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(February 26, 2016)
Murder of elderly requiring nursing care caused by poor social policy: expert
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(February 25, 2016)
NRA okays use of 40-year-old reactors at Takahama NPP
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(February 23, 2016)
Young people in Japan are struggling with repayment of so-called ‘scholarship’ loans
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(February 19, 2016)
Families of ex-Hansen disease patients in court call for society free from discrimination and prejudice
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(February 18, 2016)
UN women’s rights committee criticizes Japan for trying to deny forcible recruitment of ‘comfort women’
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(February 14, 2016)
Plaintiffs seeking damages for Fukushima disaster form national network
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(February 13, 2016)
Nagano Prefecture expands its scholarship program for university students
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(February 11, 2016)
Mythical founding of the country gives slanted understanding of history
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(February 10, 2016)
Environment Ministry gives approval to construction of more coal-fired power stations
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(February 8, 2016)
Civic network launched to oppose ‘merchants of death’
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(February 6, 2016)
Amount of Japan’s plutonium stockpile keeps increasing
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(February 4, 2016)
Civil groups working to help and support sexual assault victims hold rally to discuss necessary legal framework
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(February 2, 2016)
Visually impaired persons call on Transport Ministry to improve safety at train stations
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(January 31, 2016)
Nobel laureate Omura opposes plan to close evening high school classes in Tokyo
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(January 30, 2016)
Reactivation of Takahama NPP sparks protest actions around country
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(January 29, 2016)
Referendum bill on Ikata NPP rejected in local city
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(January 28, 2016)
Head of workers’ alpine federation talks about Japanese mountaineering federation involvement in past wars
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(January 27, 2016)
PM Abe should apologize to us directly: ex-‘comfort women’
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(January 24, 2016)
News media should not tone down criticism of Abe gov’t: critic
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(January 22, 2016)
JCP Dietmembers survey gov’t compliance in monitoring of bus companies
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(January 21, 2016)
Taxi drivers with safety concerns oppose rideshare service
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(January 21, 2016)
More than half of Dietmembers agree to reinstate grant program for legal apprentices
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(January 19, 2016)
Low-priced bus tours tend to have lax maintenance of vehicles
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(January 19, 2016)
Local residents demand referendum on planned restart of Ikata NPP
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(January 18, 2016)
1995 Hanshin-Awaji quake sufferers still struggling to survive
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(January 17, 2016)
Deregulation underlies deadly bus crash in Nagano
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(January 16, 2016)
Osaka City assembly adopts ordinance bill to regulate hate speech
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(January 12, 2015)
160 junior high school students in Saga Pref. participate in SDF experiential learning activities
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(January 7, 2016)
Many NPPs install cables in violation of safety standards
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(December 30, 2015)
Japan-ROK agreement on ‘comfort women’ insufficient for victims to feel ‘real freedom’
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(December 26, 2015)
Number of teachers on sick leave due to mental fatigue shows no decline
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(December 26, 2015)
Nikon loses suit over ‘comfort women’ photo exhibition
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(December 25, 2015)
Court overturns injunction against restart of Takahama NPP
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(December 22, 2015)
Antiracism civil groups protest discriminatory book targeting refugees
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(December 19, 2015)
Olympic Minister intends to expand sports gambling
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(December 18, 2015)
Fukui Prefectural Assembly agrees to restart Takahama NPP
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(December 17, 2015)
Japan’s top court rejects elimination of discriminatory civil code provisions against women
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(December 17, 2015)
JCP Vice Chair Hiroi criticizes top court ruling disapproving dual-surname system
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(December 17, 2015)
Choice of name is fundamental for all people to be respected as individuals
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(December 16, 2015)
JCP Satoyoshi urges Tokyo Metropolitan gov’t to cancel plan to close evening courses in 4 public high schools
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(December 15, 2015)
Japan should play its role in ‘Paris Agreement’ to tackle climate change
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(December 13, 2015)
Anti-nuke citizens protest against conclusion of Japan-India nuclear cooperation agreement
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(December 11 & 12, 2015)
Hiroshima & Nagasaki mayors oppose nuclear deal with India
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(December 11, 2015)
Court criticizes Tokyo for forcing teachers to stand for ‘Kimigayo’
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(December 9, 2015)
JCP Takahashi criticizes Reconstruction Minister for promoting restart of NPP located in Fukushima
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(December 5, 2015)
Police interrogations should be fully videotaped: JCP Shimizu
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(December 5, 2015)
Science Council of Japan calls for introduction of separate surname system
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(December 4, 2015)
Is nuclear power really needed in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions?
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(December 3, 2015)
Local residents criticize Kyuden president for aiming to operate Sendai NPP for 60 years
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(December 3, 2015)
LDP local lawmakers’ homophobic remarks spark public criticisms