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Human Rights Japan: February 2004
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News and opinion on human rights issues in Japan. Sunday, February 01, 2004. Immigration Web site for tips draws discrimination concerns. By TARO KARASAKI, The Asahi Shimbun. February 21, 2004. Human rights watchdog Amnesty International Japan lambasted the Justice Ministry on Friday for setting up a Web site function that allows the public to report on possible illegal foreign residents. It said the system was a clear violation of human rights. It called on the ministry to stop soliciting online tips.
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Human Rights Japan: October 2004
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News and opinion on human rights issues in Japan. Friday, October 29, 2004. Suffrage for foreigners vital to democracy. POINT OF VIEW/ Atsushi Kondo:Suffrage for foreigners vital to democracy. October 21, 2004. I favor extending the right to vote in local elections to foreigners with permanent-resident status in Japan. The idea that only "native citizens' are the true pillars of democracy is an outdated view at best. I further contend that this policy should not be limited to voting rights. Eligibili...
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Human Rights Japan: September 2005
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News and opinion on human rights issues in Japan. Sunday, September 25, 2005. An Alarming Analysis of Hype and Silence. From An Alarming Analysis of Hype and Silence. A critical analysis of the National Police Agency's 2004 white paper on crime reveals the most pressing criminal issue in Japan is not foreign crime. It is rape. Posted by Steve Silver at 3:34 PM. The Silver Web Journal. The Community in Japan. Human Rights Watch: Japan. Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Japan.
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Human Rights Japan: July 2004
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News and opinion on human rights issues in Japan. Friday, July 16, 2004. Japan gets tough against human trade. Tokyo, Japan, Jul. 5 (UPI) - Alerted by USA and other countries, Japan is taking concrete steps to fight human trafficking, especially of foreign women for sexual exploitation. The Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau decided Saturday to conduct intensive follow-up checks on foreign women who arrive in Japan on entertainment visas, reported the Yomiuri Shimbun Monday. Monday, July 05, 2004. The rea...
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Human Rights Japan: July 2005
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News and opinion on human rights issues in Japan. Friday, July 15, 2005. Discrimination in Japan ‘deep,’ U.N. rep says after 9-day visit. July 12, 2005. Discrimination in Japan is deep and profound, with government leaders lacking recognition of the depth of the problem and the public having a strong xenophobic drive, a U.N. special rapporteur said Monday in wrapping up a nine-day visit in Japan. During his stay since July 3, Diene met with officials of both national and local authorities to determine th...
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Human Rights Japan: November 2005
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News and opinion on human rights issues in Japan. Monday, November 21, 2005. NYT: "Ugly Images of Asian Rivals Become Best Sellers in Japan". This article from the New York Times. May be of interest to those with an interest in how right-wing propoganda and revisionism in Japan is being portrayed in the popular culture, particularly manga. In another passage the book states that "there is nothing at all in Korean culture to be proud of.". Kanji Nishio, a scholar of German literature, is honorary chairman...
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Human Rights Japan: August 2005
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News and opinion on human rights issues in Japan. Tuesday, August 30, 2005. Posted by Steve Silver at 6:28 PM. Tuesday, August 23, 2005. Women say better workplaces would promote childbirth. August 22, 2005. Changes to workplaces that would make it easy for mothers to work. Would encourage women to have children the most, a Mainichi survey has found. An Internet-based survey conducted by the Mainichi with assistance. Topping the list of responses in the survey was, "having a workplace. The DPJ, Komeito a...
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Human Rights Japan: October 2005
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News and opinion on human rights issues in Japan. Thursday, October 27, 2005. Court split on leprosy rulings. From the Asahi Shimbun. In conflicting rulings, the Tokyo District Court on Tuesday rejected a lawsuit by 117 former leprosy patients from South Korea but upheld a similar lawsuit for compensation by 25 former leprosy patients from Taiwan. Different judges presided in the cases. Leprosy patients worked as forced laborers. Some men were forced to submit to vasectomies and some women to abortio...
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Human Rights Japan: June 2004
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News and opinion on human rights issues in Japan. Wednesday, June 16, 2004. Japan put on sex-trade watch list. Japan has thousands of victims of sexual slavery and is on a new U.S. "watch list" for failing to do more against the trafficking of humans by the underworld, a report released by the U.S. State Department says. Miller told reporters that he visited Japan, and "I found only two small shelters, each with eight to 10 beds.". Posted by Steve Silver at 5:46 PM. The Silver Web Journal. Anti-foreign b...
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Human Rights Japan: June 2005
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News and opinion on human rights issues in Japan. Sunday, June 19, 2005. Mandom Corporation pulls "Mogeha" ad after complaints regarding its depiction of blacks. Mandom Corp. has decided to pull its recent "Mogeha" ad featuring a monkey imitating black men in large part due to a grassroots letter-writing campaign. More about the ad and the campaign can be found here. The campaign also received national and international press coverage. Posted by Steve Silver at 8:16 PM. Thursday, June 16, 2005. He offere...
