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
- JUNE 21, 2000JapanDEATH PENALTY
The families of two victims of convicted killer Toshihiko...
The families of two victims of convicted killer Toshihiko Hasegawa asked the Justice Ministry to commute his death sentence to life in prison
- JUNE 16, 2000JapanDEATH PENALTY
Prosecutors filed an appeal at the Tokyo High Court...
Prosecutors filed an appeal at the Tokyo High Court against the lower court's June 6 ruling sentencing former Aum Shinri Kyo member Yoshihiro Inoue to life in prison
- JUNE 8, 2000JapanDEATH PENALTY
Bereaved families of victims and survivors of the subway...
Bereaved families of victims and survivors of the subway gassing blasted the Tokyo District Court for not Inoue Yoshihiro the death penalty
- JUNE 6, 2000JapanDEATH PENALTY
Inoue Yoshihiro was sentenced to life in prison for...
Inoue Yoshihiro was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the 1995 nerve gas attack Tokyo's subway
- JUNE 2, 2000JapanDEATH PENALTY
The government issued a statement that defended the...
The government issued a statement that defended the December 1999 execution of a death-row inmate who had been requesting a retrial
- MAY 26, 2000JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Kumamoto District Court sentenced Yoshiaki Nishimura...
The Kumamoto District Court sentenced Yoshiaki Nishimura ,45, to death for killing the wife of a doctor and stealing 2 million yen in cash and a deposit book from her house in Kumamoto in November 1997
- APRIL 26, 2000JapanDEATH PENALTY
Japan voted against the resolution on the death penalty...
Japan voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- MARCH 30, 2000JapanDEATH PENALTY
During his hearing at the Tokyo District Court, Tomomasa...
During his hearing at the Tokyo District Court, Tomomasa Nakagawa, 37, said, "I will be sentenced to death
- MARCH 16, 2000JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Sendai High Court rejected a former death-row inmate's...
The Sendai High Court rejected a former death-row inmate's demand that the state and Miyagi Prefecture pay a total of 143 million yen in compensation for falsely charging him of murdering a family of four in 1955
- MARCH 15, 2000JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Fukuoka District Court sentenced Yoshikatsu Oda,...
The Fukuoka District Court sentenced Yoshikatsu Oda, 52, to death for stabbing to death Ikuyo Kagenishi and Tsuyoshi Shiraishi in December 1990 and attempting to make the murders appear to be a double suicide
- MARCH 9, 2000JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Naha branch of the Fukuoka High Court rejected...
The Naha branch of the Fukuoka High Court rejected an appeal against a lower court ruling and upheld a 1997 ruling by the Naha District Court that found Hideo Zamami, 46, guilty of murdering two plainclothes policemen in 1990
- MARCH 9, 2000JapanDEATH PENALTY
Shoko Asahara, leader of the Aum Shinri Kyo cult (Supreme...
Shoko Asahara, leader of the Aum Shinri Kyo cult (Supreme Truth Sect), stood in court for the 148th time on charges of masterminding the March 20, 1995 gas attack