Japan granted refugee status to a record-high 303 people in 2023, as applicants more than tripled from the previous year following a recovery in inbound travel, the country's immigration agency said Tuesday. The total increased by 101 from the previous year, marking a significant rise, but still fell far behind…
Justice Minister Ryuji Koizumi said on Feb. 22 that he has ordered staff in prisons and other criminal justice facilities to use proper language and not the slang commonly used behind bars.
During a parliamentary session on Thursday, Japan’s Justice Minister Ryuji Koizumi said that between 2014 and 2022, the Justice Ministry found six violations of a 2014 directive effectively banning all penal institutions from using restraints on imprisoned pregnant women inside delivery rooms.