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Topic: free-expression

The National Diet Building in Tokyo, Japan's parliament
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Friday, 7/17, 07:28 AM

Japan moves to criminalise desecration of its own flag

  • Japan has advanced a law making it a crime to deface or destroy the national flag, a priority of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's conservative agenda.
  • Supporters say it corrects an anomaly in the law; scholars and rights groups warn it threatens freedom of expression.

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