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LAW 4

JAPAN
Aug 24, 2016
SDF get green light to train for new peacekeeping roles
The Self-Defense Forces are given the green light to train for new duties added under security legislation introduced last year.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 21, 2016
Corporations abuse law to slap down workers
A law that started as a good idea has become a menace to free speech, the ability to protect one's reputation and the right to redress in a court of law.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 22, 2016
Navigating succession under Japan's Imperial system
Emperor Akihito's reported intention to abdicate in a few years because of his advanced age has shocked the nation, made headlines and triggered discussion among intellectuals on how the Imperial throne should be succeeded.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 11, 2016
The roots of mistrust in Middle East societies
Reviving Islamic law would only deepen a trust deficit that is a key source of the Middle East's current economic underdevelopment and political failures.
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Jul 10, 2016
Japan's discriminatory koseki registry system looks ever more outdated
Once part of a panopticon-like system in which everyone would feel that they were being monitored but could also participate in the monitoring process, the kosei is now showing its age.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Jun 29, 2016
Letters: Snowden and the sheeple; 'U.S. Marines culture' was once like Japan's
A couple of readers' responses to recent Community Page articles.
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Jun 22, 2016
Japan's koseki system: dull, uncaring but terribly efficient
Family registry system can seem schizophrenic but its authority keeps citizens out of the courts.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jun 19, 2016
How to block a nonconsensual 'divorce by consent' from abroad
'I am married to a Japanese male and am worried my husband might file a divorce notification paper without my knowledge,' writes a 'desperate' reader.
JAPAN / Media
Jun 17, 2016
Minor’s death sentence sees Japan media split on anonymity rule
The debate centers on whether to name a man who lost an appeal against a death sentence for a 2010 double murder.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jun 15, 2016
Who's watching whom in Japan? It's a state secret
Contentious law has been cited in two recent cases, including one over the mass surveillance of resident Muslims.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 9, 2016
Former Osaka nightclub owner cleared over 'no dancing' violation
The adult entertainment business law bans men and women from dancing in pairs and in physical contact after midnight.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jun 9, 2016
Fukushima brings in Moriyama as new coach
It didn't take long for the Fukushima Firebonds to fill their coaching vacancy.

Longform

Eme-Ima Kitchen is one of over 10,000 kodomo shokudō in Japan. A term first used in 2012 to describe makeshift eateries offering free or cheap meals to disadvantaged kids, it now refers to a diverse range of individuals, groups and organizations working to provide not only food but a sense of belonging to both children and adults.
Japan’s ‘children’s cafeterias’ are booming — but is that a good thing?