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JUSTICE MINISTRY

Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 26, 2017
Japan looks to welcome fourth-generation Japanese living abroad
The Justice Ministry is considering giving residency status to fourth-generation Japanese immigrants in Latin America and elsewhere, a move that would allow them to work in Japan long term, officials have said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 17, 2017
Reported crimes in Japan fell below 1 million mark last year
The overall number of crimes committed in Japan continued to drop in 2016, falling below the 1 million mark for the first time in the postwar era, according to the annual White Paper on Crime released Friday by the Justice Ministry.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 13, 2017
Record number of dual nationality holders became Japanese in 2016
The number of dual nationality holders who opted for Japanese citizenship exclusively and registered it with the government in fiscal 2016 topped 3,000 for the first time ever.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 13, 2017
Japan welcomes record 13.34 million overseas visitors in first half of 2017
The number of foreign nationals who entered Japan in the first half of 2017 jumped 16.4 percent from a year earlier to 13.34 million, the highest level ever on a half-year basis, the Justice Ministry has said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2017
Firms seeking foreign help get guidance on visas
The Justice Ministry has drafted guidelines to help companies that want to hire international students understand the types of jobs eligible for granting visas.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Sep 3, 2017
How Japan got new contract law it neither wants nor needs
One possible explanation for the inexplicable change in contract law: It is a giant experiment driven by academic hubris and bureaucratic ambition.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / CABINET INTERVIEW 2017
Aug 10, 2017
New justice minister has no plans to boost Japan's refugee intake
Newly appointed Justice Minister Yoko Kamikawa says she has no specific plan to increase Japan's intake of refugees despite the number of applicants hitting a record high last year.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 4, 2017
Bill to lower age of adulthood set for submission to Diet in fall
New Justice Minister Yoko Kamikawa says her ministry might submit a bill to lower the legal age of adulthood from 20 to 18 this fall.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jul 28, 2017
Panel urges Justice Ministry check asylum requests more thoroughly
A panel urged the Justice Ministry Friday to conduct more in-depth background checks on those applying for refugee status, and not just rush them through the system if they don't at first appear to meet the requirements for approval.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 13, 2017
Japan executes two inmates, including one who appealed for a retrial
Amnesty International protests the hanging of two convicted murderers, bringing the number of executions to 19 since Prime Minister Shinzo Abe returned to power in 2012.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 3, 2017
The arrested development of female prisons
Though the prison population in Japan is remarkably small compared to other countries, there have been increases in recent years among certain demographics. The media is particularly sensitive to elderly inmates. Less remarked upon are female prisoners.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 2, 2017
Justice seen hamstrung as experts say Japan court interpreters should be licensed
Courts are supposed to be bastions of justice. But equal justice may be thwarted for some defendants owing to language barriers.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 24, 2017
Death-row inmate convicted of 1970s leftist serial bombings dies in prison
A 68-year-old death-row inmate convicted of serial bombings at companies in 1974 and 1975 has died of multiple myeloma at the Tokyo detention house, the Justice Ministry said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2017
Japan's foreign residents offer up insights in unprecedented survey on discrimination
Bigoted comments and business policies appear at the top of the list as Japan releases its first nationwide survey on discrimination.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2017
Record 2.38 million foreign residents living in Japan in 2016
A record 2,382,822 foreign nationals were registered as living in Japan as of the end of last year, a 6.7 percent increase from the previous year, the Justice Ministry said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Mar 6, 2017
Revisions seek to bring Japan's archaic sex crime laws into modern era
For the first time since the Penal Code took effect in 1907, the Justice Ministry is compiling a package of amendments to Japan's sex crime statutes that, if passed, will be the first major shake-up of those laws in more than a century.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 17, 2017
List of 'crimes' proposed for contentious conspiracy bill slashed
Lawmakers slash hundreds of acts, offenses and behaviors proposed for criminalization under the conspiracy bill, as the Cabinet prepares to send the contentious legislation to the Diet again.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2017
Record 10,901 refugee applicants face abysmal odds of acceptance in Japan
As refugee applications continue to break records in Japan, the government's abysmal acceptance rate remains cause for international criticism.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 10, 2017
Justice chief targets Juvenile Law so 18-year-olds can be charged as adults
Justice Minister Katsutoshi Kaneda consults an advisory panel about the feasibility of lowering the age of criminal responsibility to 18 from 20.
JAPAN / Society
Feb 4, 2017
Justice Ministry distributes examples of hate speech to combat discrimination
The Justice Ministry sends examples of discriminatory language banned by the law against racist propaganda and hate speech to about 70 governments across the country.
Rare sequel to 'My Neighbor Totoro' to play at Cannes
A screening of "Mei and the Baby Cat Bus," which is being billed as a "mini-sequel" to the Studio Ghibli classic "My Neighbor Totoro," is set to take place at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
Fuchu Prison adapting to foreign prisoners
From the outside, the light-brown complex that is Fuchu Prison in western Tokyo could easily be mistaken for a city hall.
Why half of Japan's cities are at risk of disappearing in 100 years
A couple looks out onto the Fukuoka nightscape. Due to its distance from Tokyo and its close proximity to South Korea and China, professor Tomoya Mori believes that Fukuoka is one of the few metropolitan regions of Japan that will see some form of growth in the decades to come.
Japan concerned over U.S. officials' remarks on atomic bombings
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks to reporters during a news conference in Washington on Thursday.
Fuchu Prison adapting to foreign prisoners
From the outside, the light-brown complex that is Fuchu Prison in western Tokyo could easily be mistaken for a city hall.
The politicians moving Japan forward on climate
While not the most outspoken politician on the issue, digital minister Taro Kono has a track record of being serious in his commitment to addressing the climate crisis.
Seoul's eclectic Art OnO shines light on Japan's artists and galleries
Art OnO, which took place from April 19 to 21 in Seoul, featured a modest number of 36 participating galleries from 15 countries.
Want to be a voice actor? Stay 'true to the character'
SungWon Cho is a veteran with more than 10 years of experience portraying characters in anime, cartoons and video games.
Local theater in Japan is more than a hobby — it’s a community
Japan Times contributor Laura Pollacco (front right) was offered the role of one of her all-time favorite heroines, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet, in the Tokyo International Players’ production of “Pride and Prejudice.”

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