JAPAN TODAY
 
Biking is part of most household routines in Japan. Moms shuttle their kids to school, and dads bike to the nearest train station to get into the city. For the most part, biking is safe since there are designated bike lanes.
Otherwise, cyclists use the sidewalks if there are too man...

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BBC
 
Lawmakers are introducing Japan's first laws against taking sexually exploitative photos or videos of others without consent.
The bill against "photo voyeurism" would prohibit acts such as upskirting and secret filming of sexual acts.
Until now, such criminal cases had to be prosecuted unde...

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KOTAKU
 
A Retail Store In Akihabara Will Check Ids To Prevent Adults From Buying And Reselling Pokémon Cards
 
In the wake of Pokémon cards totally selling out in Japan, it appears that one trading card store in the country’s Akihabara district has adopted some drastic measures: Bar adults from ...

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CNA
 
Japan and South Korea held their first bilateral finance leaders' meeting in seven years on Tuesday (May 2), a sign relations between the two are thawing amid shared challenges from geopolitical tensions and slowing economic growth.
The resumption of bilateral financial talks comes ahead of...

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HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
 
Japan Should Suspend Non-Humanitarian Aid to Junta
On April 26, after months awaiting a response, Japan’s Foreign Ministry announced it had received confirmation from Myanmar’s military junta that it misused two Japan-funded civilian vessels to transport soldiers and weapons ...

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Prime minister Fumio Kishida says diversity in listed companies is key to ‘achieving new capitalism and an inclusive society’
Japan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, has said he wants almost a third of executive positions at the country’s top companies to be occupied by women by the...

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CNA
 
The abortion pill will become available in Japan for the first time after the health ministry approved the drug used to terminate early-stage pregnancy.
Abortion is legal in Japan up to 22 weeks but consent is usually required from a spouse or partner, and until now a surgical procedure had...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
When Fuminori Tsuchiko arrived in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv last year, he said he wanted to do anything he could to help people following Russia's invasion.
Moved by the plight of residents forced by Russian shelling to shelter in subway stations, the 75-year-old Japanes...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan lifted its COVID-19 border controls for all arrivals on Saturday, with the decision brought forward by the government in anticipation of an increase in travelers during the annual Golden Week holiday that began the same day.
The change means Japan will no longer require all ent...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
A female member of a government panel participated in a meeting at Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's office with her two-month-old baby on Thursday, with the cabinet pledging to take necessary measures to promote women's empowerment.
Shoko Takahashi, founder of the Japanese personal ge...

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