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PRISON

Nara Prison, completed in 1908, serves as a rare testament to the Meiji government's efforts to showcase the modernization of confinement facilities in Japan during that era.
BUSINESS
Oct 1, 2023
Luxury lockup: Former Japan prison to open as high-end hotel in 2026
While guests will be able to appreciate the facility's rich history, Hoshino Resorts assures that they will not have to endure confined conditions.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 28, 2023
13 Nagoya prison officers referred to prosecutors over assaults
The Nagoya District Public Prosecutor's Office will conduct investigations to determine whether to indict the officers, who range from 21 to 37 years old.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 22, 2022
Protest chants, a riot and gunshots: How a prison fire unfolded in Iran
The cause of the fire remains unclear, but witnesses and families of prisoners say that the authorities had been bracing for unrest in the notorious Evin Prison in northern Tehran.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 8, 2022
More Japanese prisons to make products designed by Montbell
Inmates at Abashiri Prison in Hokkaido have already been producing items designed by the outdoor goods firm, and the program's success has led to its expansion.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 8, 2022
Smuggled sketches offer glimpses of life in harsh Myanmar prison
Thousands of political prisoners have been sent to Insein prison since last year's military coup.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 31, 2021
South Korean ex-president Park freed after nearly 5 years in prison
President Moon Jae-in granted a special pardon to Park last week, citing her deteriorating health.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 12, 2020
Japan's first drill of prison coronavirus outbreak held in Kyoto
The drill was based on coronavirus countermeasures drawn up by the Justice Ministry, which oversees such detention facilities across the country.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 26, 2019
Employee of Japanese trading house Itochu sentenced to three years in prison in China
An employee of Japanese trading house Itochu Corp., who was detained in China in 2018 on suspicion of harming national security, has been sentenced to three years in prison in the country, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 7, 2019
Pope and ex-death row inmate Iwao Hakamada could meet during Japan visit in signal on capital punishment
Expectations are growing that Pope Francis will meet with an 83-year-old man whose death sentence was recently suspended after a 48-year stint on death row, to send a clear signal about his opposition to capital punishment.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 24, 2019
Psychologist approved Jeffrey's Epstein's removal from suicide watch but gave no reason
A psychologist at the federal detention center in New York City where financier Jeffrey Epstein was jailed on sex-trafficking charges had approved his removal from suicide watch before he killed himself, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 17, 2019
Three given prison terms over bogus Tokyo land sale to Sekisui House
Three people were given prison terms Wednesday over a bogus Tokyo land sale in 2017 that targeted home builder Sekisui House Ltd.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Apr 17, 2019
Expensive daily products at Osaka Prison prompt human rights concern from lawyers
Tissue paper and other daily products sold at Osaka Prison are so expensive that inmates mostly cannot purchase them, a situation amounting to a human rights violation, according to local lawyers.
JAPAN
Jan 31, 2019
Flu hits 300 staffers and inmates at Nagoya Prison, sparking lockdown and state of emergency
The last time more than a hundred people at the prison caught the flu was in 2015 when 109 got sick.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 31, 2018
Boston Irish mob boss James 'Whitey' Bulger, inspiration for film 'The Departed,' killed in prison
James "Whitey" Bulger, who lived a double life as one of Boston's most notorious mobsters and as a secret FBI informant before going on the run for 16 years, was killed at a federal prison in West Virginia, sources said Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 5, 2018
Peruvian ex-strongman Fujimori, 80, warns from hospital that return to prison will kill him
Peru's former authoritarian leader Alberto Fujimori on Thursday appealed to current President Martin Vizcarra and to judges not to return him to prison because his "heart would not cope."
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 24, 2018
Japanese government ordered to pay damages over inmate's solitary confinement
A district court on Wednesday ordered the government to pay ¥400,000 in damages to an inmate who was unjustifiably held for months in solitary confinement in a cell equipped with a surveillance camera.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 1, 2018
Prison escapee eluded massive manhunt by hiding in vacation home attic
The fugitive fled last month from a low-security prison in Ehime Prefecture and was caught in Hiroshima on Monday, ending a search that involved some 15,500 personnel.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 24, 2018
Hunt for inmate continues after escape from open prison in Ehime Prefecture
Police officers have been hunting in vain for an inmate who escaped from an open prison in Imabari, keeping investigators and local residents on edge.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 17, 2018
Security to be boosted at schools on Hiroshima Prefecture island where prison fugitive is believed to be hiding
Some 96 prison officers will be deployed to schools on Hiroshima Prefecture's Mukaishima island where a fugitive who escaped from prison over a week ago is believed to be hiding, the justice minister said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 9, 2018
Convicted thief escapes from open prison in Ehime Prefecture
Police put a convicted thief on the wanted list Monday after he escaped from a prison in Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, the night before.
Japan’s cannabis market growing rapidly amid regulatory shift
The legality of products that contain cannabinoids, a group of substances derived from the cannabis plant, has been somewhat murky in Japan.
Philippines wants U.S. and Japan to take over rail deal eyed by China
Delfin Lorenzana
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
At least one dead, seven missing after two MSDF helicopters crash off Izu Islands
Contact was lost with the two SH-60K helicopters, each carrying four crew, in an area east of Torishima in the Izu Island chain during anti-submarine warfare training Saturday night.
Tokyo Rainbow Pride lights up capital as organizers celebrate 30 years
Rainbow flags were flown through the capital's busy Shibuya and Harajuku areas for Tokyo Rainbow Pride events this weekend as organizers hailed 30 years of one of Asia's largest LGBTQ celebrations.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
Tsukiji 2030s: A stadium, culinary center and transportation hub
A computer-generated image shows redevelopment plans for the former site of the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo.
Hearing the impact of climate change in Okinawa, one bird call at a time
Toshihiro Kinjo (center), a research support technician at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, inspects an audio recording device in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 3 as Masako Ogasawara, a research support specialist at OIST, looks on.
Japan’s cannabis market growing rapidly amid regulatory shift
The legality of products that contain cannabinoids, a group of substances derived from the cannabis plant, has been somewhat murky in Japan.

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