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Reference | EXPLAINER Mar 13, 2017

Abe stands his ground as Moritomo Gakuen scandal drags on

by Reiji Yoshida

More than a month has passed since nationalistic school operator Moritomo Gakuen first made headlines over a controversial land deal for its next school. With fresh revelations piling up daily against the Osaka-based company, the scandal has also engulfed the Diet, particularly the ruling Liberal ...

Reference | EXPLAINER Mar 6, 2017

Revisions seek to bring Japan's archaic sex crime laws into modern era

by Tomohiro Osaki

For the first time since the Penal Code took effect in 1907, the Justice Ministry is compiling a package of amendments to Japan's sex crime statutes that, if passed, will be the first major shake-up of those laws in more than a century. From redefining ...