Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vows to speed up discussions on revising the Constitution as Japan marked the 77th anniversary of its coming into force, while others called for it to remain unchanged in the face of recently introduced rules allowing defense equipment and technology transfers.
A total of 65 percent of the Japanese public see no need to rush to debate revisions to the Constitution in parliament, a Kyodo News poll shows, despite Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's hope
The Supreme Court's landmark decision on the unconstitutionality of requiring sterilization surgery for transgender people seeking to legally change gender came as Japan moves toward giving sexual minorities the same rights protection they have in other advanced economies.
The Supreme Court's landmark decision on the unconstitutionality of requiring sterilization surgery for transgender people seeking to legally change gender came as Japan moves toward giving sexual minorities the same rights protection they have in other advanced economies.
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