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A Japanese district court in Osaka has ruled that the country’s ban on same-sex marriage is constitutional, preventing same-sex couples from being fully recognized.
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Japan has approved a new cyberbullying law that will make “online insults” punishable by up to a year in prison on Monday June 15.
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A group of four middle-aged Japanese men encouraging people to visit their town through dancing videos have become TikTok’s latest sensation.
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Japan is expected to approve the abortion pill by the end of this year but will most likely require women to ask for their partner’s consent before using it.
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A court in Tokyo has ordered a medical university to pay compensation to 13 women for gender-based discrimination after it secretly made the entrance exam harder for women.
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The Tokyo government will start issuing proof-of-partnership documents for LGBT couples to make life easier for them but will still not recognize same-sex unions as legal marriage.
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As we head into May, here is a look back at some of the top stories that happened around the world in April, from Sri Lanka’s historic protests against the economic crisis to the Bucha massacre in Ukraine.
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On her first overseas trip since the pandemic began, New Zealand’s prime minister Jacinda Ardern was welcomed in Japan by two giant dancing kiwifruit mascots.
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A Japanese woman lawmaker who proposed a bill to protect teens from being exploited by the adult industry was laughed at by other MPs, shedding light on sexism in Japanese politics.
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A Japanese professor has created a lickable TV screen that can imitate the taste of food.
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A legendary stone in Japan said to contain an evil fox spirit has split in half.
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Here are 11 human rights wins to celebrate in 2021