OH-EBASHI English Newsletter 2023 Summer Issue
2023.06.23
OH-EBASHI English Newsletter 2023 Summer Issue was published.
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Business and Human Rights in Japan by Kochi Hashimoto
A. Introduction
What is the status of "business and human rights" in
Japan? While there is a growing movement in Western
countries to legislate on human rights and environmental
issues, particularly in the supply chain, Japan has yet to
pass a law on corporate responsibility to respect human
rights in the supply chain and is instead taking a soft law
approach on this issue.
In this article, I will present the current status of efforts
in Japan to address business and human rights and how
such efforts are actually working....( Please click here to read the whole article.）
Diversity & Inclusion: LGBTQ+ Status in Japan by Daisuke Yamamoto
Japan is considered to be behind when it comes to the
adoption of LGBTQ+ policies. In 2020, Japan ranked
34th out of 35 countries in the LGBTQ+ index for
OECD countries.
Despite this, Japan is now beginning
to show signs of change as will be discussed in this
article....( Please click here to read the whole article.）
