) has worked for over 10 years at Juyoh Hotel and enjoys the multicultural environment.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
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