BBC
 
Japan's top court has ruled as unconstitutional a defunct eugenics law which saw 16,500 disabled people forcibly sterilised between the 1950s and 1990s.
The Supreme Court also ordered the government to pay damages to 11 victims, who were involved in five cases that were heard on appeal.
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JAPAN TODAY
 
A 22-year-old unemployed woman who was arrested last month on suspicion of abandoning the body of her newborn baby daughter at her home in Ichikawa City, Chiba Prefecture, has said she became pessimistic about her and the baby's future and that she didn't know what to do after the b...

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RESEARCH PROFESSIONAL NEWS
 
Free flows of data are part of broader initiative to boost innovation and technology ties
Data can now flow freely between organisations in the EU and Japan, under a deal that kicked in on 1 July.
According to the European Commission, the deal “will facilitate busines...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan used to think skateboarding was a pastime for delinquents but the country has grown into a global powerhouse in the sport and is expected to dominate at this month's Paris Olympics.
Children as young as six can be seen zipping up ramps and grinding down rails at skate parks al...

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VATICAN NEWS
 
 
Tsukiji Church, a cornerstone of Catholic heritage in Tokyo, celebrated its 150th anniversary with a Thanksgiving Mass on June 30, presided over by Archbishop Isao Kikuchi.
Known also as the Old Cathedral of St. Joseph, Tsukiji Church stands as the first Catholic church in Tokyo,...

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NEW YORK TIMES
 
The case, involving a supplement intended to reduce cholesterol, has put attention on how companies are allowed to self-report claims about their products.
A Japanese pharmaceutical company is investigating 80 deaths possibly linked to a yeast-containing supplement it sells in Ja...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba is preparing to run in the presidential election of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in September, with an eye to becoming Japan's next prime minister, sources close to him said Friday.
Political pundits said that if he runs, House of Repres...

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ARAB NEWS
 
The Japanese government has said that it has no intention to develop lethal autonomous weapons systems and that such weapons should not be approved internationally.
Japan plans to play an active role in making international rules on lethal autonomous weapons systems, which are capable...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The number of immigration law violators who were deported rose by over 65% in 2023, the year after Japan lifted COVID-19 border restrictions, Immigration Services Agency data showed Friday.
The number of those deported rose to 8,024 from 4,795 in 2022. Meanwhile, 18,198 foreign nati...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
A U.N. human rights expert expressed concerns on Wednesday about various "challenges" in Japan, including alleged sexual exploitation and abuse of talent signed with a major Tokyo-based entertainment agency and discrimination against sexual minorities.
Speaking in a U.N. Human Right...

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