LAW & CRIME
Hyogo Police Compelled 12-Year-Old Girl to Confess to False Report
The incident puts a spotlight on how police interrogation tactics play a role in Japan's lauded 99.9% conviction rate.
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LAW & CRIME
The incident puts a spotlight on how police interrogation tactics play a role in Japan's lauded 99.9% conviction rate.
WOMEN
The move will also remove other small (and silly) gender differences, such as rank insignia being smaller on women's uniforms.
LAW & CRIME
The man wasn't drunk and didn't threaten anyone or brandish a weapon - his only crime appears to be being poor.
FEATURED
Itō Shiori's award-winning documentary BLACK BOX DIARIES still can't be screened in Japan. Is that truly in the interests of justice?
WOMEN
The Japanese government says it refused to grant the woman's kids new passports out of joint custody concerns.
LAW & CRIME
Abandoned houses continue to rise in Japan - and thieves are taking advantage of it by finding them and stripping them clean.
LAW & CRIME
The 59-year-old doctor from Yokozuka denies telling a soldier he'd kill him if he didn't stop hacking up a lung.
WOMEN
Tokyo Police say they're taking action as social media users continue to brag about committing crimes as female students rush to exams.