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JAPAN / Politics / DECISION 2016
Jun 22, 2016
Abe plays economic card but opposition targets his 'hidden' agenda in Upper House election battle
The poll could pave the way for Abe to revise the U.S.-drafted Constitution nationalists see as a humiliating remnant of WWII.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 1, 2016
Diet scraps dated marriage-ban law as session wraps up
An amendment ending a six-month ban on remarriage for newly divorced women passes, nixing a century-old tradition.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 11, 2016
Bitcoin operators await regulation in Japan amid push for legitimacy and widespread use
Bitcoin operators are keenly watching the Diet as it deliberates bills to regulate the currency, believing the legislation is key to regaining the public trust's in the virtual tender and luring more players to the industry.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 3, 2016
Abe's revisionist agenda subject of opposing rallies on Constitution Day
Marking the 69th anniversary of the postwar pacifist Constitution, supporters and opponents of constitutional revision held rallies in Tokyo on Tuesday to speak out on their respective causes.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
May 2, 2016
New law bans bias against people with disabilities, but shortcomings exist, say experts
On April 1, a new law aimed at advancing the rights of people with disabilities took effect explicitly banning discrimination against them and requiring government bodies and private-sector businesses to pay greater attention to their needs.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2016
Japan eyes more foreign workers in stealthy challenge to immigration taboo
Desperately seeking an antidote to a rapidly aging population, Japanese policymakers are exploring ways to bring in more foreign workers without calling it an "immigration policy."
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 19, 2016
Diet debates hate-speech bill that activists call narrow and toothless
An Upper House Diet committee on Tuesday began deliberating a bill that seeks to eliminate hate speech, labeling it as "unforgivable."
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 13, 2016
Abe ready to set aside TPP ratification for now to preserve standing in polls
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe instructs the ruling coalition not to “forcibly” proceed with TPP deliberations for fear of a voter backlash.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 11, 2016
The surrender of Japan's peace Constitution
Domestic opposition to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's effort to alter Japan's defense posture, though broad, does not run very deep.
EDITORIALS
Apr 9, 2016
Diet oversight of state secrets
The Diet boards trying to oversee the designation of state secrets under Shinzo Abe's new laws are running into significant problems — as expected.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 5, 2016
Japanese lawmakers lock horns over TPP
Kicking off Diet deliberations on ratifying the pact, the ruling and opposition parties lock horns over the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 2, 2016
Excessive dieting can be dangerous to teens
Although dieting can be good for people's health, unsupervised efforts — particularly by adolescents who want to be excessively slim — can be dangerous.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 1, 2016
Japan firms begin challenge of boosting women in the workplace
As Japan on Friday marked the 30th anniversary of a law to ban discrimination against women in the workplace, a new law went into effect forcing companies for the first time to create concrete plans and publicly document their efforts on the issue.

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