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2025年1月2日 · With multiple high court rulings that were handed down in 2024 calling Japan's ban on same-sex marriage "unconstitutional" and demands from business organizations that the government allow married ...

2025年1月3日 · In Japan, power and sexual harassment are well-known issues that persist despite sparking strong social movements against them. New types of unwelcome behavior, some with names unique to this ...

2024年12月25日 · As of June 2024, a record 3.59 million foreign nationals lived in Japan, playing a vital role in society. During the year, however, the immigration la

2025年1月3日 · TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A group of governors is aiming to have Japan's hot spring culture added to UNESCO's intangible heritage list in 2028, bringing recogn

2025年1月6日 · The survey also revealed that the percentage of respondents who quit after 10 to 12 months at a company was the highest, at 25.4 percent, but dropped sharply to 12.6 percent after one year.

2024年12月26日 · The year 2024 saw some train and bus operators in Japan switch to contactless credit card fare payment systems in lieu of transportation IC cards widely adopted nationwide.

2025年1月4日 · Sapporo residents Mana Sato, 37, and Kiyotaka Nishi, 32, a couple pushing Japan to adopt a selective surname system for married couples, welcomed the new year feeling hope mixed with anxiety.

2025年1月4日 · Following its defeat in World War II, Japan emerged from Allied occupation in 1952 with the enactment of the San Francisco Peace Treaty. At the same time, it entered into a security alliance with ...

社会人野球の最高峰「第95回都市対抗野球大会」が2024年7月19日に開幕。社会人野球日本一はどこに。