The proportion of foreign residents in Japan could surpass 10% of the population as early as 2040, Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki said Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/31/japan/society/japans-foreign-population-10-2040/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #keisukesuzuki #justiceministry #foreignworkers #population #depopulation
A Justice Ministry expert panel has called for establishing a new forum to discuss an update to the criminal procedure law, including expanding the scope of cases subject to video and audio recordings of interrogations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/25/japan/crime-legal/interrogation-recordings-expansion/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #justiceministry #japanesepolice #japanesecourts
A trial challenging Japan's lengthy and grueling detention of criminal suspects has opened in Tokyo, with plaintiffs decrying "subhuman" treatment they say ignores the presumption of innocence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/10/japan/crime-legal/japan-hostage-justice-trial/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #justiceministry #japanesecourts #falseconvictions #japanesepolice
A man on death row for killing nine people in Kanagawa Prefecture in 2017 was executed Friday, in the first execution in Japan since 2022. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/27/japan/crime-legal/prisoner-on-death-row-executed/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #deathpenalty #kanagawa #zama #justiceministry