Kurumi Mori
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282 appearances
12 recordings
1 series
first heard Apr 2026
last heard 5d ago
Kurumi Mori’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Minister Koizumi had said that defense-related spending in this fiscal year through next March 2027 would total 10.6 billion yen.
That basically means it's approaching that 2% target more in line with other Western countries.
But the newer bit I think we should be paying attention to actually is defense.
the April change that Prime Minister Sanae Takeuchi announced about the change in policy of governing defense exports, basically eliminating restrictions on sales of lethal weapons and other defense equipment to Japan's closest security partners that it has agreements with.
So the defense minister spoke to me about the recent changes in this decades-old ban.
Yeah, you know, Article 9 is a key, key point that everybody is talking about, because on one hand, you have a lot of people who saw the bad effects of the war and want to keep the identity of the pacifist constitution.
On the other hand, other people are seeing reasons about the changing environment and the necessity for upping defense.
I've come to an Avenger playground in a small city about an hour's drive north of Tokyo.
I've come to meet John, who doesn't want us to use his real name because he's in legal proceedings.
Two years ago, John's ex-partner suddenly left their home with their 8- and 10-year-old children.
And since then, he's only been able to see them once a month or once every two months.
So he's hoping the new law will enable him to get joint custody and transform life for himself and his kids.
Parents like John see the new law as hope that their situation will change for the better.
Seiya Sato, a family lawyer at Sitagaya International Law Office based in Tokyo, says several of his clients are now pursuing joint custody.
But not everyone agrees with Sato.
Protests flared up in March 2024 when Japan's parliament passed the changes to its civil code allowing the option of joint custody.
Some question if family courts will reliably be able to detect domestic abuse and whether or not the law could force contact with abusive partners.
Chisato Kitanaka is co-head of the All Japan Women's Shelter Network.
I think there are many perpetrators waiting in the wings, ready to file petitions for joint custody.
In cases where there seems to be a risk of domestic violence or child abuse, we want to spread the word that it's better not to choose joint custody.
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