Tokyo Review
Society
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2.0KJapan’s suicide rates decline, but risks persist for youth and women
For much of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, Japan faced persistently high suicide rates. According to the Ministry of Health,...
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2.0KA decade of LGBT partnership systems in Japan
Ten years ago, two municipalities in Tokyo wrote history by commencing Japan’s first so-called “partnership systems” (パートナーシップ制度) to recognize LGBTQ+ couples’ relationships....
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8.0KLGBT Rights under Ishiba: Status Quo, or New Hope?
New Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has been far more positive on LGBT rights than any of his LDP predecessors - but activists...
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8.7KA High Stakes Court Decision Looms for Trans Rights in Japan
A recent ruling by a local family court has sparked hope for many concerned about trans rights in Japan - but now...
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11.1KJapan as the Future: Demographic Crisis
Japan has been one of the first countries to experience demographic decline and how it has addressed these demographic crises can provide...
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9.5KHow Japan Helped Westerns Get Back in the Saddle
Japan has played a key role in the reawakening of the Western genre; from having its early pop media influenced by Westerns,...
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Ramseyer and the Right-Wing Ecosystem Suffocating Japan
In Japan, many right wing revisionist groups continue to glorify its wartime legacy, seeking to validate their versions of the past however...
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Abenomask: Discarded – But Not Forgotten?
In February last year as toilet paper was flying off supermarket shelves as a result of panic and misleading information, the announcement...