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Japan: Death row inmates' lawyers call for discussion on executions
At the January 27 press conference held at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward, the lawyers insisted that executions in Japan are being carried out in a state of secrecy, both to the Japanese public and the outer world, and called for more debate on the matter and for…Source — The Mainichi
Japan: Death row inmates sue over 'cruel' hanging
Japan is one of the few economically developed countries to still have the death penalty, and hanging has been its sole execution method for around 150 years. The trio at the Osaka detention centre, whose identities have not been revealed, are “seeking an injunction” against death by hanging, lawye…Source — RTE
Le Japon exécute des condamnés à mort, pour la première fois depuis 2019
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Japon : Les prisons japonaises s’adaptent au vieillissement de leurs détenus
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Japon : des condamnés à mort poursuivent le gouvernement en justice
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Japan: expensive daily products at Osaka prison prompts 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.Source — Japan Times
Japan: de plus en plus de japonais âgés se font arrêter pour profiter de la prison
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.Source — Le Monde
Japan: Carlos Ghosn, déjà une semaine en prison
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French versionSource — Paris Match
Inside Japan’s chilling death row prisons where inmates are executed with no warning after decades waiting to die
Seven members of a brainwashed doomsday cult were hanged last week in a sterile Japanese execution chamber for carrying out a deadly gas attack in 1995. The Asian country is one of only two first world democracies, along with the US, who kill their own citizens.Source — The Sun
Japón: ancianos que cometen delitos para al menos tener compañía en la cárcel
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the Spanish version.Source — La Verdad
Japan: the elderly are committing more crimes than teenagers
Lonely seniors are shoplifting in search of the community and stability of jail.Source — Bloomberg
Japon : après plus de vingt ans de prison, deux condamnés à mort ont été exécutés:
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.Source — Les voix du monde
Japan: new magazine offers convicts hope of escaping from a life of crime
To prevent those with criminal convictions from committing further offenses after leaving correctional facilities, a job magazine for people with a history of crime or delinquency will be distributed at prisons and juvenile training schools nationwide starting mid-July.Source — The Japan Times
Japan: the arrested development of female prisons
Though the prison population in Japan is remarkably small compared to other countries, there have been increases in recent years among certain demographics. The media is particularly sensitive to elderly inmates. Less remarked upon are female prisoners.Source — The Japan Times
Japan: justice chief targets Juvenile Law so 18-year-olds can be charged as adults
Justice Minister Katsutoshi Kaneda has consulted an advisory panel about the possibility of lowering the age of criminal adulthood to 18 from 20, a move critics claim could deprive 18- and 19-year-old offenders of the rehabilitation opportunities guaranteed by the Juvenile Law.Source — The Japan Times
Japan: justice chief targets Juvenile Law so 18-year-olds can be charged as adults
Justice Minister Katsutoshi Kaneda has consulted an advisory panel about the possibility of lowering the age of criminal adulthood to 18 from 20, a move critics claim could deprive 18- and 19-year-old offenders of the rehabilitation opportunities guaranteed by the Juvenile Law.Source — The Japan Times
Japon : pour les vieux détenus, la prison est un refuge
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.Source — Libération
Japan : Asahikawa prison revamped for elderly inmates
Should prison facilities be friendly to aging inmates or remain punitively hard for criminals? It is a question that was faced by Asahikawa Prison in Hokkaido, which was remodeled and reopened earlier this year. The three-story, reinforced concrete building has about 500 private cells, each equippe…Source — The Japan Times
Japon : un grand pas vers l’abolition de la peine capitale
Sorry, this article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.Source — Courrier International & Asahi Shimbun
Japan : two prisoners executed amid protests
Hangings took place weeks before Japan is due to host the G7 leaders summit. Human rights campaigners have condemned Japan’s use of the death penalty after two inmates were hanged, bringing the number of executions to 16 since the prime minister, Shinzo Abe, took office in late 2012.Source — The Guardian