Japan
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary government
- CONSTITUTION
- May 3, 1947
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on the German model with Anglo-American influences; review of legislative acts by the Supreme Court
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, House of Councillors (Sangi-in) and House of Representatives (Shugi-in)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court (president appointed by the King on the recommendation of the Government, others appointed by the Government)
RELIGIONS
majority of Buddhists and Shintoists; minorities of Catholics, Protestants, and Orthodox
From the country
- APRIL 7, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. PROSECUTORS APPEAL REOPENING CASE FOR DEATH ROW INMATE MASARU OKUNISHI
prosecutors in Japan filed an appeal against a ruling by the Nagoya High Court for a retrial of Masaru Okunishi, a death row inmate convicted of murdering five women in a wine poisoning case in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, in 1961.
- APRIL 6, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. MAN ON DEATH ROW SINCE 1972 TO GET RETRIAL IN 1961 MURDER CASE
the Nagoya High Court, Japan, decided to allow a retrial for Masaru Okunishi, who had been on the death row since 1972 when he was convicted of murdering five women in a wine poisoning case in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, in 1961, citing new evidence that coul
- MARCH 29, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
Junya Hattori
Junya Hattori
- MARCH 28, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. MAN TO HANG AFTER BOTCHED ASSASSINATION BID LEAVES 3 DEAD
Masato Kohinata, a member of an organised crime group who shot to death three random customers at a bar while trying to assassinate a rival gang boss, was sentenced to death.
- MARCH 3, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. DEATH PENALTY SOUGHT FOR COUPLE OVER KILLING OF 7 IN FUKUOKA
prosecutors in Japan demanded the death penalty for a man and a woman in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, accusing them of killing seven people including the woman's own relatives in the late 1990s.
- MARCH 3, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR OKASHITA
Japan's Supreme Court upheld the death sentence for Kaoru Okashita, a 58 year old man convicted of murdering two people
- FEBRUARY 21, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
the Chiba District Court, Japan, sentenced Koji Takao
the Chiba District Court, Japan, sentenced Koji Takao
- FEBRUARY 19, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
according to a government survey, Japanese voters were overwhelmingly...
according to a government survey, Japanese voters were overwhelmingly...
- FEBRUARY 17, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
an appellate court in Shanghai, China, rejected an appeal made by Tadahiro Furusawa
an appellate court in Shanghai, China, rejected an appeal made by Tadahiro Furusawa
- JANUARY 27, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
Japan’s Supreme Court upheld lower court rulings that sentenced...
Japan’s Supreme Court upheld lower court rulings that sentenced...
- JANUARY 25, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
the Supreme Court of Japan upheld a high court decision sentencing...
the Supreme Court of Japan upheld a high court decision sentencing...
- JANUARY 13, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
Shigeru Yagi, a 55-year-old moneylender failed to escape from death...
Shigeru Yagi, a 55-year-old moneylender failed to escape from death...