The Japan Times<p>For the first time in more than a century, Japan has overhauled its prison system with new rules that place greater emphasis on rehabilitation over punishment to combat the country’s high recidivism rates. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/05/japan/crime-legal/prison-reform/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/</span><span class="invisible">05/japan/crime-legal/prison-reform/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crimelegal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japaneseprisons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japaneseprisons</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/justiceministry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>justiceministry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humanrights</span></a></p>
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The Japan Times<p>Pioneering an initiative to support former prison inmates as they reintegrate into society, Nara Prefecture has launched a fully funded foundation that provides both job training and housing. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/20/japan/society/japan-inmates-rehabilitation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/</span><span class="invisible">20/japan/society/japan-inmates-rehabilitation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nara" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nara</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japaneseprisons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japaneseprisons</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/justiceministry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>justiceministry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agriculture</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>First-time director Go Furukawa’s film stands out from the genre crowd for its informed examination of how the prison complex operates and affects everyone involved. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/05/15/film/kanekos-commissary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/</span><span class="invisible">05/15/film/kanekos-commissary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>culture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/film" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>film</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ryuheimaruyama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ryuheimaruyama</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gofurukawa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gofurukawa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesefilm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japanesefilm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japaneseprisons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japaneseprisons</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Japan is preparing to make available 24 new correctional courses at prisons and other facilities ahead of the June 1 reform of imprisonment penalties, which will make imprisonment fully without penal work. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/05/japan/crime-legal/imprisonment-penalty-reform/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/</span><span class="invisible">05/japan/crime-legal/imprisonment-penalty-reform/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crimelegal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japaneseprisons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japaneseprisons</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/justiceministry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>justiceministry</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>A 93-year-old inmate imprisoned over a car crash in which a mother and her young daughter were killed in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district in April 2019 has died of old age. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/25/japan/crime-legal/ikebukuro-car-crash-inmate-dies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/</span><span class="invisible">25/japan/crime-legal/ikebukuro-car-crash-inmate-dies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crimelegal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trafficaccidents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trafficaccidents</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ikebukuro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ikebukuro</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tokyo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tokyo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kozoiizuka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kozoiizuka</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japaneseprisons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japaneseprisons</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Japan's Justice Ministry is expanding clinical and career support for prisoners with mental and developmental disabilities by collaborating with medical institutions, municipalities and social welfare organizations. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/18/japan/crime-legal/support-prisoners-mental-disabilities/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/</span><span class="invisible">18/japan/crime-legal/support-prisoners-mental-disabilities/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crimelegal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/justiceministry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>justiceministry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/osaka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>osaka</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/osakaprison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>osakaprison</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japaneseprisons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japaneseprisons</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>A 45-year-old man serving an indefinite prison sentence for the 2004 murder of a girl in Tsuyama, Okayama Prefecture, has suggested that he was involved in the 2007 murder of another girl in Kakogawa, Hyogo Prefecture. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/06/japan/crime-legal/inmate-hints-at-attacking-girls/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/</span><span class="invisible">06/japan/crime-legal/inmate-hints-at-attacking-girls/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crimelegal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesepolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japanesepolice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/okayama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>okayama</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hyogo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hyogo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stabbings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stabbings</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesecourts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japanesecourts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japaneseprisons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japaneseprisons</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Japan is grappling with a significant shortage of volunteer probation officers, who work with the government to assist in the rehabilitation of offenders, with the positions unpaid and recruitment currently relying on existing officers' personal connections. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/16/japan/crime-legal/probation-officers/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/</span><span class="invisible">16/japan/crime-legal/probation-officers/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crimelegal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/justiceministry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>justiceministry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japaneseprisons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japaneseprisons</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/volunteers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>volunteers</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>A new rule requiring prison officers in Japan to use the honorifics san and kun when addressing inmates by their last names sparked apprehension at first. But three months later, both officers and inmates are warming up to the practice. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/15/japan/crime-legal/inmates-names-honorifics/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/</span><span class="invisible">15/japan/crime-legal/inmates-names-honorifics/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crimelegal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japaneseprisons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japaneseprisons</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nagoya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nagoya</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/justiceministry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>justiceministry</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Michael Taylor, the man who spirited auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn out of Japan in 2019, has challenged a depiction of Fuchu Prison, saying it missed key elements of the "Fuchu experience." <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/18/japan/crime-legal/michael-taylor-fuchu-prison/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/</span><span class="invisible">18/japan/crime-legal/michael-taylor-fuchu-prison/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crimelegal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/michaeltaylor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>michaeltaylor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fuchuprison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fuchuprison</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/carlosghosn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>carlosghosn</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japaneseprisons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japaneseprisons</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Fuchu Prison, which houses the largest population of foreign prisoners in the country, is taking measures to accommodate them in terms of language, culture, food and lifestyle. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/19/japan/society/fuchu-prison-foreigners/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/</span><span class="invisible">19/japan/society/fuchu-prison-foreigners/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fuchuprison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fuchuprison</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japaneseprisons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japaneseprisons</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/justiceministry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>justiceministry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/expats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>expats</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>After losing his wife and young daughter in a traffic accident five years ago, a man plans to meet with the driver responsible as part of his goal to prevent future fatalities. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/19/japan/crime-legal/ikebukuro-fatal-accident-five-years-on/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/</span><span class="invisible">19/japan/crime-legal/ikebukuro-fatal-accident-five-years-on/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crimelegal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ikebukuro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ikebukuro</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trafficaccidents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trafficaccidents</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesecourts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japanesecourts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japaneseprisons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japaneseprisons</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/driving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>driving</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elderly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elderly</span></a></p>
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