Japan: New Government Should Adopt Human Rights Diplomacy

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(Tokyo, November 18, 2025) – Japan’s new government should make the promotion of human rights central to its foreign policy, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to the new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on November 6, 2025. The Japanese government should affirm its commitment to human rights by taking the lead in promoting civilian democratic rule and the rule of law across Asia and around the world.

Prime Minister Takaichi, Japan’s first female prime minister, took office on October 21. Japan, as the only Asian member of...

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