In 2024, three prominent high courts in Japan, the Fukuoka High Court, the Tokyo High Court and the Sapporo High Court, issued rulings recognising the constitutional right of same-sex couples to marry ...
NAHA, Okinawa — Two outspoken critics of Japan’s legal system have taken over the defense of Marine Maj. Michael Brown. Now representing Brown against charges he attempted to rape a woman ...
In Japan, guilt or innocence is just a matter of time. Police and prosecutors, critics of the system say, have the upper hand. They can interrogate suspects for up to 23 days before charging — ...
The political space for action exists. What’s missing is leadership willing to act on what courts have already decided.
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