Tokyo high court rules against 2014 decision that conviction of Iwao Hakamada was unsafeA Japanese man who was freed in 2014 after spending 45 years on death row could be sent back to prison after a court overturned the decision to grant him a retrial.Iwao Hakamada was sentenced to hang in 1968 for the murders two years earlier of a company president, his wife and their … [Read more...] about Japan: man freed after 45 years on death row could go back to jail
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In Japan, Too, Outrageous Is the New Normal
By Koichi NakanoMr. Nakano is a political scientist in Japan/June 11, 2018 TOKYO — A sketchy land deal implicating the prime minister’s wife is revealed, then a vast cover-up by government officials. The relevant minister acknowledges the wrongdoing, apologizes and says he will fulfill his duty — by refunding a year’s worth of his salary as cabinet minister, or about … [Read more...] about In Japan, Too, Outrageous Is the New Normal
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Stop the extension of the Anti-Terrorism Special Measures Law; stop new legislation for Japan’s military assistance to retaliatory war Zenroren General Council Meeting calls for an offensive taking advantage of the emerging situation offering chances for winning change Let us achieve a minimum wage raise to 1,000 yen per hour using the power of … [Read more...] about ZENROREN LABOR NEWS
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2007 OCTOBER 17 - OCTOBER 23 Diet must discuss basic prerequisite for ending terrorism: JCP Shii "In discussing the new anti-terrorism special measures bill, it is important for every party to get to the root of the issue. What is needed to stabilize the situation in Afghanistan and to eradicate terrorism? What should Japan do to achieve these … [Read more...] about JAPAN PRESS SERVICE NEWS