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
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2000JapanDEATH PENALTY
The three ruling parties, the Liberal Democratic Party,...
The three ruling parties, the Liberal Democratic Party, the New Komeito Party and the New Conservative Party , agreed on a draft of a bill to revise the Juvenile Law to make juveniles criminally responsible from the age of 14, down from the current age of
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2000JapanDEATH PENALTY
Policy planners of the three ruling parties-the Liberal...
Policy planners of the three ruling parties-the Liberal Democratic Party(LDP), New Komeito and Hoshuto (New Conservative Party)-decided to look into revising the Penal Code to pave the way for the introduction of life imprisonment without parole
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2000JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court upheld the death penalty for a 35-year-old...
The Supreme Court upheld the death penalty for a 35-year-old man convicted of killing four people in four prefectures between 1984 and 1991
- AUGUST 31, 2000JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Justice Ministry rejected the petition for amnesty...
The Justice Ministry rejected the petition for amnesty submitted by Toshihiko Hasegawa
- AUGUST 29, 2000JapanDEATH PENALTY
Yoshiro Takahashi, 50, was sentenced to death and three...
Yoshiro Takahashi, 50, was sentenced to death and three others given life imprisonment for the 1992 murder and robbery of Kazuhiro Obi, a 37-year-old Tokyo doctor, and Yoshihide Fukazawa, 32, a beauty parlor owner
- AUGUST 1, 2000JapanDEATH PENALTY
In reference to a debate regarding changes to the Juvenile...
In reference to a debate regarding changes to the Juvenile Law, Teikyo University Professor Takeshi Tsuchimoto said that the age at which a person could be sentenced to death should be lowered from 18 to 16, while the age at which a person could face crim
- JULY 28, 2000JapanDEATH PENALTY
Kiyohide Hayakawa, 51, was sentenced to death by hanging...
Kiyohide Hayakawa, 51, was sentenced to death by hanging for the 1989 murders of anti-AUM lawyer Tsutsumi Sakamoto, 33, his wife Satoko, 29, and their 14-month-old son Tatsuhiko and for his role in building a plant to mass produce the nerve gas used in th
- JULY 25, 2000JapanDEATH PENALTY
Former AUM Shinrikyo member Satoru Hashimoto 33, was...
Former AUM Shinrikyo member Satoru Hashimoto 33, was sentenced to death by the Tokyo District Court for taking part in the murders of an anti-cult lawyer and his family as well as the fatal poison gas attack in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture 1989
- JULY 19, 2000JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Nagoya District Court sentenced 56-year-old Yoshimi...
The Nagoya District Court sentenced 56-year-old Yoshimi Toyoda to death for murdering Kazuko Nakano, 44, and Hide Shinoda, 62 in 1996 and 1997
- JULY 17, 2000JapanDEATH PENALTY
Toru Toyoda, 32, and Kenichi Hirose, 36, two former...
Toru Toyoda, 32, and Kenichi Hirose, 36, two former leaders of Aum Shinri Kyo, were sentenced to death by hanging for murder and attempted murder for their roles in releasing sarin nerve gas in the Tokyo subway in 1995
- JULY 13, 2000JapanDEATH PENALTY
Yasuo Hayashi appealed his death sentence to the Tokyo...
Yasuo Hayashi appealed his death sentence to the Tokyo High Court
- JUNE 29, 2000JapanDEATH PENALTY
Yasuo Hayashi, a key member of the Aum Shinri Kyo cult,...
Yasuo Hayashi, a key member of the Aum Shinri Kyo cult, was sentenced to death by hanging for taking part in the 1995 gas attack on the Tokyo subway