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Panel urges laws to assist Ainu, preserve culture (The Japan Times)

A government panel on the Ainu urged the government Wednesday to take concrete steps to improve their lives and promote their culture through new legislation. The eight-member panel submitted a report to Chief Cabinet Secretary Takeo Kawamura after panel members approved it. The government plans...

30 July, 2009
Intellectual property Bill slammed as an ‘abomination’ (Mail & Guardian)

Cold Rooibos tea has been poured over draft legislation seeking to protect venerable staples of local culture such as African dances, folklore -- and the herbal tea itself. The Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill aims to use forms of existing intellectual property legislation such as...

30 July, 2009