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• Supreme Court will hear church-state separation case brought by religious schools that fired teachers
• Change to Chinese university's charter dropping 'freedom of thought' stirs debate
• Tokyo court rules on high-profile journalist rape case

Supreme Court will hear church-state separation case brought by religious schools that fired teachers Posted: 18 Dec 2019 11:00 AM PST The question is whether teachers whose primary responsibility is education can be treated as "ministers" and exempted from discrimination laws. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Change to Chinese university's charter dropping 'freedom of thought' stirs debate Posted: 18 Dec 2019 04:59 AM PST Changes to the charter of one of China's top universities including the dropping of the phrase "freedom of thought" and inclusion of a pledge to follow the Communist Party's leadership has sparked heated debate and a rare act of student defiance. The changes to the charter of Fudan University in Shanghai, considered one of China's more liberal institutions, came to light on Tuesday when the education ministry said it had approved alterations for three universities. "If I may dare to ask those who initiated the amendment of the Fudan University charter, how do you expect our generation of Fudan people to face our ancestors," said one Weibo user. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Tokyo court rules on high-profile journalist rape case Posted: 17 Dec 2019 10:59 PM PST A Tokyo court will Wednesday rule on a damages lawsuit by journalist Shiori Ito, who has accused a former TV anchor with close ties to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of rape. Ito, 30, is seeking 11 million yen ($100,000) in compensation from former reporter Noriyuki Yamaguchi, claiming he raped her after inviting her to dinner to discuss a job opportunity in 2015. The case has made headlines in Japan and abroad, as it is rare for rape victims to report the crime to the police -- according to a 2017 government survey, only four percent of women come forward. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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