LGBTQ
In Historic First, Japan Grants LGBTQ Woman Refugee Status
A Japanese court granted a Ugandan LGBTQ woman refugee status in a decision experts say could make things easier for all refugees.
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Japan Reacts Fiercely to PM Secretary’s Anti-LGBTQ Remarks
How discriminatory comments by Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio's secretary may lead to actual reform on LGBTQ+ issues in Japan.
SOCIETY
Japanese-Brazilian Woman Told “Go Back to Your Country” by Welfare Office
A woman was refused public assistance in the city of Anjo and told to "go home" despite being in desperate economic straits.
SOCIETY
Authorities Close Shibuya’s Mitake Park to Unhoused, Sparking Outcry
The unannounced decision to evict unhoused people from Shibuya's Mitake Park sparked an online - and real-life - protest by activists.
WOMEN
Japanese Woman’s “Death by Housework” Goes Unacknowledged
A woman was worked to death - but since it was "just housework", Japan's government won't acknowledge it. How her family is…
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
Japanese Language School That Padlocked Student Gets Stiff Penalty
The government of Japan sanctions a language school for its horrific treatment of a student - but the school's fighting back.
LGBTQ
Tokyo to Launch LGBT Partnership System in 2022
In what could be a major advance for LGBT rights in Japan, Tokyo will soon support full partnership benefits for same-sex couples.
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
Time to Pay Up: Campaign Puts Japan’s Uniqlo on Blast
UJ talks with the organizer of a campaign that seeks to make Uniqlo pay back wages to Indonesian workers whom they say…