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Japan Falls To Record-Low 125th In Global Gender Gap Ranking
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KYODO NEWS
Japan ranked 125th of 146 countries on the gender gap rankings in 2023, the country's worst recorded result and the lowest in the East Asia and Pacific region, the World Economic Forum said Wednesday.
Equality campaigners criticized the outcome as a result of the Japanese government'...
Japan ranked 125th of 146 countries on the gender gap rankings in 2023, the country's worst recorded result and the lowest in the East Asia and Pacific region, the World Economic Forum said Wednesday.
Equality campaigners criticized the outcome as a result of the Japanese government'...
- June 21, 2023
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Japan Searches For A New Grand Strategy
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EAST ASIA FORUM
Last week Japan adopted its first ever space security blueprint aimed at better using space for defensive purposes.
This builds on the three new security documents released by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s administration in December 2022, in which it committed to doubling defen...
Last week Japan adopted its first ever space security blueprint aimed at better using space for defensive purposes.
This builds on the three new security documents released by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s administration in December 2022, in which it committed to doubling defen...
- June 20, 2023
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Japan Agrees To Set Up Reconstruction Liaison System With Ukraine
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JAPAN TIMES
Japan agreed with Ukraine on Monday to establish a liaison system that will support the Eastern European country in its efforts to reconstruct areas severely damaged during the ongoing Russian invasion.
At a ceremony in Tokyo, reconstruction minister Hiromichi Watanabe and Oleksandr...
Japan agreed with Ukraine on Monday to establish a liaison system that will support the Eastern European country in its efforts to reconstruct areas severely damaged during the ongoing Russian invasion.
At a ceremony in Tokyo, reconstruction minister Hiromichi Watanabe and Oleksandr...
- June 19, 2023
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Actor Kento Nagayama Arrested over Cannabis Possession
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JAPAN NEWS
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department on Friday arrested actor Kento Nagayama, 34, on suspicion of violating the Cannabis Control Law, according to an individual involved in the investigation.
Nagayama is suspected of having cannabis at his apartment in Meguro Ward, Tokyo.
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The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department on Friday arrested actor Kento Nagayama, 34, on suspicion of violating the Cannabis Control Law, according to an individual involved in the investigation.
Nagayama is suspected of having cannabis at his apartment in Meguro Ward, Tokyo.
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- June 18, 2023
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Japan PM Kishida's Support Rate Dives To 40.8% Amid ID Card Fiasco
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KYODO NEWS
The approval rating for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Cabinet plunged to 40.8 percent, a Kyodo News poll showed Sunday, with many in the public wary of the government's push to expand the use of the national identification card, plagued with privacy concerns.
The support rating was ...
The approval rating for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Cabinet plunged to 40.8 percent, a Kyodo News poll showed Sunday, with many in the public wary of the government's push to expand the use of the national identification card, plagued with privacy concerns.
The support rating was ...
- June 18, 2023
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Japan's Emperor Holds News Conference Ahead Of Goodwill Trip To Indonesia
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NHK
Japan's Emperor Naruhito says he hopes his upcoming visit to Indonesia will help develop friendly relations between the two countries.
The Emperor and Empress Masako are expected to leave for the Southeast Asian nation on Saturday. It will be their first goodwill trip abroad since the Emper...
Japan's Emperor Naruhito says he hopes his upcoming visit to Indonesia will help develop friendly relations between the two countries.
The Emperor and Empress Masako are expected to leave for the Southeast Asian nation on Saturday. It will be their first goodwill trip abroad since the Emper...
- June 16, 2023
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Japan Allocates US$25 Billion To Reverse Birthrate Decline
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UCA NEWS
The rise in unmarried people, due to factors such as unstable employment and low incomes is a major cause, says an analyst
The Japanese government has approved a series of new measures, including increased financial support to families, aiming to reverse the alarming decline in the bir...
The rise in unmarried people, due to factors such as unstable employment and low incomes is a major cause, says an analyst
The Japanese government has approved a series of new measures, including increased financial support to families, aiming to reverse the alarming decline in the bir...
- June 16, 2023
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Japan Redefines Rape And Raises Age Of Consent In Landmark Move
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BBC
Japan has passed laws that redefine rape and raise the age of consent in a landmark overhaul of sex crime laws.
The definition of rape was broadened to "non-consensual sexual intercourse" from "forcible sexual intercourse", aligning Japanese law's definition with other countries.
The legal ...
Japan has passed laws that redefine rape and raise the age of consent in a landmark overhaul of sex crime laws.
The definition of rape was broadened to "non-consensual sexual intercourse" from "forcible sexual intercourse", aligning Japanese law's definition with other countries.
The legal ...
- June 16, 2023
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Japan Passes Watered-Down LGBT Understanding Bill
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CNN
Japan on Friday passed a much-contested bill to promote understanding of the LGBT community amid criticism that the legislation provides no human rights guarantees and may tacitly encourage some forms of discrimination.
Japan, the only Group of Seven (G7) nation with no legal protection for...
Japan on Friday passed a much-contested bill to promote understanding of the LGBT community amid criticism that the legislation provides no human rights guarantees and may tacitly encourage some forms of discrimination.
Japan, the only Group of Seven (G7) nation with no legal protection for...
- June 16, 2023
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AI Is Being Used To Write A New Chapter In 'Black Jack' Series
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JAPAN TODAY
Osamu Tezuka is known as the God of Manga, and with good reason. No other single artist did as much to advance the art form of comics in Japan, and nearly 35 years after his death, he remains a figure of reverence among anime/manga fans and professionals alike.
So it’s a big develop...
Osamu Tezuka is known as the God of Manga, and with good reason. No other single artist did as much to advance the art form of comics in Japan, and nearly 35 years after his death, he remains a figure of reverence among anime/manga fans and professionals alike.
So it’s a big develop...
- June 15, 2023
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