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HUMAN RIGHTS

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / BLACK EYE
Feb 6, 2023
Through good times and bad, the community you create will be your lifeline
What would Tyre Nichols' life had been like if he were living in Japan? It's a sad thought to imagine at this point, but a question worth asking nonetheless.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 3, 2023
‘Blood batteries’ drive America’s frantic EV ambitions
In its quest to secure the raw materials needed to make electric vehicles, the U.S. is turning to some questionable places.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 2, 2023
Canada commits to taking in 10,000 Uyghur refugees from 2024
Rights groups believe at least 1 million Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim minorities have been incarcerated in internment camps in China's northwestern Xinjiang region.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 31, 2023
Myanmar is a country between chaos and hopelessness
Nearly two years after a military coup and being increasingly out of the global spotlight, Myanmar has descended into an unending civil conflict.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 25, 2023
‘Woke’ is a political term with a long and complicated history
The idea of wokeism has been used by both Black and White Americans to fight injustice since the early 1900s.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 24, 2023
Biden nominates North Korea human rights envoy, first since 2017
The White House moved to fill a post that has been empty since 2017 amid debate over how rights issues fit with efforts to counter Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 23, 2023
Despite crackdown, Iran protesters still challenging regime
Although street activity has dwindled in the face of a brutal crackdown, protesters are still challenging the Islamic regime four months into their movement, observers say.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 5, 2022
Iran protesters call for strike, as prosecutor says morality police shut down
There was no confirmation of the closure from the Interior Ministry, which is in charge of the morality police.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2022
Human rights and environment become key in procuring palm oil
The problem of child labor at farms and deforestation caused by farm development are increasingly attracting attention.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 15, 2022
Denmark's coach says team will 'focus on football' in Qatar
Last week FIFA denied the Danish request to be allowed wear jerseys bearing the message 'Human Rights for All' during training sessions in Qatar.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 9, 2022
World Cup ambassador calls homosexuality 'damage in the mind'
The former Qatar international's comments drew immediate criticism from human rights groups and a fresh round of protests against the tournament by German soccer fans.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 4, 2022
Hong Kong finance summit spurs questions about the business hub’s future
The attendance of top executives has been criticized as an endorsement of human rights abuses, but their presence signals the city's business resilience.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 26, 2022
Myanmar junta defends air strikes killing 60 people at concert
Sunday's aerial attack in Kachin State killed concert performers along with civilians and militia officers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 21, 2022
Japan needs to ratchet up pressure on Myanmar's junta
It's time for Tokyo to begin ending engagement with Myanmar's military government and others who commit and facilitate human rights atrocities.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Oct 4, 2022
Several French cities to ban World Cup fan zones and giant screens
On Saturday, the leftist mayor of northern Lille said it would not show World Cup matches on giant screens to demonstrate its disapproval of the event being held in Qatar.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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