Japan

Politics
Clément VéritéMarch 6, 2023
South Korea seeks to improve ties with Japan with a plan for compensating victims of forced labor
South Korea released a plan for compensating Korean victims of forced labor under Japanese occupation. By not seeking reparation from the Japanese companies, relations between the two countries are expected to improve amid concerns about regional security with North Korea.
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Society
Clément VéritéMarch 3, 2023
Japan has counted more than 14,000 islands in its territory, twice as many as the last survey
Japan found that it has 14,125 islands after a survey updated the previous count that dated back to 1987. It will not change the overall area of Japanese territory or its territorial waters.
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Society
Clément VéritéFebruary 3, 2023
Japan government plans to raise the age of consent from 13 to 16
In Japan, a bill is being worked on to substantially amend the penal code related to sex crimes. The age of consent for sexual intercourse could be raised from 13 to 16 years old.
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Society
Clément VéritéJanuary 3, 2023
Japan to offer 700,000 yen more per child to families to leave crowded Tokyo for rural areas
Japanese government plans to offer up to 1 million yen per child to families who leave Tokyo metropolitan area, an additional incentive to reverse population decline in rural areas.
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Culture & Sport
Clément VéritéOctober 24, 2022
In Japan, music schools don’t need to pay copyright fees for students who learn music, the Supreme Court rules
The Supreme Court of Japan ruled that music schools don't need to pay copyright royalties for music played by students, dismissing the appeal made by the Japanese Society for the Rights of Authors.
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Society
Clément VéritéJune 13, 2022
Online insults in Japan can lead to one year in prison
Japan passed a bill that makes online insults punishable to jail. The law will be revised in three years if it turns out to restrict freedom of speech.
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Business
Newsendip with APMarch 4, 2022
Sony to help Honda produce new electric cars in an uncommon move for Japanese businesses
Sony and Honda will join forces to produce innovative electric vehicles. An uncommon move in Japanese business.
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Business
Newsendip with APFebruary 15, 2022
Board of Japanese brewer Kirin decides to withdraw from Myanmar
Kirin Holding was unhappy with last year's military coup, the board officially decided to withdraw from a joint venture shared with a military-affiliated company by June 2022.
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Society
Clément VéritéFebruary 7, 2022
Nagasaki Prefecture mascots asked to be changed for gender equality
The two mascots of Nagasaki Prefecture, Ganba-kun and Ramba-chan, would display gender discrimination as the captain is a boy and the vice-captain is a girl.
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Politics
Clément VéritéFebruary 1, 2022
Why a Japanese Court again ruled that legislative elections were unconstitutional
A High Court of Japan considers the last general elections for the House of Representatives to be held in an unconstitutional state because the weight of each voter was not fairly distributed between districts.
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Society
Clément VéritéOctober 25, 2021
In Japan, 14% homes vacant, more than 42 million empty places in the world
While cities in Japan are overcrowded, rural areas are empty. Overall, about 10% of homes remain vacant among 20 OECD countries.
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