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An island nation, Japan lies to the east of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia. A constitutional monarchy, since 1947 the power of the emperor has been reduced to a ceremonial figurehead, while the government is led by a prime minister and operates on liberal-democratic principles. Although overall human rights standards are high, Japan continues to have particular problems with discrimination along the lines of gender, disability, ethnic minorities and family circumstances.
Organisations in Japan
- Action for the Rights of the Children
- Attorneys for the Rights of the Child
- BASE NEPAL
- Child Helpline International
- Children's Rainbow Center-Japan Information and Training Center for Problems related to Child Abuse and Adolescent Turmoil
- Committee for Global Forum 2001
- Committee for NGO Reporting on the Convention on the Rights of the Child(Japan)
- Defence for Children International-Japan
- European Association for Children in Hospital
- Federation for the Protection of Children's Human Rights
- Global Campaign for Education
- Global March Against Child Labour
- Humanity without Frontiers
- InterAction Council
- International Centre for Child and Youth Studies
- International Federation of Business and Professional Women - UK
- International Federation of Social Workers
- International Planned Parenthood Federation
- International Social Service Japan
- International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
- Intervida World Alliance
- Japan Federation of Bar Associations
- Japon National Coalition Group of NGOs and Citizens for Prepaing the Alternative Report on the CRC
- La Leche League International
- Network for the Convention of the Rights of the Child
- Regional Working Group on Child Labour
- Research Institute of International Human Rights Law Policies
- Save the Children Japan
- School of Education
- UNESCO
- Women's World Summit Foundation
- World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS)
- World Association of Early Childhood Educators
- World Movement of Mothers
- World Vision - Japan
- Youth Coalition