Tag: Japan
Tokyo recognizes same-sex relationships
The certificates allow LGBTQ partners to be treated as married couples for public services in areas such as housing, medicine and welfare
Unification Church in Japan vows reform after criticism
The church will "respect the independence and free will of followers" on donations, said a church leader
Theater project aims to ease isolation of Japan’s social recluses
Through an experimental theater project, artists are hoping to offer hikikomori a chance to express themselves and regain self-confidence
Japan responds to rising China-Taiwan tensions by militarizing its remote islands
Both governments have agreed to begin talks on how to evacuate Japanese citizens living on the island in the event of a Chinese invasion
For restoring gift of sight to thousands, Japanese eye doctor given...
Tadashi Hattori, 58, is honored for his “skill and compassion in restoring the gift of sight to tens of thousands of people not his own”
Unification Church says Japan members received death threats
Some followers faced pressure to resign from jobs, or have seen their children unable to attend school because of bullying
Japan mourns as funeral for former PM Abe held in Tokyo
The country's longest-serving prime minister was gunned down on Friday while campaigning, in a crime that rattled Japan
Pope Francis sends condolences to Japan after death of Shinzo Abe
Pope Francis prays that Japanese society "will be strengthened in its historic commitment to peace and nonviolence”
Former Japan PM Abe dead after shooting: local media
The shooting of the country's best-known politician comes despite Japan's strict gun laws
Tokyo to recognize same-sex partnerships from November
Japan is the only nation of the Group of Seven countries that does not recognize same-sex unions
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