Japanese Supreme Court Upholds Law Requiring the Sterilization of Transgender Citizens
Japan’s Supreme Court recently upheld a law passed in 2004 that requires the sterilization of citizens who identify as transgender.
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Japan and Pakistan Struggle to Help Afghan Refugees
As the result of everything from invasion to regime changes, Afghanistan is almost unable to recover without foreign aid, and now Japan and Pakistan are suffering from unexpected blowbacks from different directions due to their desire to assist.
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Abe Unable to Give Timeline for Amending Constitution
Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzō Abe, is attempting to bring about a constitutional armed forces to Japan’s current military, but his recent address of the constitution failed to include a timeline for this revision process.
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U.S. Tensions Cause North Asian Superpower Synergy: Political tensions with the U.S bring North Asian superpowers closer together
The Asian superpowers, China, Japan, and South Korea, have strengthened diplomatic ties in response to the Trump administration. Japan, specifically, hopes to create a stable relationship with both superpowers by securing economic ties with China and security ties with the United States.
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President Trump Pushes for Stronger Ties with Japan
The historic trip sees the president and his administration move to strengthen ties in Asia.
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Japan Holds Early Election to Determine Prime Minister
The results of Japan’s early election did not come as a surprise to many with Prime Minister Abe keeping his position. But Abe’s re-election comes at a time of great uncertainty in Asia.
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Japan’s Snap Election Despite Tensions with North Korea
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called Monday for a snap election in mid-October, despite the allegations of cronyism that have dogged him and his Liberal Democratic Party throughout the summer.
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Bank of Japan Implements Negative Interest Rates
This last effort aims to make banks issue more loans by allowing them to make money on their own interest rates as well as encourage growth of new businesses rather than hoarding sums in the central bank.
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TPP Finalized But Faces Congressional Hurdles
U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman described the deal to the New York Times as only “an important first step,” as the TPP must still be ratified by the government of each state party. Having already been denied fast-track authority on the deal by the House of Representatives earlier in the summer, President Obama still faces bipartisan opposition to the TPP.
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Should Japan Build an Offensive Military Force?
Recently, ISIS captured and killed two Japanese citizens – military contractor Haruna Yukawa and journalist Kenji Goto. This bold act by ISIS has frightened the world for its violent displays of aggression to Japan, a country which has no offensive military to retaliate with.
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