4 d. ago ‘Easier targets’: is Japan safe for foreigners if disaster strikes?

A century after thousands of foreigners were massacred in Japan following a devastating earthquake, human rights advocates worry about rising vigilantism should disaster strike again. It follows calls from the mayor of at least one Japanese city for citizens to form “vigilante groups” in response to reports of rising crime by foreign nationals. “This is symptomatic of Japan’s changing demographics and the rise of xenophobia,” Teppei Kasai of Human Rights Watch in Tokyo told This Week in Asia,...

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7 d. ago Japan seeks support as fears rise over China’s rare earth grip

Japan seeks support as fears rise over China’s rare earth grip  The Japan Times

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1 week ago As sextortion surges in Japan, NGO warns against sending explicit content

Japan is facing a rampant rise in sextortion ensnaring young men, with a support group reminding potential victims of the near-irreversible nature of digital footprints and urging them to avoid sharing explicit content completely to combat the scourge. Sexual extortion, or sextortion, involves coaxing victims to send intimate photographs or videos online and then threatening to make them public if the person does not pay money or engage in sexual favours. Paps, a Tokyo-based NGO, reported 2,200...

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2 w. ago China Military Drills Near Taiwan Unnecessarily Raise Tensions: US

China Military Drills Near Taiwan Unnecessarily Raise Tensions: US  Deccan Chronicle

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2 w. ago China conducts military drills around Taiwan as tensions mount over US arms sales

China conducts military drills around Taiwan as tensions mount over US arms sales  WPDE

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2 w. ago China stages military drills around Taiwan as tensions rise with US, Japan

China stages military drills around Taiwan as tensions rise with US, Japan  PennLive.com

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2 w. ago Chinese military stages drills around Taiwan to warn 'external forces' after US, Japan tensions

Chinese military stages drills around Taiwan to warn 'external forces' after US, Japan tensions  AP News

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2 w. ago China starts new drills in Taiwan Strait amid tensions with Japan

China starts new drills in Taiwan Strait amid tensions with Japan  theweek.in

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