Four years after a deadly arson attack on a psychosomatic clinic in Osaka, the sister of the clinic's director is helping rehabilitate inmates and those who have a drug addiction. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/16/japan/crime-legal/arson-osaka-sister-rehabilitation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #arson #osaka #mentalhealth #hospitals #japaneseprisons

The Tokyo District Court ordered the government to pay ¥1.5 million in damages after finding medical care provided to an inmate at a juvenile detention facility in Saitama had been “grossly unsatisfactory.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/31/japan/crime-legal/state-damages-detainee-cancer/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #saitama #japaneseprisons