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Tokyo Confirms Myanmar Military Misused Japan-Funded Ships
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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 ...
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 ...
- May 1, 2023
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Japan Pledges To Have Women In Third Of Top Boardroom Roles By 2030
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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...
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...
- May 1, 2023
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Japan Approves Abortion Pill For The First Time
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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...
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...
- May 1, 2023
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75-Year-Old Japanese Man Opens Free Cafe In Ukraine's Kharkiv
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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...
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...
- April 29, 2023
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Japan Ends COVID-19 Border Controls Before Golden Week Holidays
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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...
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...
- April 29, 2023
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Female Member Of Gov't Panel Brings Baby To Meeting At PM's Office
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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...
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...
- April 28, 2023
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Squirrels, Spring Flowers Offer Fairy Tale Feel in Hokkaido
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THE JAPAN NEWS
A squirrel and spring flowers present a fairy tale-like scene in Urausu, Hokkaido. Katakuri, or Japanese dogtooth violets, and Ezo engosaku, or corydalis, are now at peak bloom. Ezo risu squirrels frequently drop by the carpet of blue and mauve flowers on the grounds of Urausu Sh...
A squirrel and spring flowers present a fairy tale-like scene in Urausu, Hokkaido. Katakuri, or Japanese dogtooth violets, and Ezo engosaku, or corydalis, are now at peak bloom. Ezo risu squirrels frequently drop by the carpet of blue and mauve flowers on the grounds of Urausu Sh...
- April 28, 2023
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Some Japanese Nationals Start Evacuating From Sudan Amid Conflict
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KYODO NEWS
Some Japanese nationals have started evacuating from Sudan by land, likely joining a United Nations convoy, a government source said Sunday, as fighting between the country's military and a paramilitary force continues to escalate and triggers a humanitarian crisis.
The convoy appear...
Some Japanese nationals have started evacuating from Sudan by land, likely joining a United Nations convoy, a government source said Sunday, as fighting between the country's military and a paramilitary force continues to escalate and triggers a humanitarian crisis.
The convoy appear...
- April 24, 2023
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LDP Wins 4 Of 5 Diet By-Elections
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JAPAN TODAY
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, headed by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, secured four of the five Diet seats up for grabs in by-elections on Sunday, boding well for him amid speculation that he might dissolve the lower house in the near future.
The LDP won the Yamaguchi Nos....
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, headed by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, secured four of the five Diet seats up for grabs in by-elections on Sunday, boding well for him amid speculation that he might dissolve the lower house in the near future.
The LDP won the Yamaguchi Nos....
- April 24, 2023
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Japan Panel Approves Nation's First Abortion Pill
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JAPAN TIMES
A health ministry panel on Friday approved the country’s first abortion pill, which would provide an alternative to a surgical procedure amid calls for progress in women’s reproductive rights and gender equality.
The ministry announced the move after a secondary panel reviewed 12,...
A health ministry panel on Friday approved the country’s first abortion pill, which would provide an alternative to a surgical procedure amid calls for progress in women’s reproductive rights and gender equality.
The ministry announced the move after a secondary panel reviewed 12,...
- April 23, 2023
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