Private school in Miyazaki received \24 million in state subsidies after repeated wining/dining of education lawmaker and official

Akahata exclusively reported that a private school in Miyazaki Prefecture had received about 24 million yen in government subsidies after the school repeatedly wined and dined a vice education minister and an administrative vice-minister of education.

State of emergency lifted despite 1K new COVID positives daily

The 2.5-month-long state of emergency could not contain the pandemic, representing the failure of the Suga government's anti-coronavirus measures. What is lacking in the government countermeasures is a comprehensive testing strategy.

Sapporo district court recognizes ban on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional

The Sapporo District Court ruled that not allowing same-sex couples to get married violates Article 14 of the Japanese Constitution which stipulates "equality under the law".

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