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Japan says no funds for U.N. anti-discrimination body; committee called for change to Imperial House Law
Foreign Press Secretary Toshihiro Kitamura said at a press conference Wednesday that "qualifications for the Imperial throne are not included in basic human rights and do not constitute discrimination ...
Japan responds to UN committee's recommendation to revise Imperial House Law
The Japanese government has responded to a United Nations committee's recommendation to revise a law that limits imperial ...
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Japan to halt funding for U.N. women's rights panel over call to end male-only imperial succession
Japan on Wednesday said it will freeze voluntary funding for a United Nations’ women’s rights panel that called for an end to ...
Japan to take steps to protest UN call over imperial succession law
The Japanese government on Wednesday announced countermeasures against a U.N. committee on discrimination against women that ...
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Democratic Republic of the Congo: UN warns of critical 24 hours amid fast-deteriorating situation in DRC
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, condemned the serious violations of human rights, the ...
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Democratic Republic of the Congo: UN warns of worsening humanitarian crisis in eastern DRC
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, condemned the serious violations of human rights, the ...
Japan’s leader says he’s preparing for tough negotiations with Trump on maintaining US presence
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, struggling to stabilize his minority government, says he will seek to maintain ...