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Housing Japan’s Homeless – Part 3
Erica the robot to become TV news anchor in Japan
How Japan has Almost Eradicated Gun Crime
If you want to buy a gun in Japan you need patience and determination. You have to attend an all-day class, take a written exam and pass a shooting-range test with a mark of at least 95%. There are also mental health and drugs tests. Your criminal record is checked and police look for links to extremist groups. Then they check your relatives too – and even your work colleagues. And as well as having the power to deny gun licences, police also have sweeping powers to search and seize weapons…more: bbc.com
Who are Japan’s Homeless? Part 2
Muslims living in the minority in Japan observe the fasting month of Ramadan
http://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2015/07/14/ap-photos-muslims-in-japan-observe-fasting-month-of-ramadan 
CHIBA, Japan (AP) — Yohei Matsuyama breaks his daylong fast with chopsticks. He’s seated on the floor at a narrow table with a dozen other Japanese Muslim men…MORE:USNEWS.COM
Muslim boy denied home stay in Japan
The Human Rights Commission has weighed in on the case of a Dunedin boy rejected for an exchange trip to Japan because he is Muslim.Sharif Steel, 15, had hoped to spend a year in Japan staying with a host family but his application was rejected due to his religious beliefs, Stuff reported earlier today. more: .nzherald.co.nz
