human rights

LAW & CRIME

Japan Begins Compensating Victims of Its Former Eugenics Law

After years of legal struggle, victims of Japan's forced sterilization practices will receive financial recompense from the government.

RACE IN JAPAN

Does Tokyo Medical Clinic Form Discriminate Against Chinese People?

A Chinese family says a medical clinic in Tokyo engaged in anti-Chinese discrimination when it handed them a survey that asked if…

LGBTQ

Japanese Nonbinary Person Asks Court to Change Their Family Registry

A Kyoto resident is asking a court to allow them to update their family registry to reflect their nonbinary gender identity. The…

RACE IN JAPAN

Civic Group Protests Event Alleging Hate Speech Against the Ainu

A supposed "Ainu History Learning Association" has been holding "learning sessions" that promote disinformation about the indigenous group. Last month, a local…

SOCIETY

Entire Staff Quit At Four Nursing Homes in Japan

After being forced to work for months in horrible conditions, staff at four nursing homes in Japan quit en masse, simultaneously. How…

CULTURE

Matchmaking Party Promoted by Tokyo Rejects Disabled Man

A matchmaking party advertised by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government rejected a man with a mild disability because he wasn't "healthy." Is Tokyo's…

SOCIETY

Brazil Apologizes for Discrimination Against Japanese-Brazilians

Brazil's government formally apologized for the deportation and imprisonment Japanese and Japanese-Brazilians suffered during World War II.

LGBTQ

Osaka Court Again Overturns Asylum Denial for LGBTQ Refugee

Is Japan warming up to refugees? An Osaka court has overturned a denial of a gay man's request for asylum - the…