"Cutting Up a Chicken with a Cow-Cleaver"—Confucianism as a Religion in Japan’s Courts of Law
This paper explores the Naha Confucius Temple case, resolved by the Supreme Court in February 2021, in light of postwar decisions on Articles 20 and 89 of the Japanese constitution. Religion is a contested category in Japanese legislation, appearing both in the constitution and in laws regulating th...
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2022
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Year: 2022, Volume: 13, Issue: 3 |
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