The government is set to delay the submission to parliament of a bill aimed at amending the country's retrial system. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/09/japan/retrial-reform-bill-submission-delay/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #japanesecourts #diet

The Hokkaido government has returned a hunting rifle to a 77-year-old hunter following a court ruling that set aside the revocation of his license after he shot a bear at the request of local authorities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/09/japan/society/hokkaido-returns-rifle-to-hunter/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #hokkaido #bears #hunting #japanesecourts

Retrial and wrongful conviction experts have released a joint statement opposing a Japanese government council's controversial proposal to reform the retrial system. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/07/japan/crime-legal/japan-retrial-system-reform-opposition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #justiceministry #falseconvictions #ldp

The family of a wrongfully arrested man who died while in prolonged pretrial detention sued the state Monday, seeking to hold judges accountable for repeatedly denying him bail. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/06/japan/crime-legal/bereaved-family-sues-hostage-justice/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #ohkawarakakohki #japanesecourts

Members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party have voiced opposition to a draft bill that would continue to allow prosecutors to file appeals over retrials. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/04/japan/politics/ldp-retrial-system-reform-bill-oppose/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #japanesecourts

Unification Church followers are preparing to set up a new organization that may not have legal status, following a Tokyo High Court order to dissolve the religious group, sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/03/japan/unification-church-new-organization/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #unificationchurch #japanesecourts

Japan has adopted legislation to introduce to automobile-related laws numerical thresholds for excessive speed and alcohol levels, clarifying where the crime of dangerous driving causing death or injury may be applied. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/31/japan/dangerous-driving-government-legislation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #driving #justiceministry #japanesecourts #death

Japan will introduce its joint custody system on Wednesday, marking a sweeping overhaul of the country's family law under a revised Civil Code, the first of its kind in over a century. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/31/japan/society/joint-custody-starts-april/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #japanesecourts #domesticviolence #childabuse #parenthood #divorce #children #justiceministry #familylaw #marriage

Public prosecutors have indicted Maki Takubo, former mayor of the city of Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, on suspicion of violations including contravening the local autonomy law through alleged academic fraud. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/31/japan/crime-legal/ex-mayor-ito-indictment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #makitakubo #shizuoka #localgovernment #ito #japanesecourts

A growing number of women in Japan who were deceived by men pretending to be single into entering a sexual relationship are pushing for the practice to be made a criminal offense. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/31/japan/crime-legal/married-men-deception-criminal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #marriage #romancescams #sexcrimes