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[ad_1] Japan is grappling with a significant shortage of private-sector volunteer probation officers, known as hogoshi, who work with the government to assist in the rehabilitation of offenders.The shortage has been exacerbated by the aging of current officers, creating an urgent need to recruit new personnel.In late September, a panel of experts appointed by the Justice Ministry to review the probation officer system released a final report outlining several proposed […]

[ad_1] Nearly 70% of laws made in China this year feature language explicitly affirming the party’s authority. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] The divide could bolster Narendra Modi's image as a hawk on national security while taking the spotlight off of Justin Trudeau reportedly being asked to step down. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Efforts are being made to restore the right to vote of Iwao Hakamata, the world's longest-held death row prisoner, who has been exonerated over a 1966 murder case, for the first time in 44 years to allow him to cast his ballot in the Oct. 27 Lower House election.When Hideko Hakamata, his older sister, checked with the election committee in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, last week, an official told her […]

[ad_1] Japan and the U.S. have condemned large-scale Chinese military exercises around Taiwan, after Beijing wrapped up the drills late Monday with a vow never to renounce the use of force to take control of the island — a hint that more shows of force are to come.The daylong Joint Sword-2024B exercises, which took place in the Taiwan Strait and areas to the north, south and east of Taiwan, were […]