Japan held its first execution in nearly three years. Elections were marked by xenophobic and discriminatory rhetoric. A new law offered compensation to victims of forced sterilization. A new immigration plan proposed to fast track deportations. Japan’s continued investment in fossil gas projects overseas endangered Indigenous Peoples’ rights and undermined efforts to phase out fossil fuels. Court rulings produced mixed, but mostly positive, results in the fight for same-sex marriage equality and the rights of transgender people.
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