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Tokyo approves ordinance to prevent abuse by customers in Japan's 1st

The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly approves an ordinance aimed at preventing customers from abusing service sector workers, the first of its kind in Japan, during a regular session on Oct. 4, 2024.

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Tokyo approves ordinance to prevent abuse by customers in Japan's 1st

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike attends on Oct. 4, 2024, a Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly session where an ordinance aimed at preventing customers from abusing service sector workers, the first of its kind in Japan, was approved.

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Tokyo approves ordinance to prevent abuse by customers in Japan's 1st

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike is pictured on Oct. 4, 2024, after attending a Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly session where an ordinance aimed at preventing customers from abusing service sector workers, the first of its kind in Japan, was approved.

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China has first International Dark Sky Community

STORY: China has first International Dark Sky Community DATELINE: April 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: SHENZHEN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Xichong community in Shenzhen 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese):MEI LIN, Research associate at Shenzhen Astronomical Observatory 3. various of Xichong community in Shenzhen 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): RUSKIN KENDALL HARTLEY, Executive Chairman of International Dark-Sky Association 5. various of Xichong community in Shenzhen STORYLINE: Xichong community in the southern Chinese metropolis of Shenzhen was awarded as an International Dark Sky Community on Monday. According to International Dark-Sky Association (IDA), an International Dark Sky Community is a town, city, municipality, or other legally organized community that has shown exceptional dedication to the preservation of the night sky through the implementation and enforcement of a quality outdoor lighting ordinance, dark sky education and citizen support of dark skies. Being the first Internat

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Sign language campaigner

TOTTORI, Japan - Daigo Ishibashi, secretary general of the Tottori association of organizations for deaf-mutes, gives an interview on Oct. 29, 2013 in Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, speaking using signs about his efforts to have a sign language promotion ordinance passed. The Tottori prefectural assembly passed Japan's first ordinance of its kind in early October 2013.

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Osaka Gov. Matsui after plenary session

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui speaks to reporters at the Osaka prefectural hall in Osaka on March 23, 2012. Earlier a plenary session of the Osaka prefectural assembly passed an ordinance -- the first of its kind in Japan -- requiring convicted pedophiles, after leaving prison, to report their addresses to the Osaka governor.

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Osaka Gov. Matsui after plenary session

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui answers reporters' questions at the Osaka prefectural hall in Osaka on March 23, 2012. Earlier a plenary session of the Osaka prefectural assembly passed an ordinance -- the first of its kind in Japan -- requiring convicted pedophiles, after leaving prison, to report their addresses to the Osaka governor.

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Zushi 1st to open smoke-free beach in Kanagawa

ZUSHI, Japan - Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa talks about the new smoking ban along the prefecture's coastline to reporters on the beach of Zushi in the prefecture June 25, 2010. The city became the first in the prefecture, south of Tokyo, to open a smoke-free beach to the public for the summer in line with an ordinance adopted in May.

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Zushi 1st to open smoke-free beach in Kanagawa

ZUSHI, Japan - Kids splash on the beach in Zushi, Kanagawa Prefecture, on June 25, 2010. The city became the first in the prefecture, south of Tokyo, to open a smoke-free beach to the public for the summer in line with an ordinance adopted in May.

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Kanagawa launches Japan's 1st antismoking ordinance

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A man puts a ''NO SMOKING'' sticker in a dining area inside a department store in Yokohama on April 1, 2010, as Japan's first antismoking ordinance took effect the same day in the Prefecture. The ordinance bans smoking in public facilities such as hospitals, schools and government offices in a bid to prevent health hazards from passive smoking.

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Kanagawa launches Japan's 1st antismoking ordinance

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Kanagawa Governor Shigefumi Matsuzawa (standing) address a meeting of prefectural government officials at the prefectural office in Yokohama on April 1, 2010 as Japan's first antismoking ordinance took effect the same day in the Prefecture. The ordinance bans smoking in public facilities such as hospitals, schools and government offices in a bid to prevent health hazards from passive smoking.

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Nagoya to cut local income tax by 10%

NAGOYA, Japan - Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura salutes citizens in the city's assembly room on Dec. 22, 2009, after the assembly enacts an ordinance sponsored by the outspoken leader to cut local taxes by 10 percent in fiscal 2010. Nagoya and Handa, both in Aichi Prefecture, are the first cities to pass ordinances for cuts in local income tax in the next fiscal year starting April.

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Kanagawa approves limiting governor's tenure, 1st in Japan

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Members of the Kanagawa prefectural assembly vote on Oct. 12 for an ordinance limiting the prefectural governor's tenure to three four-year terms. According to the prefecture, it is the first ordinance in Japan explicitly setting a term limit.

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Tottori assembly OKs disputed human rights ordinance, 1st in Japan

TOTTORI, Japan - Members of the Tottori prefectural assembly stand in support of an ordinance which the local government says protects people from racial discrimination and other human rights violations on Oct. 12. It is the first time a local Japanese government has introduced such an ordinance. Critics say the ordinance could allow authorities to arbitrarily employ rules to protect those in power.

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Yokohama mayor meet press over tax on off-track betting booths

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama Mayor Hidenobu Takahide meets the press at the municipal government building in Yokohama on Dec. 14 after the city assembly approved a revised ordinance allowing the city to impose Japan's first local tax on horse-race betting. The city, the birthplace of modern horse-racing in Japan, estimates the 5% levy on bets placed at the city's off-track betting booths will bring in 1 bil. yen.

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Thousands March in Central Tokyo For LGBT awareness

TOKYO, Japan, -May 7: Thousands of people took part in a parade in Tokyo's Shibuya district Sunday to raise awareness of issues related to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, marching on along busy shopping streets led by a float decorated in rainbow colors. About 6,000 participated, including people with disabilities calling for the elimination of discrimination, according to nonprofit organization Tokyo Rainbow Pride that organized the parade. It was the sixth time such a parade was held in Shibuya, the organizer said. In April 2015, Tokyo's Shibuya Ward became the first municipality in the country to recognize same-sex partnerships as equivalent to marriage, passing an ordinance for the issuance of ward certificates to such couples. Several municipalities have since followed suit. A special law enacted in 2004 paved the way in the country for transgender people to change their registered sex under certain conditions. Around 6,000 people had subsequently changed their sex by the end of 2015.

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Tottori assembly OKs disputed human rights ordinance, 1st in Jap

TOTTORI, Japan - Members of the Tottori prefectural assembly stand in support of an ordinance which the local government says protects people from racial discrimination and other human rights violations on Oct. 12. It is the first time a local Japanese government has introduced such an ordinance. Critics say the ordinance could allow authorities to arbitrarily employ rules to protect those in power. (Kyodo)

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Kanagawa approves limiting governor's tenure, 1st in Japan

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Members of the Kanagawa prefectural assembly vote on Oct. 12 for an ordinance limiting the prefectural governor's tenure to three four-year terms. According to the prefecture, it is the first ordinance in Japan explicitly setting a term limit. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo ward OKs ordinance on same-sex partnerships

People from the LGBT community -- lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender -- celebrate in front of the Shibuya Ward government office in Tokyo on March 31, 2015, after the ward assembly approved an ordinance enabling the ward to issue certificates recognizing same-sex partnerships as being equivalent to marriage, becoming the first municipality in Japan to do so. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Korean residents file complaint against hate speech in Osaka

Song Chong Ji, head of an Osaka-based group of Korean residents, speaks at a press conference at the Osaka municipal office on July 1, 2016. The group filed a complaint against those who posted hate speech footage and offensive comments online, as Japan's first ordinance to deter racist propaganda came into effect the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Korean residents file complaint against hate speech in Osaka

Photo taken at the Osaka municipal office on July 1, 2016, shows Song Chong Ji (L), head of an Osaka-based group of Korean residents, submitting a document to city officials requesting the active use of Japan's first ordinance to deter racist propaganda that came into effect the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Confusion in Osaka city assembly

Photo shows the confusion in the Osaka city assembly chamber on Jan. 15, 2016, after a spectator threw in two colored balls. The assembly was expected to adopt an ordinance against hate speech, the first by a Japanese municipality. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Osaka city to enact ordinance against hate speech

Osaka Mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura attends the city assembly on Jan. 15, 2016, when it is expected to enact an ordinance against hate speech, the first by a Japanese municipality. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Election outcome may hinder same-sex partnerships ordinance in Tokyo

Koyuki Higashi (C), a 30-year-old lesbian who lives in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward with her partner, speaks at a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on April 23, 2015. On March 31, Shibuya became the first municipality in Japan to enact the ordinance that enables the issuance of certificates for same-sex couples. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese lesbian entertainers hold wedding ceremony

Ayaka Ichinose (L), a 34-year-old TV personality, kisses her partner, actress and dancer Akane Sugimori, 28, after their wedding ceremony in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on April 19, 2015. Although same-sex marriage is not legal in Japan, Shibuya Ward in the Japanese capital on March 31 became the country's first municipality to adopt an ordinance enabling it to issue certificates recognizing same-sex partnerships as being equivalent to marriage. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese lesbian entertainers hold wedding ceremony

Ayaka Ichinose (L), a 34-year-old TV personality, and her partner, actress and dancer Akane Sugimori, 28, pose for a photo after their wedding ceremony in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on April 19, 2015. Although same-sex marriage is not legal in Japan, Shibuya Ward in the Japanese capital on March 31 became the country's first municipality to adopt an ordinance enabling it to issue certificates recognizing same-sex partnerships as being equivalent to marriage. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese lesbian entertainers hold wedding ceremony

Ayaka Ichinose (L), a 34-year-old TV personality, and her partner, actress and dancer Akane Sugimori, 28, pose for a photo after their wedding ceremony in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on April 19, 2015. Although same-sex marriage is not legal in Japan, Shibuya Ward in the Japanese capital on March 31 became the country's first municipality to adopt an ordinance enabling it to issue certificates recognizing same-sex partnerships as being equivalent to marriage. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo ward OKs ordinance on same-sex partnerships

Koyuki Higashi (R), 30, and her partner Hiroko Masuhara (L), 37, celebrate in front of the Shibuya Ward government office in Tokyo on March 31, 2015, after the ward became Japan's first municipality to adopt an ordinance enabling it to issue certificates recognizing same-sex partnerships as being equivalent to marriage. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo ward OKs ordinance on same-sex partnerships

Shibuya Mayor Toshitake Kuwahara smiles at a press conference at the Shibuya Ward government office in Tokyo on March 31, 2015, after the ward became Japan's first municipality to adopt an ordinance enabling it to issue certificates recognizing same-sex partnerships as being equivalent to marriage. "We have put forward this human rights issue for national debate, opening a new page in history," said Kuwahara, who will retire in April. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo ward OKs ordinance on same-sex partnerships

People from the LGBT community -- lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender -- and their supporters celebrate in front of the Shibuya Ward government office in Tokyo on March 31, 2015, after the ward assembly approved an ordinance enabling the ward to issue certificates recognizing same-sex partnerships as being equivalent to marriage, becoming the first municipality in Japan to do so. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kanagawa launches Japan's 1st antismoking ordinance

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A man puts a ''NO SMOKING'' sticker in a dining area inside a department store in Yokohama on April 1, 2010, as Japan's first antismoking ordinance took effect the same day in the Prefecture. The ordinance bans smoking in public facilities such as hospitals, schools and government offices in a bid to prevent health hazards from passive smoking. (Kyodo)

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Kanagawa launches Japan's 1st antismoking ordinance

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Kanagawa Governor Shigefumi Matsuzawa (standing) address a meeting of prefectural government officials at the prefectural office in Yokohama on April 1, 2010 as Japan's first antismoking ordinance took effect the same day in the Prefecture. The ordinance bans smoking in public facilities such as hospitals, schools and government offices in a bid to prevent health hazards from passive smoking. (Kyodo)

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Zushi 1st to open smoke-free beach in Kanagawa

ZUSHI, Japan - Kids splash on the beach in Zushi, Kanagawa Prefecture, on June 25, 2010. The city became the first in the prefecture, south of Tokyo, to open a smoke-free beach to the public for the summer in line with an ordinance adopted in May. (Kyodo)

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Zushi 1st to open smoke-free beach in Kanagawa

ZUSHI, Japan - Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa talks about the new smoking ban along the prefecture's coastline to reporters on the beach of Zushi in the prefecture June 25, 2010. The city became the first in the prefecture, south of Tokyo, to open a smoke-free beach to the public for the summer in line with an ordinance adopted in May. (Kyodo)

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Osaka Gov. Matsui after plenary session

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui speaks to reporters at the Osaka prefectural hall in Osaka on March 23, 2012. Earlier a plenary session of the Osaka prefectural assembly passed an ordinance -- the first of its kind in Japan -- requiring convicted pedophiles, after leaving prison, to report their addresses to the Osaka governor. (Kyodo)

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Osaka Gov. Matsui after plenary session

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui answers reporters' questions at the Osaka prefectural hall in Osaka on March 23, 2012. Earlier a plenary session of the Osaka prefectural assembly passed an ordinance -- the first of its kind in Japan -- requiring convicted pedophiles, after leaving prison, to report their addresses to the Osaka governor. (Kyodo)

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Nagoya to cut local income tax by 10%

NAGOYA, Japan - Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura salutes citizens in the city's assembly room on Dec. 22, 2009, after the assembly enacts an ordinance sponsored by the outspoken leader to cut local taxes by 10 percent in fiscal 2010. Nagoya and Handa, both in Aichi Prefecture, are the first cities to pass ordinances for cuts in local income tax in the next fiscal year starting April. (Kyodo)

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Yokohama mayor meet press over tax on off-track betting booths

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama Mayor Hidenobu Takahide meets the press at the municipal government building in Yokohama on Dec. 14 after the city assembly approved a revised ordinance allowing the city to impose Japan's first local tax on horse-race betting. The city, the birthplace of modern horse-racing in Japan, estimates the 5% levy on bets placed at the city's off-track betting booths will bring in 1 bil. yen.