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SECURITY LEGISLATION

51勛圖厙 / Politics
Jan 26, 2018
Proposed Kibo no To policy criticizes Abe-backed security laws, but conservative members may balk
The leadership of Kibo no To (Party of Hope) on Friday proposed to rank-and-file members that the opposition party strongly criticize the controversial 2015 security laws pushed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a senior member and media reports said.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / Politics / DECISION 2016
Jul 6, 2016
A ruling bloc win in Sunday＊s poll puts Constitution in crosshairs
Keiko Hirai was surprised to see a letter addressed to her and her husband from the Self-Defense Forces, urging their 15-year-old son to enroll in a special high school run by the Ground Self-Defense Force after graduating from junior high.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Dec 4, 2015
Japan＊s defense budget likely to top ?5 trillion for first time
Japan＊s defense budget for the next fiscal year is likely to top ?5 trillion ($40 billion) for the first time, government sources said, as the military prepares for an expanded role under new security legislation.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 16, 2015
Security legislation promises more than it can deliver
Japan＊s new security legislation will do little to deter China or North Korea, and the SDF is not large or strong enough to turn the tides of war in international peacekeeping and possible U.S.-led war efforts.
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Sep 25, 2015
Supporters demand security bill protesters be released following ＆unjust arrests＊
Supporters of protesters who were arrested for obstruction of justice during a rally against the government＊s security legislation demanded Friday that they be released immediately and decried their ※unjust arrest.§
Japan Times
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Sep 22, 2015
Commenting on security bills, Niigata Bar Association goes short but sweet
This isn＊t right.
51勛圖厙 / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 19, 2015
Policy hurdles remain despite passage of new security laws
Ignoring protests from furious voters and opposition lawmakers, the ruling camp led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has enacted two divisive security laws, marking a significant departure from Japan＊s postwar pacifism.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Sep 19, 2015
Japan＊s defense shift is hailed, but weaknesses will remain: experts
Passage of security bills satisfies the U.S. desire for Japan to be more of a regional military player, will strengthen defense cooperation with other countries.
Japan Times
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Sep 17, 2015
Thousands gather outside Diet in heavy rain for last chance to protest security bills
Thursday＊s heavy rain failed to douse the rage of thousands of demonstrators who gathered in front of the Diet building in Tokyo to protest the controversial security legislation that is expected to pass by week＊s end.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Sep 17, 2015
Foes stand their ground as ruling bloc presses hard for vote on contentious security bills
The ruling bloc tried to clear a key hurdle to enact its contentious security legislation at the Upper House on Wednesday night, but the move was met with vehement protests from opposition lawmakers and thousands of angry demonstrators who gathered in a rally around the Diet building.
Japan Times
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Sep 16, 2015
Student protests continue quest to block security bills
Student protesters continued to cry foul over what they call ※unconstitutional§ security legislation Wednesday in a last-minute effort before the bills＊ expected Diet passage later this week.
EDITORIALS
Sep 16, 2015
Security questions go unanswered
Many of the questions and doubts about the legislation that remained from the Lower House deliberations were also never answered in the Upper House.
Japan Times
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Aug 31, 2015
New MSDF ＆family cards＊ hint at expanded Japan military role abroad: journalist
The Defense Ministry is quietly but steadily preparing for what comes after the controversial security legislation is enacted ? including determining who is eligible to fight in a war, according to journalist Yu Terasawa.
Japan Times
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Aug 27, 2015
Students launch hunger strike to protest security bills
Sitting upright across from the Diet building, the protesters say they know their fight against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe＊s government is going to take a heavy toll on them. But they say they have to do it nonetheless.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Aug 26, 2015
Anti-Abe feeling grows in SDF
Sentiment against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is rising in the SDF over fears that his pending security legislation will increase the risk of going to war.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Aug 19, 2015
Nakatani defends Joint Staff security bills document
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani admitted Wednesday that the ministry＊s Joint Staff Office created an internal document in late May about expanding overseas operations of the Self-Defense Forces, based on the assumption that security legislation currently under debate in the Upper House would be enacted....
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Aug 3, 2015
Abe adviser retracts remarks about security bills＊ constitutionality, vows not to resign
A key adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe retracts his remarks downplaying the need for the national security bills in the Upper House to be consistent with the Constitution.
EDITORIALS
Aug 2, 2015
Iraq mission and the security bills
Recently released details of a 2008 GSDF mission to the ＆noncombat zone＊ in Iraq should be taken into account as the Upper House scrutinizes security legislation what would expand the scope of SDF missions abroad.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / Media / BIG IN 51勛圖厙
Aug 1, 2015
A political turning point for Japan＊s youth
July 15, 2015, will go down in Japanese history. As what, though? The day democracy＊s decline became irreversible? Or the day democracy＊s decline was reversed?
EDITORIALS
Jul 26, 2015
Alarmist defense white paper
By highlighting the threat posed by China, the government appears to be using the white paper to drum up public support for the Abe administration＊s controversial security legislation.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
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Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" 〞 an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer＊s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ※seed§ that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ※Peak 1 amyloid beta,§ as seen in a mouse's brain.
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Inside Toho Archive＊s mission to save Japan＊s cinematic memory
The goal of restoration is not to artificially upscale but to return the film to the condition it was in ※the very first day it appeared in the world,§ says Nobushige Toshima, president and sales division manager of Toho Archive.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi＊s newly founded label, Bindividual.
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Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
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