The 1947 constitution altered the relationship between state and society by introducing popular sovereignty. The constitution’s social reforms were transformative, designing a new role for the ...

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Japan is not only a land of temples and shrines ... but also mosques. The latter is due to a sharp rise in marriages between Muslims and Japanese citizens and Japanese converts over two decades that ...

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Although significant changes that do not reflect the “consensus of the legislature” were made to a bill, deliberations ended within just one day, l... China has launched a submarine-launched ballistic ...