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The Japan Times<p>With female lawmakers holding only 15.7% of all seats in Japan's House of Representatives, gender equality in politics is still elusive in the nation as it marks the 80th anniversary of women's suffrage this year. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/04/japan/politics/gender-equality-politics-japan/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/</span><span class="invisible">04/japan/politics/gender-equality-politics-japan/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/women039sissues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>women039sissues</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/diet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lowerhouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lowerhouse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/upperhouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>upperhouse</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Japan's parliament has passed legislation to introduce a "blue ticket" fine system under which bicycle riders pay penalties for minor traffic violations to escape criminal punishment. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/17/japan/crime-legal/bill-passed-to-introduce-fines-for-cyclists/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/</span><span class="invisible">17/japan/crime-legal/bill-passed-to-introduce-fines-for-cyclists/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crimelegal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cycling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trafficaccidents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trafficaccidents</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesepolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japanesepolice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/upperhouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>upperhouse</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Thai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Thai</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/samesexmarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>samesexmarriage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bill</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/passes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>passes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/firstreading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>firstreading</span></a>. </p><p>The <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vote</span></a> sailed through the unelected <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UpperHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UpperHouse</span></a> – stacked with <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/conservative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservative</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/appointees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>appointees</span></a> named by the last <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/junta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>junta</span></a> – with 147 votes in favour, four against and seven abstaining, building on the momentum from last week’s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/landslide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>landslide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vote</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Parliament" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Parliament</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Asia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Asia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Thailand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Thailand</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SameSexMarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SameSexMarriage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MarriageEquality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarriageEquality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Progress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Progress</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/thailands-same-sex-marriage-bill-moves-to-senate" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/</span><span class="invisible">thailands-same-sex-marriage-bill-moves-to-senate</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Japan's parliament has passed a bill to legalize cannabis-derived medicines while also plugging a loophole in existing prohibitions against the drug by criminalizing its use. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/06/japan/crime-legal/cannabis-medical-use-permitted/?utm_content=buffer9ca0f&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=bffmstdn" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/</span><span class="invisible">06/japan/crime-legal/cannabis-medical-use-permitted/?utm_content=buffer9ca0f&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=bffmstdn</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crimelegal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/marijuana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>marijuana</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cannabis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cannabis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drugs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/diet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/upperhouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>upperhouse</span></a></p>
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