Cluster munitions treaty opened for signature at Norway conference
December 3, 2008
[JURIST] The Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) [text; official website] banning the use of most such weapons was opened for signature Wednesday at a conference [official website] in Oslo, Norway. More than 100 countries adopted the convention [JURIST report] in May at a meeting in Dublin,.... [more] 
North Korea protests proposed UN General Assembly rights resolution
November 22, 2008
[JURIST] North Korea has strongly protested a proposed UN General Assembly resolution [text] calling on North Korea to "respect fully all human rights and fundamental freedoms" and put an end to its violations of human rights. The resolution, which was co-sponsored by South Korea [JURIST report],.... [more]
Japan executes three in campaign to reduce violent crime
June 17, 2008
[JURIST] Japan carried out its thirteenth execution since Japanese Justice Minister Kunio Hatoyama [official profile] assumed office last August with the hanging of three condemned inmates Tuesday. Tuesday's executions are the latest in an increasing number of executions in the country. In recent.... [more]
Japan to recognize Ainu as indigenous people under UN declaration
June 6, 2008
[JURIST] A spokesman for the Japanese cabinet said Friday that the government would officially recognize the Ainu [backgrounder] - an ethnic minority mainly concentrated on Japan's Hokkaido island who traditionally lived by hunting, gathering and fishing - as an indigenous population after both.... [more]
Japan nationality law to be revised following court ruling
June 6, 2008
[JURIST] Japan's Ministry of Justice [official website] indicated Thursday that it would revise a law which denied Japanese citizenship to the illegitimate children of Japanese fathers and foreign mothers. The Supreme Court of Japan [official website] ruled [JURIST report] Wednesday that Article 3.... [more]
Japan court strikes down law denying citizenship to illegitimate children
June 4, 2008
[JURIST] The Supreme Court of Japan [official website] Wednesday struck down a law denying Japanese citizenship to children born out of wedlock to Japanese fathers and foreign mothers. The Court found that Article 3 of the Nationality Law, which restricts citizenship based on the parents' marital.... [more]
Japan party introduces bill to compensate Korean, Taiwanese war criminals
May 30, 2008
[JURIST] An opposition party in Japan [JURIST news archive] has introduced a bill in Japan's House of Representatives [official website, in Japanese] that would provide compensation for Korean and Taiwanese nationals convicted of war crimes [backgrounder] committed while working for the Japanese.... [more]
Japan upper house approves bill militarizing space program
May 21, 2008
[JURIST] Japan's House of Councillors [official website, in Japanese] 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 221-14, was passed [JURIST report].... [more]
Japan House of Representatives approves bill militarizing space program
May 13, 2008
[JURIST] The Japanese House of Representatives [official website, in Japanese], 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 [JURIST report] late last.... [more]
Japan arrests 5 for fraud in China WWII chemical weapons removal
May 13, 2008
[JURIST] Japanese authorities on Tuesday arrested five officials of Pacific Consultants International [corporate website] and its affiliate, Abandoned Chemical Weapons Disposal Corp. (ACWDC), for allegedly defrauding the Japanese government of $1.1 million in connection with a government program.... [more]
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