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World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples - Japan : Koreans April 2018 \| Publisher: Minority Rights Group International \| Document type: Country Reports
World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples - Japan : Burakumin (Buraku people) April 2018 \| Publisher: Minority Rights Group International \| Document type: Country Reports
World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples - Japan : Ryukyuans (Okinawans) April 2018 \| Publisher: Minority Rights Group International \| Document type: Country Reports
Japan Moves to End Child Marriage 21 March 2018 \| Publisher: Human Rights Watch \| Document type: Country News
Amnesty International Report 2017/18 - Japan 22 February 2018 \| Publisher: Amnesty International \| Document type: Annual Reports
World Report 2018 - Japan 18 January 2018 \| Publisher: Human Rights Watch \| Document type: Annual Reports
Typology of Stateless Persons in Japan December 2017 \| Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) \| Document type: Country Reports
Freedom on the Net 2017 - Japan 14 November 2017 \| Publisher: Freedom House \| Document type: Annual Reports
2016 Report on International Religious Freedom - Japan 15 August 2017 \| Publisher: United States Department of State \| Document type: Annual Reports
Country Reports on Terrorism 2016 - Foreign Terrorist Organizations: Aum Shinrikyo (AUM) 19 July 2017 \| Publisher: United States Department of State \| Document type: Annual Reports

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