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'TRAPPED IN THIS PLACE' Expert panel: Harsh Tokyo shelters violate rights of childrenJuly 18, 2019 Children staying at temporary shelters in Tokyo are being deprived of their human rights, including not being allowed to have private conversations and make eye contact and being punished for minor infractions, according to legal experts.
A CAUTIONARY NOTE FTC to agency: Don’t block TV appearances of ex-SMAP idolsJuly 18, 2019 The Fair Trade Commission informed Johnny & Associates Inc. that it might be violating the Anti-Monopoly Law by pressuring TV stations to shut out former SMAP members who left the talent agency, sources said.

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