November 2025 | Featured
On October 1, 2025, four United Nations Special Rapporteurs* expressed concern about ongoing prejudice against religious minorities in Japan, particularly its effect on children. Previously on June 30, 2024, they publicly released a joint opinion addressed to the...
July 2024 | Featured
On June 30, 2024, four United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteurs publicly released a joint opinion addressed to the Government of Japan regarding the guidelines, “Q&A on Responses to Child Abuse Related to Religious Beliefs, etc.” that were issued by the Ministry of...
April 2024 | Featured
In January 2024, an independent research team conducted the largest-ever quantitative study on Jehovah’s Witnesses in Japan. It examines the demographics and religious motivations of Jehovah’s Witnesses, their families and approaches to child discipline, their...