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RIGHTS

ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 15, 2017
U.S. Congress urged to require Chinese state journalists to register as foreign agents
A report to the U.S. Congress released on Wednesday accused Chinese state media entities of involvement in spying and propaganda and said their staff in the United States should be required to register as foreign agents.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 15, 2017
U.N. panel backs Japan-led resolution denouncing North Korea's human rights abuses
A United Nations committee on Tuesday endorsed a Japan- and European Union-led resolution that takes aim at North Korea's human rights violations against its citizens.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 9, 2017
Duterte says he will tell Trump to 'lay off' if U.S. leader raises rights abuses in Manila talks
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday he would tell U.S. President Donald Trump to "lay off" if he raises the issue of human rights when they meet.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society / FOCUS
Nov 8, 2017
In Hong Kong, maids are sacked for falling pregnant, called 'dogs' and left homeless
As soon as Indonesian domestic worker Anisa discovered she was pregnant with her first child, her heart sank.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 7, 2017
Putin, wary of political tumult, shuns Russian Revolution centenary
Vladimir Putin stayed away from events marking the centenary of the Russian Revolution on Tuesday, an event that changed the world but has awkward associations for the former KGB operative who was trained to keep a lid on dissent, not celebrate it.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 6, 2017
China warns on overseas content after Springer Nature pulls some articles
Chinese distributors of overseas publications must verify that the content is legal in China, Beijing said late Sunday, after a major western publisher blocked access to some content in the country citing local regulations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 6, 2017
In bid to end political crisis, Australian leader to force lawmakers to declare citizenship
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced plans Monday to force all lawmakers to declare they are not dual nationals as he seeks to defuse a political crisis that saw his deputy ejected from parliament.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 6, 2017
Battle for grass-roots democracy in Cambodia sidelines U.S.
Sin Rozeth's attempts to show the benefits of grass-roots democracy to some of the poorest people in the Cambodian city of Battambang are in peril.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 3, 2017
Trump signals muted U.S. approach on human rights in Asia
Just days after the killing of a prominent Cambodian government critic last year during a crackdown by the country's longtime leader, President Barack Obama dispatched Washington's chief human rights envoy to Phnom Penh to attend the activist's funeral.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 31, 2017
China considers three-year prison terms for disrespecting national anthem, flag
China's largely rubber-stamp parliament is considering tougher penalties for people who disrespect the national anthem or flag in public, including up to three years in jail, state news agency Xinhua said on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2017
Teen sues Osaka Prefectural Government for being forced to dye hair black to attend school
An 18-year-old teen has filed a suit seeking ¥2.2 million ($19,000) in damages from the Osaka Prefectural Government, alleging her public high school demanded that she dye her naturally brown hair black to continue attending classes.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 24, 2017
Starving Rohingya girls and women in refugee camps seen forced to engage in clandestine prostitution
As Rohingya women struggle to access even the very basics such as food and water in Bangladesh's overcrowded camps, a flourishing sex trade offers cash in times of desperation.
WORLD / Society
Oct 24, 2017
U.K. lobbies for transgender rights but seeks to retain the term 'pregnant women'
Britain is seeking to extend to transgender people protection granted to women in pregnancy by a U.N. treaty but has not asked for the term "pregnant women" be dropped from the text, the government said on Monday after controversy over its wording.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 23, 2017
Australia to spend up to $195 million housing refugees after PNG detention center closes
Australia will spend up to 250 million Australia dollars ($195 million) housing nearly 800 refugees and asylum seekers in Papua New Guinea for the next 12 months after its controversial detention center closes this month.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 21, 2017
U.N. privacy expert challenges Japan's defense of conspiracy law
The U.N. special rapporteur on the right to privacy has challenged the government's defense of the contentious law Japan enacted last June to criminalize the planning of serious crimes.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 17, 2017
China state media attacks Western democracy ahead of Congress
China's official Xinhua News Agency attacked Western democracy as divisive and confrontational on Tuesday, praising on the eve of a key Communist Party Congress the harmony and cooperative nature of the Chinese system.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 16, 2017
Philippine survey shows big support for Duterte's bloody drug war
Nearly 9 out of 10 Filipinos support Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs, and almost three quarters believe extrajudicial killings are taking place in the bloody crackdown, an opinion poll showed Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 13, 2017
Myanmar Army opens probe into reports of killings, abuse of Rohingya Muslims
Myanmar's military has launched an internal probe into the conduct of soldiers during a counteroffensive that has sent more than half a million Rohingya Muslims fleeing to Bangladesh, many saying they witnessed killings, rape and arson by troops.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Oct 13, 2017
Memories of war have had profound effect on Meschery
Third in a three-part series
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 13, 2017
China bars British activist from Hong Kong, says territory's affairs are 'purely internal matter'
China said on Thursday it had the right to bar people from Hong Kong, a day after a British activist was denied entry into the former British colony, and that it had complained to Britain after it demanded an explanation.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
Japan finds a 'stealth' cure for zombie businesses: Let them fail
A worker at Sakai Seisakusyo prepares to transport metal rods at its factory in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on July 8.
Trump makes his grand RNC entrance with a bandaged ear and a VP pick
Former U.S. President Donald Trump during the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Monday
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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