Japan to urge greater scrutiny over human rights with new checklist

Initiative focuses on specific risks for companies by sectors, products, regions

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A farmer picks cotton in China's Xinjiang region, which faces allegations of large-scale forced labor. The push to identify and reduce human rights abuses in corporate supply chains is growing worldwide. © Reuters

ANNA NISHINO, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japan will step up efforts to promote due diligence on human rights abuses, with a list of specific risks for companies to watch out for in different sectors, products, regions and within their own operations.

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