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Japan Court Ruling On Same-Sex Marriage That Could Be A Setback To Rights
A Japanese court ruled on Monday that the country's failure to recognise same-sex marriage is constitutional, in a setback for activists after a landmark verdict last year found the opposite.
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Japan's Top Court Rules Couples Must Use The Same Surname
Japan's top court on Wednesday threw out a challenge by three couples who wanted to keep their own surnames after marriage, ruling that laws stipulating Japanese couples must choose one family name were constitutional, media reported.
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Shinzo Abe To Push Reform Of Japan's Pacifist Constitution After Election Win
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc scored a big win in Sunday's election, bolstering his chance of becoming the nation's longest-serving premier and re-energising his push to revise the pacifist constitution
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Japanese Emperor's Abdication Expected In 2018
The Japanese government expects the abdication of Emperor Akihito to take place in 2018, officials said on Tuesday.
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60 Per Cent Probability Of GST Bill Passage In Current Session: Report
The constitutional amendment that allows for a Goods and Services Tax (GST), is more likely to be passed in this Monsoon Session of Parliament, says Japanese financial services major Nomura.
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Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Defends Security Legislation After Support Slides
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe defended controversial security bills that have sparked protests from voters worried they violate the country's pacifist constitution, after polls showed a drop in popular support for his government.
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Japan's Ruling Bloc Approves Larger Military Role
Japan's ruling coalition has given formal approval to reinterpreting the constitution to allow greater use of military force, paving the way for Cabinet endorsement later on Tuesday of one of the biggest changes to Japanese security policy since World War II.
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Tokyo Man Sets Himself on Fire in Protest Against Shinzo Abe
A Japanese man set himself on fire in central Tokyo on Sunday after giving a speech opposing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's plan to reform the country's pacifist constitution, police and reports said.
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Clock Ticks as Japan PM Pushes to Loosen Constraints on Military
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's campaign to ease constitutional curbs that have kept the military out of overseas conflicts for nearly 70 years is going down to the wire.
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Japanese Panel Urges Greater Military Role
A government-appointed expert panel is submitting a report Thursday that will urge Japan to reinterpret its constitution so its troops could use force to defend other countries for the first time in the post-World War II era.
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Japan Court Ruling On Same-Sex Marriage That Could Be A Setback To Rights
A Japanese court ruled on Monday that the country's failure to recognise same-sex marriage is constitutional, in a setback for activists after a landmark verdict last year found the opposite.
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Japan's Top Court Rules Couples Must Use The Same Surname
Japan's top court on Wednesday threw out a challenge by three couples who wanted to keep their own surnames after marriage, ruling that laws stipulating Japanese couples must choose one family name were constitutional, media reported.
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Shinzo Abe To Push Reform Of Japan's Pacifist Constitution After Election Win
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc scored a big win in Sunday's election, bolstering his chance of becoming the nation's longest-serving premier and re-energising his push to revise the pacifist constitution
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Japanese Emperor's Abdication Expected In 2018
The Japanese government expects the abdication of Emperor Akihito to take place in 2018, officials said on Tuesday.
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60 Per Cent Probability Of GST Bill Passage In Current Session: Report
The constitutional amendment that allows for a Goods and Services Tax (GST), is more likely to be passed in this Monsoon Session of Parliament, says Japanese financial services major Nomura.
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Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Defends Security Legislation After Support Slides
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe defended controversial security bills that have sparked protests from voters worried they violate the country's pacifist constitution, after polls showed a drop in popular support for his government.
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Japan's Ruling Bloc Approves Larger Military Role
Japan's ruling coalition has given formal approval to reinterpreting the constitution to allow greater use of military force, paving the way for Cabinet endorsement later on Tuesday of one of the biggest changes to Japanese security policy since World War II.
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Tokyo Man Sets Himself on Fire in Protest Against Shinzo Abe
A Japanese man set himself on fire in central Tokyo on Sunday after giving a speech opposing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's plan to reform the country's pacifist constitution, police and reports said.
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Clock Ticks as Japan PM Pushes to Loosen Constraints on Military
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's campaign to ease constitutional curbs that have kept the military out of overseas conflicts for nearly 70 years is going down to the wire.
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Japanese Panel Urges Greater Military Role
A government-appointed expert panel is submitting a report Thursday that will urge Japan to reinterpret its constitution so its troops could use force to defend other countries for the first time in the post-World War II era.
