Bank of Japan’s Easy Money Pushes Yen Down

The currency Kazuo Ueda oversees has fallen considerably in the two months since he became Bank of Japan governor, but he isn’t hurrying to raise interest rates to prop it up. The yen fell as low as ...

Japan rewrites sex crime laws in landmark move

Japan has passed laws that redefine rape and raise the age of consent in a landmark overhaul of sex crime laws.The definition of rape was broadened to "non-consensual sexual intercourse" from "forcible sexual intercourse", ( read original story ...)

Japan redefines rape and raises age of consent in landmark move

Japan has passed laws that redefine rape and raise the age of consent in a landmark overhaul of sex crime laws. The definition of rape was broadened to "non-consensual sexual intercourse" from "forcible sexual intercourse", aligning Japanese law's definition with other countries. ( read original story ...)