Japan has enacted revisions to the Code of Criminal Procedure and other legislation aimed at digitizing criminal justice ...

Japan’s parliament approved penalizing criminal defamation by up to one year in prison after the suicide of a young reality television star prompted a national debate over cyberbullying.

In Japan, criminal suspects face severe abuses in pretrial detention. Authorities routinely strip them of their right to remain silent, interrogate them without a lawyer, coerce them to confess to ...

Yusuke Doi’s music career was just taking off. The 21-year-old had signed a contract with a record company to produce his first album. Then the police called. Around 10,000 yen ($98) had been ...

The new Diet should open an inquiry into the country’s troubled criminal justice system. On October 9, Japan’s Public Prosecutors Office waived its right to appeal the acquittal after the ...

Lawmakers in Japan have cleared the way for tough punishments in cases of criminal defamation after a wrestler who was bullied died by suicide. Cleared by Japan’s upper house on Monday ...

Lt. Ridge Alkonis was sentenced to three years after causing a deadly traffic accident in 2021. The case has irritated U.S. relations with a crucial military ally. By Mike Ives and Hisako Ueno ...