On 12th November, an article “Japan eyes US-style law to sanction Uighur human rights abuses” on NIKKEI Asia quoted Akira IGATA, Executive Director and Visiting Professor of CRS.
“Japan must create its own version of the Magnitsky Act that allows comprehensive sanctions in response to human rights issues, and update all other relevant legislation like the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act,” Akira Igata, a national security expert and professor at the Tama Graduate School of Business, told lawmakers working on the legislation in October.”
Please see the full article at:
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Japan-eyes-US-style-law-to-sanction-Uighur-human-rights-abuses