On March 26, the Japanese government approved a new bill: the “Bill on the investigations and regulations of the use of lands and buildings in neighboring areas of certain important facilities and remote islands that are adjacent to borders”[1] (“Bill”). The Bill, which grants authority to investigate and regulate the purchase and use of land and buildings which are in close proximity to defense facilities and important infrastructure[2], was submitted to the Diet on the…
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