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https://www.alojapan.com/1533836/japan-prisons-roll-out-facility-visits-to-promote-dialogue-with-citizens/ Japan prisons roll out facility visits to promote dialogue with citizens #FuchuPrison #HumanRights #JapanesePrisons #PenalCode #VisitJapan Japanese prisons are engaging with citizens through an “interactive facility visit” program that allows visitors and prison officers to exchange views. The initiative follows the integration of imprisonment with mandatory labor into imprisonment without labor under the revised Penal Code, which took effect

Japanese prisons are engaging with citizens through an "interactive facility visit" program that allows visitors and prison officers to exchange views. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/01/japan/society/japan-prisons-citizens-dialogue/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #japaneseprisons #penalcode #fuchuprison

https://www.alojapan.com/1521863/locked-up-in-luxury-at-the-new-hoshinoya-nara-prison-hotel/ Locked up in luxury at the new Hoshinoya Nara Prison hotel #FineDining #hotels #JapanTrips #JapanesePrisons #LuxuryGoods #meiji #Nara #NaraPrison #tourism #trips Nara – Wherever you roam within Nara’s newest luxury hotel, it’s impossible to forget that you’re living the high life where countless figures from the not-too-distant past were incarcerated. The physical structure of the Hoshinoya Nara Prison hotel is as imposing as it is stately. A

For over a century, Japan's newest luxury lodging didn't welcome guests — it confined convicts. Now, the Hoshinoya Nara Prison hotel and adjacent museum offer a quiet reflection on incarceration, freedom and hope. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/08/08/travel/hoshinoya-nara-prison-hotel-meiji-period-architecture-travel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #travel #hotels #nara #finedining #japaneseprisons #meijiera

Tochigi Prison, Japan's largest prison for women, is a microcosm of what female prisons across the nation face: from the increasing foreign population and rising recidivism to a high percentage of mental health issues. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/26/japan/society/tochigi-female-prison/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #tochigi #japaneseprisons #women039sissues #sexcrimes #mentalhealth

Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women

Tochigi – On the outskirts of the city of Tochigi, around 30 women dressed in powder pink uniforms…
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Japan is relying heavily on volunteer probation officers to support rehabilitation, but aging, shortages and safety fears are putting growing strain on the system. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/22/japan/crime-legal/japan-volunteer-probation-officers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #miyagi #probation #japaneseprisons #japanesecourts #justiceministry

Miyagi volunteer probation officers seek sustainable rehabilitation system

As the ratio of repeat offenders under criminal law remains high in Japan, the role of volunteer probation officers who guide and support people on probation has become increasingly important. However, the system of r…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1501810/miyagi-volunteer-probation-officers-seek-sustainable-rehabilitation-system/

https://www.alojapan.com/1501810/miyagi-volunteer-probation-officers-seek-sustainable-rehabilitation-system/ Miyagi volunteer probation officers seek sustainable rehabilitation system #Japan #JapanNews #JapaneseCourts #JapanesePrisons #JusticeMinistry #miyagi #news #probation As the ratio of repeat offenders under criminal law remains high in Japan, the role of volunteer probation officers who guide and support people on probation has become increasingly important. However, the system of relying on such volunteers — called hogoshi, who work in a com

Osaka Prison in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, is working on a model program that supports inmates with developmental disorders to help them better reintegrate into society. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/01/japan/society/osaka-inmates-developmental-disorders/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #japaneseprisons #mentalhealth #disability

A death-row inmate says she's been surveilled 24/7 for 24 years. Now, she's suing the Japanese government for a breach of human rights. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/20/japan/crime-legal/female-death-row-inmate-surveillance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #justiceministry #cctv #japaneseprisons #tokyodetentionhouse #deathpenalty #hirokokazama

A Vietnamese interpreter in Sendai is supporting his fellow countrymen in detention centers and prisons in Japan by sending them books written in their native tongue. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/09/japan/society/vietnamese-interpreter-books-detainees/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #vietnam #japaneseprisons #japanesecourts #books #interpretation

The Vietnamese interpreter who sends his imprisoned countrymen books

A Vietnamese interpreter in Sendai is supporting his fellow countrymen in detention centers and prisons in Japan by sending them books written in their native language. “Even those who committed crimes can change their lives if they…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1461902/the-vietnamese-interpreter-who-sends-his-imprisoned-countrymen-books/

https://www.alojapan.com/1461902/the-vietnamese-interpreter-who-sends-his-imprisoned-countrymen-books/ The Vietnamese interpreter who sends his imprisoned countrymen books ##interpretation #books #Japan #JapanNews #JapaneseCourts #JapanesePrisons #news #vietnam A Vietnamese interpreter in Sendai is supporting his fellow countrymen in detention centers and prisons in Japan by sending them books written in their native language. “Even those who committed crimes can change their lives if they read books and acquire the right mindset,” said Do Van

Four years after a deadly arson attack on a psychosomatic clinic in Osaka, the sister of the clinic's director is helping rehabilitate inmates and those who have a drug addiction. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/16/japan/crime-legal/arson-osaka-sister-rehabilitation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #arson #osaka #mentalhealth #hospitals #japaneseprisons

Four years on, Osaka arson victim’s sister helps to rehabilitate inmates

OSAKA – Four years after a deadly arson attack on a psychosomatic clinic in Osaka, the sister of the clinic’s then 49-year-old director is helping rehabilitate inmates, as well as people suffering from drug addiction. Nobuko Ni…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1428653/four-years-on-osaka-arson-victims-sister-helps-to-rehabilitate-inmates/

https://www.alojapan.com/1428653/four-years-on-osaka-arson-victims-sister-helps-to-rehabilitate-inmates/ Four years on, Osaka arson victim’s sister helps to rehabilitate inmates #arson #hospitals #JapanesePrisons #MentalHealth #news #Osaka #OsakaNews #大阪 #大阪府 OSAKA – Four years after a deadly arson attack on a psychosomatic clinic in Osaka, the sister of the clinic’s then 49-year-old director is helping rehabilitate inmates, as well as people suffering from drug addiction. Nobuko Nishizawa, 48, whose brother, Kotaro, was among the 26 victi

The Tokyo District Court ordered the government to pay ¥1.5 million in damages after finding medical care provided to an inmate at a juvenile detention facility in Saitama had been “grossly unsatisfactory.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/31/japan/crime-legal/state-damages-detainee-cancer/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #saitama #japaneseprisons

Japan's Justice Ministry has begun requiring all prison officers to display newly assigned six-digit identification numbers on their uniforms to prevent the mistreatment of inmates. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/20/japan/crime-legal/prison-officers-id/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japaneseprisons #japanesepolice #justiceministry

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. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/05/japan/crime-legal/prison-reform/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japaneseprisons #justiceministry #humanrights

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. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/20/japan/society/japan-inmates-rehabilitation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #nara #japaneseprisons #justiceministry #agriculture

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. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/05/15/film/kanekos-commissary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #ryuheimaruyama #gofurukawa #japanesefilm #japaneseprisons

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. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/05/japan/crime-legal/imprisonment-penalty-reform/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japaneseprisons #justiceministry

https://www.alojapan.com/1265989/japanese-prisons-prepare-for-imprisonment-penalty-reform/ Japanese prisons prepare for imprisonment penalty reform #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #JapanesePrisons #JusticeMinistry #news Japan is preparing to make available 24 new correctional courses at prisons and other facilities ahead of the June 1 reform of imprisonment penalties that will change the focus of incarceration to preventing repeat offenses. The revised Penal Code, which takes effect that day, will make imprisonment fully…

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. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/25/japan/crime-legal/ikebukuro-car-crash-inmate-dies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #trafficaccidents #ikebukuro #tokyo #kozoiizuka #japaneseprisons

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. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/18/japan/crime-legal/support-prisoners-mental-disabilities/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #justiceministry #osaka #osakaprison #japaneseprisons

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. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/06/japan/crime-legal/inmate-hints-at-attacking-girls/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #okayama #hyogo #stabbings #japanesecourts #japaneseprisons

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. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/16/japan/crime-legal/probation-officers/ #japan #crimelegal #justiceministry #japaneseprisons #volunteers

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. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/15/japan/crime-legal/inmates-names-honorifics/ #japan #crimelegal #japaneseprisons #nagoya #justiceministry

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." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/18/japan/crime-legal/michael-taylor-fuchu-prison/ #japan #crimelegal #michaeltaylor #fuchuprison #carlosghosn #japaneseprisons

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. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/19/japan/society/fuchu-prison-foreigners/ #japan #society #fuchuprison #japaneseprisons #justiceministry #expats

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. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/19/japan/crime-legal/ikebukuro-fatal-accident-five-years-on/ #japan #crimelegal #ikebukuro #trafficaccidents #socialmedia #japanesecourts #japaneseprisons #driving #elderly

Handcuffs during pregnancy, separation from newborn babies and insufficient care for elderly inmates are among the abuses suffered by women incarcerated in Japan, Human Rights Watch said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/15/japan/crime-legal/japan-women-prisoners-human-rights/?utm_content=buffer8af18&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #japaneseprisons #women039sissues #humanrights

The Justice Ministry on Friday released a plan aimed at preventing prison officers from abusing inmates, in the wake of cases of abuse at Nagoya Prison. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/06/23/national/justice-ministry-prison-reforms/?utm_content=buffer7308d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #nagoya #justiceministry #japaneseprisons

A third-party panel submitted a set of proposals to the Justice Ministry on Wednesday aimed at improving the nation’s prison conditions in response to a case involving the repeated abuse of inmates at a Nagoya facility. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/06/21/national/crime-legal/ministry-panel-prison-reform/?utm_content=bufferc08d2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #nagoya #justiceministry #japaneseprisons

Nagoya Prison has referred to public prosecutors 13 officers who are suspected of assaulting three inmates over several months last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/04/28/national/crime-legal/nagoya-prison-guards-prosecutors/?utm_content=buffer659d8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bufferapp.com&utm_campaign=buffer #news #japan #nagoya #justiceministry #aichi #nagoyaprison #japaneseprisons