An independent United Nations expert on foreign debt and human rights has called on Japan to adopt a rights-based approach to its international development cooperation, following a four-day mission to the country... “Efforts to boost Japanese investments abroad should be sensitive to relevant international human rights standards and labour standards, including the UN Guiding Principles on foreign debt and human rights and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights,” Mr. [Cephas] Lumina [UN Special Rapporteur on the effect of foreign debts on human rights] cautioned.“Consideration should be also given to ensuring more comprehensive regulation of Japanese foreign business activities to address issues such as tax evasion...