Tag: Japan
Japan cabinet backs bill tightening religious donation rules
Religious figures could face prison sentences of up to a year or fines if convinced of pressuring followers to donate
‘Comfort women’ statues as reminders of Japanese wartime atrocities
The comfort women campaign highlights the urgency for justice as attempts to whitewash history and to distort narratives continue
Japan to tighten rules on donations to religious groups after Abe...
Details of the law are under discussion, but it will focus on "banning socially unacceptable and malicious recruitment practices"
Tokyo recognizes same-sex relationships
The certificates allow LGBTQ partners to be treated as married couples for a range of public services, such as housing, medicine and welfare
Climate activists slam ‘false solutions’ being promoted at Tokyo GX Week
The protesters urged Japan to “channel their financing to phasing out fossil fuel use domestically and overseas”
Japan honors assassinated former prime minister Abe at controversial funeral
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida described the former leader as a "person of courage"
Unification Church in Japan vows reform after criticism
The church will "respect the independence and free will of followers" on donations, said a church leader
Theater project aims to ease isolation of Japan’s social recluses
Through an experimental theater project, artists are hoping to offer hikikomori a chance to express themselves and regain self-confidence
For restoring gift of sight to thousands, Japanese eye doctor given...
Hattori, who is dubbed “the man with the golden hands,” insists that it is still the heart that matters most
Japan’s Catholic bishops reiterate call for peace, saying ‘peace is a...
The bishops drew attention to new threats to nuclear peace and international security due to Russia's war against Ukraine
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