Japan Press Weekly

Police routinely stopped foreign nationals for questioning based on racial profiling

“Even in the absence of reasonable suspicion, it was routine practice to stop foreigners simply for walking down the street and demand that they show their residence cards.” A former Aichi Prefectural Police officer testified to this effect.

  Proposed amendment to privacy law could pose risk of AI-driven privacy violations

The proposed amendment to the Act on the Protection of Personal Information would allow “sensitive personal information” to be provided to third parties in its “raw” form, without anonymization or the individual’s consent, for the purposes of AI development or statistical analysis.

LDP-‘Ishin’ coalition forcibly begins Diet deliberations on bill to reduce number of Lower House seats

In the absence of opposition lawmakers, the ruling Liberal Democratic and “Nippon Ishin no Kai” parties forced the start of Diet deliberations on a bill to reduce the number of proportional representation seats in the House of Representatives.

LDP-‘Ishin’ coalition forcibly begins Diet deliberations on bill to reduce number of Lower House seats

Opposition bloc calls for bill to cut number of Lower House seats not to be tabled

Unions rally to pressure Labor Ministry’s panel to increase minimum wage to 1,700 yen

 Proposed amendment to privacy law could pose risk of AI-driven privacy violations

Police routinely stopped foreign nationals for questioning based on racial profiling

Koike at Mindan rally calls for abolishing system that revokes permanent residency

42 died from delay in seeking medical care due to economic reasons

Article 9 introduced in order to dispel other countries’ suspicions of Japan’s remilitarization

Shii talks with DSA activists

Shii sends telegram of sympathy to Venezuela's interim president