In EU member nations, domestic laws are applied to US forces stationed there: Okinawa study report

Former Okinawa Governor Onaga Takeshi used to point out, “The Japan-U.S. SOFA comes before the Japanese Constitution.” The application of domestic laws to the U.S. military in Japan should be the minimal goal.

Sex crime victims demand that sex without consent be punished as crime

An organization which consists of sex crime victims and their supporters submitted a written demand to Justice Minister Yamashita Takashi seeking the implementation of legal provisions to criminalize sex without consent.

Shii in Q & A session comments on celebration of coronation of new emperor & emperor system

The House of Representatives unanimously adopted a message of congratulations on the coronation of the new emperor. At a press conference following the plenary session, JCP Chair Shii Kazuo responded to questions made from the press corps.