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Not only does e-waste harm the environment if untreated, it also becomes a fiscal loss due to the material lost that could have been salvaged. Much of Japan's e-waste is actually exported to neighboring countries. [2] By developing new recycling initiatives, Japan can turn trash into treasure and help the environment at the same time. [3]
In Japan, public trash cans are quite rare, having been removed from public spaces in the aftermath of the 1995 Tokyo Subway Sarin Attack. Usually, trash produced outside is brought home and sorted with household trash before collection. [7] [8] Trash is sorted based on regulations that vary by municipality into as many as thirty different ...
Although Japan has laws that criminalise sex trafficking and labor trafficking, these laws are not considered to be comprehensive with definitions that are in line with international law. [60] In April 2004, the Government of Japan created a task force to combat trafficking in persons.
Japan has three major mobile operators—au by KDDI, NTT's DoCoMo, and Softbank. NTT, while considered a privatized and reorganized ex-state monopoly, remains dominant in practice due to the expense of switching providers, the inconvenience of changing contact information, and other causes tying customers to dominant operators. [8]
Japan burns close to two thirds of its waste in municipal and industrial incinerators. [9] In 1999, some experts estimated 70 percent of the world's waste incinerators were located in Japan. [9] Combined with incinerator technologies of the time, this caused Japan to have the highest level of dioxin in its air of all G20 nations. [9]
Japan is considering stepping up its laws against cyberbullying. The moves follow the death on Saturday of Hana Kimura, a pro-wrestler and personality in the “Terrace House” reality TV show.
The law of Japan refers to the legal system in Japan, which is primarily based on legal codes and statutes, with precedents also playing an important role. [1] Japan has a civil law legal system with six legal codes, which were greatly influenced by Germany, to a lesser extent by France, and also adapted to Japanese circumstances.
Japan has criminalized online insults, making cyberbullying punishable by up to a year in prison, extending the statute of limitations and amplifying the fine, in the wake of a reality star's suicide.