The Justice Ministry is considering conducting the first nationwide survey on online hate speech against foreign visitors and residents in fiscal 2026. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/20/japan/japan-online-hate-speech-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #justiceministry #socialmedia #hatespeech #discrimination
The number of foreign residents in Japan as of the end of June rose 5% from the end of 2024 to a record high of 3,956,619, Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki said Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/10/japan/foreign-residents-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #foreignworkers #justiceministry #immigration
The number of foreign residents in Japan under the Specified Skilled Worker visa status, meant to fill severe labor shortages in certain sectors, reached a record high as of the end of June. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/30/japan/japan-skilled-foreign-workers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #foreignworkers #immigration #visas #justiceministry #immigrationservicesagency
The Justice Ministry on Monday presented a draft proposal to set numerical criteria for dangerous driving offenses, such as specific figures for speeding and drunk driving. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/30/japan/crime-legal/criteria-dangerous-driving/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #driving #justiceministry #japanesepolice #alcohol
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