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RIGHTS

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 4, 2018
U.N. experts seek urgent release of widow of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo
U.N. human rights experts urged China on Wednesday to release Liu Xia, the widow of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, and allow her to seek treatment for deteriorating health, including traveling abroad.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 4, 2018
Hong Kong court grants British lesbian right to spousal visa in landmark ruling
Hong Kong's top court ruled on Wednesday that a British lesbian should be granted a spousal visa, upholding a lower court's decision, in a landmark judgment that could open the door for expatriates' same-sex partners to move to the financial hub.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jun 29, 2018
'Mass civil disobedience': 600 arrested at Senate sit-in as women march against Trump's immigration policy
Nearly 600 protesters were arrested during a clangorous occupation of a U.S. Senate office building in Washington on Thursday, where they decried U.S. President Donald Trump's "zero- tolerance" stance on illegal immigration.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 28, 2018
As North and South Korea cosy up, human rights groups struggle for cash
Human rights and North Korean defector groups in South Korea say they are struggling to raise money, cutting jobs and programs, and facing pressure to avoid criticism of Pyongyang as Seoul and Washington focus on diplomatic outreach to the isolated country.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jun 28, 2018
Deported after Trump order, Central Americans grieve for lost, separated offspring left behind
Before deporting him in shackles last week, U.S. immigration agents handed Honduran asylum-seeker Melvin Garcia his few possessions and a small blue wallet belonging to Daylin, the 12-year-old daughter they had taken from him.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 28, 2018
Vietnam forces Facebook and Google to pick privacy or growth
Vietnam's new cybersecurity law could force Alphabet Inc.'s Google and Facebook Inc. to choose between access to one of Asia's fastest-growing digital economies and protecting their users' privacy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 27, 2018
U.S. Supreme Court condemns ruling that enabled internment of Japanese-Americans, but says travel ban is different
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld President Donald Trump's ban on travel from several mostly Muslim countries, but in the process also overruled an infamous 1944 decision that allowed the internment of 120,000 Japanese-Americans during World War II because of concerns over homeland defense following...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 26, 2018
Philippines' Duterte calls God 'stupid,' faces uproar in Asia's biggest Catholic nation
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has sparked an uproar in Asia's biggest Catholic nation after he called God "stupid," prompting a rebuke from church officials who have been instrumental in toppling past leaders.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 25, 2018
Migrants 'knock at front door' for asylum after Trump crackdown
More Mexicans and Central Americans are lining up to make asylum requests at the U.S.-Mexico border as word spreads of a U.S. crackdown on families crossing illegally and the threat of brutal gangs lying in wait if they go it alone.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 23, 2018
U.S. Navy drafts plans to house 25,000 immigrants at a cost of $233 million over half a year
The U.S. Navy is drafting plans to house up to 25,000 immigrants on its bases and other facilities, at an estimated cost of about $233 million over six months, as the Trump administration seeks to ease a mounting crisis on the Mexican border, a U.S. official said on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 23, 2018
China's Hainan says will partly lift 'Great Firewall' to lure foreign tourists
China's southern province of Hainan will offer foreigners unrestricted internet access to Facebook, Twitter and YouTube as part of new incentives to boost tourism.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 22, 2018
'Are you the mother?' A woman's search for baby taken by U.S. immigration
It took 85 days for Olivia Caceres to retrieve her baby boy, pulled from his father's arms at the U.S. border, a traumatic experience many more parents face to reunite with children separated under President Donald Trump's immigration policies.
EDITORIALS
Jun 21, 2018
U.S. leaves the U.N. Human Rights Council
Neither Japanese pragmatism nor American petulance will serve the cause of human rights.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 20, 2018
Hiding from traffickers in 'prison-like' tents, Rohingya girls dream of school
Trapped inside "prison-like" tents in Bangladesh's refugee camps because of fears they will be trafficked or sexually harassed, teenage Rohingya girls dream of going to school and playing outside, aid agencies said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 20, 2018
In Mexico, Trump's child separations trigger wrenching decisions
Epigmenio Centeno had hoped to cross the Mexican border into the United States in the coming months, but he and his wife have shelved their plans for fear of being separated from their two sons under U.S. President Donald Trump's "zero tolerance" immigration policy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 20, 2018
Thailand turns to tech to end slavery at sea as workers push for rights
Enslaved on a Thai fishing vessel for 11 years, Tun Lin saw his fellow workers lose their minds one after another, with one fisherman jumping into the sea to end his life.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 19, 2018
Saudi Arabia's women get ready for lifting of driving ban
On June 24, when Saudi women are allowed to drive for the first time, Amira Abdulgader wants to be sitting at the wheel, the one in control, giving a ride to her mother beside her.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 16, 2018
Trump quip on wanting White House staff to 'sit up at attention' like those around North Korea's Kim sparks outcry
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he wished people would "sit up at attention" for him like North Koreans do for leader Kim Jong Un — a joke that sparked outrage on social media and cable news.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jun 16, 2018
Vietnam police to prosecute American for causing public disorder: report
Police in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City on Friday issued a prosecution order for an American man of Vietnamese descent for his alleged involvement in a protest over government plans for economic zones last week, state media reported.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japan dispatches five language education 'partners' to India
Five members of the Japan Foundation's Nihongo Partners program (front) gather at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Monday.
Struggling train firm in Chiba Prefecture turns to self-deprecating humor
"Laughter is important when you're in a difficult situation," said Katsunori Takemoto, president of Choshi Electric Railway, on Aug. 5 in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture.
Over 90% of low-income families in Japan struggling to feed children
Save the Children Japan domestic program chief Sonoko Kawakami speaks at a news conference in Tokyo in July. A survey conducted by the group in June has found that over 90% of low-income households with children face food insecurity.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japanese athletes inspired by raucous home fans at World Athletics Championships
Fans cheer on the home favorites during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.

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