As of March, more than 3.5 million cases of the mosquito-transmitted dengue and more than 1,000 deaths have been reported in the region, according to the Pan American Health Organization.
The film’s release in Japan, the only country ever attacked with nuclear weapons, had been watched with trepidation because of the sensitivity of the subject matter.
The U.S. and its Western allies accused Moscow of seeking to avoid scrutiny as it allegedly violates the sanctions to buy weapons from Pyongyang for its war in Ukraine.
The bill’s authors say they want it to send a message of support to Black people and others who have faced hostility in the workplace and beyond because of their hair.
“It’s about destabilization. It’s about undermining trust in institutions: government, monarchy, media — everything,” one security expert told NBC News.