Japan citizens sue over law allowing deployment of troops abroad
More than 700 citizens and residents of Japan filed lawsuits against the government Tuesday over new security laws that would allow the deployment of troops abroad to defend allies. The measure, backed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe...
The House of Councillors , Japan's upper house of parliament, on Saturday approved a measure that allows Japan's Self Defense Forces to deploy troops abroad for the first time since World War II. The legislation passed the lower...
The Japanese Diet has passed an anti-piracy law, authorizing the government to dispatch forces to combat pirate attacks against commercial vessels. The law, passed by the House of Representatives Friday, allows the...
Japanese activists demonstrated Sunday on Japan's 62nd Constitution Day to voice opposing views about an approaching referendum on the country's pacifist constitution . Efforts to reform the constitution are particularly focused on Article...
Japan court rejects suit challenging punishments for failure to sing anthem
The Tokyo District Court on Thursday rejected a lawsuit filed by 172 teachers and school personnel who were punished for refusing to sing the national anthem and salute the flag at school events. The school staff...
Japan's House of Councillors passed a bill Tuesday that would allow the country's space program to be used for defense purposes, including the development of spy satellites. The law, passed by an overwhelming majority of...
Japan House of Representatives approves bill militarizing space program
The Japanese House of Representatives , approved a bill Tuesday that would allow the country's space program to be used for defense purposes, including the development of spy satellites. A lower house committee approved the bill...
Japan lower house panel approves bill lifting restrictions on space militarization
A committee of Japan's House of Representatives Friday approved a measure easing legal restrictions on placing Japanese military technology in space ahead of a vote of the full House of Representatives expected next week. The...
Japan activists protest against calls for constitutional reform
Thousands of activists protested in Japan on Sunday in opposition to efforts to amend the country's pacifist constitution . Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution, drafted during the American occupation of Japan after World War II,...
Japan parliament passes anti-terror bill with majority override
Japan's parliament approved new anti-terror legislation Friday that will grant an extension to a Japanese refueling mission in the Indian Ocean. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) , led by Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda [official...
