Fuchu Prison, the largest all-male penitentiary in Japan, houses the country’s highest number of foreign inmates, including several Filipinos. Once lured to the Land of the Rising Sun by dreams of a better life, these individuals now face the stark realities of incarceration.
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TOKYO – Terumi Tanaka, an atomic bomb survivor, or hibakusha, and co-chair of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Nihon Hidankyo, shared his harrowing experience of the Nagasaki bombing 79 years ago.
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TOKYO – Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has launched a two-week campaign, starting Thursday, to choose a successor to outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. Nine candidates are in the running, each aiming to restore public confidence following a political funds scandal.
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TOKYO – Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki has strongly criticized the Japanese national government for withholding information from the Okinawan prefectural government about recent sexual assaults involving U.S. military personnel, citing concerns over protecting victims’ privacy.
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TOKYO – Japan’s criminal justice system is once again under scrutiny, with renewed calls from victims and critics for reform and the abolition of its reliance on “hostage justice.”
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