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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 is a constitutional monarchy.The Human Rights Scores Dataverse ranked Japan somewhere in the middle among G7 countries on its human rights performance, below Germany and Canada and above the United Kingdom, France, Italy, and the United States. [1]
Racism in Japan (人種主義, jinshushugi) comprises negative attitudes and views on race or ethnicity which are held by various people and groups in Japan, and have been reflected in discriminatory laws, practices and action (including violence) at various times in the history of Japan against racial or ethnic groups.
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.
Electronic waste in Japan is a major environmental issue. Although Japan was one of the first countries to implement an electronic waste recycling program, it is still having serious issues. In this day and age, e-waste disposal has become of major importance due to the increasing demand for electronics on a worldwide scale.
Contributing cultural factors to the digital divide present in Japan are closing over time. Groups shown to be improving access include women and the elderly. [5] 97.1% of the households in Japan have Internet access at home while 81% of the households in Japan have personal computers. The 2015 population census of Japan was released. [6]
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. The Japanese Constitution enacted after World War II is the supreme law in Japan. An independent judiciary has the power to review laws and government acts for ...
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.