Criminal Justice in Japan

Overview

• Criminal Justice in Japan 2019 edition
• White Paper on Crime 2018
• Frequently Asked Questions on the Japanese Criminal Justice System
• Criminal Justice Flow Chart of Japan
• Reference Materials on the Criminal Justice System of Japan

Press Release

• Response by MORI Masako, Minister of Justice, to the articles of the Wall Street Journal

• Comment by MORI Masako, Minister of Justice on Defendant Carlos Ghosn (2) - January 9, 2020
• Comment by MORI Masako, Minister of Justice on Defendant Carlos Ghosn - January 9, 2020
• Comment by MORI Masako, Minister of Justice on Defendant Carlos Ghosn - January 5, 2020

• Comment by Deputy Chief of Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office on Defendant Carlos Ghosn Bichara's Press Conference - January 9, 2020
• Comment by Deputy Chief of Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office on Defendant Carlos Ghosn Bichara's Flight from Japan - January 5, 2020

Other Information

• Response of the Government of Japan to the Opinion by the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention dated November 20, 2020