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		Ministry of Justice officials state that restraints are used inside prisons only when prisoners have been violent and pose a threat to themselves and others, or when there is concern that a prisoner might attempt to escape.
		Ministry of Justice statistics indicated that 1.5 percent of the 24,661 women deported in 1999 were deported as prostitutes (others who worked in the sex industry were deported for other reasons).
		According to the Ministry of Justice, there were 126,982 foreign women who overstayed their visas in 1998; it is not known how many such women are involved in the sex industry or have been trafficked.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2000/eap/709.htm (9844 words)

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		Japan was invited by the Community of Democracies' (CD) Convening Group to attend the November 2002 second CD Ministerial Meeting in Seoul, Republic of Korea, as a participant.
		In November an advisory group to the Ministry of Justice proposed that potential refugees who are subject to deportation due to their lack of a visa status should be granted legal protection from deportation until the Justice Minister decides on their refugee applications or complaints.
		Ministry of Justice sources said that the economic recession, the enactment of a package of measures designed to counter illegal immigration, and the aftershocks of the terrorist attacks of September 11 were among the reasons for the drop in the illegal immigrant population.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2002/18246.htm (12005 words)

	Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1999 - Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		According to the Ministry of Justice, there were nearly 1.5 million legal foreign residents as of December 31, 1997, accounting for 1.18 percent of the population.
		The Immigration Bureau of the Justice Ministry estimated that, as of January 1, 1998 there were 276,810 foreign nationals residing illegally in the country.
		Japan is a destination country for trafficking in women for purposes of sexual exploitation.
	www.usemb.se /human/human1999/japan.html (9926 words)

	PREFACE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Ministry of Justice is in charge of a broad area of legal affairs, which include civil, criminal, immigration and other matters.
		In particular, it takes charge of nationality, family registration and registration of real estate, prosecution of criminal cases, correction and rehabilitation of offenders, litigations involving the interests of the State, immigration control and registration of foreign residents, and the protection of the rights of citizens in general.
		Thus the Ministry of Justice is primarily responsible for maintaining the legal order of the country in which the rule of law is ensured.
	www.moj.go.jp /ENGLISH/preface.html (93 words)

	Japan: Government endangers refugees' families in Turkey - news.amnesty - Amnesty International (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		They made particular reference to this policy of sending officials from the Ministry of Justice to investigate the families of the refugees with the help of the Turkish authorities.
		The Tokyo District Court is considering a suit submitted by two Turkish Kurds seeking withdrawal of the Ministry of Justice’s rejection of their asylum claims.
		This is despite 483 applications (as of August 2004) for refugee status in Japan from people with Turkish nationality (mostly Kurdish asylum-seekers) since Japan ratified the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (the Refugee Convention) in 1982.
	news.amnesty.org /index/ENGASA222082004 (595 words)

	Ministry of Justice (Homusho) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		With the enforcement of the Law for Establishment of the Attorney General's Office as from February 15, 1948, the Attorney General's Office (called as "Homucho") was established as the Supreme Legal Advisor to the Prime Minister in charge of the administration of justice,replacing the Ministry of Justice (Shihosho).
		Now, the Ministry is equipped with the Minister's Secretariat, and seven bureaus such as the Civil Affairs Bureau, the Criminal Affairs Bureau, the Correction Bureau, the Rehabilitation Bureau, the Litigation Bureau, the Civil Liberties Bureau and the Immigration Bureau.
		Although there have since been some changes, basically this is the organizational structure of the Ministry of Justice as it is today.
	www.fas.org /irp/world/japan/homusho.htm (202 words)

	Japanese Laws and Policies Concerning Immigration (Including Refugees and Foreign Workers)
		Japan, in contrast to all the advanced industrial democracies of the world, severely restricts permanent immigration, in all its forms--discretionary immigration, as well as the admittance of refugees and admittance of unskilled foreign workers.
		Japan is justifiably wary of free advice from the West, since it perceives the West to be in a state of decline.
		Immigration Bureau of the Ministry of Justice, Japan, 1990.
	home.att.net /~steve.bailey2/japanimmigwordpad.html (18303 words)

	JURIST - Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Japan is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary government.
		Japan's Government is a parliamentary democracy, with a House of Representatives and a House of Councillors.
		Japan's judicial system, drawn from customary law, civil law, and Anglo-American common law, consists of several levels of courts, including high courts, district courts, family courts, and summary courts, with the Supreme Court serving as the final court of appeal.
	jurist.law.pitt.edu /worldlaw/japan.php (494 words)

	Owed Justice - Response of the Japanese Government (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Ministry of Justice further contributed to the stigmatization of foreigners by publishing misleading statistics that portrayed migrant workers as increasingly criminally-inclined, despite the fact that the "crime" in question is typically not murder or theft, but simply residing illegally in Japan.
		Their petitions for residency had been submitted to the ministry with the support of the Asian People's Friendship Society, a Tokyo-based NGO that was established in 1989 to provide assistance to foreigners on a wide range of issues, including labor rights and marriage.
		Note that according to Japanese Ministry of Justice statistics, in January 1997, fourteen percent of the 282,986 undocumented migrants in Japan were Thai nationals (Immigration Bureau, Ministry of Justice, "Change in Number of Illegal Stayers by Countries of Origin," March 9, 1997).
	www.hrw.org /reports/2000/japan/9-response-japan.htm (15146 words)

	Owed Justice - Context (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		With Japan suffering from a labor shortage, migrant workers were willing to take jobs that Japanese no longer wanted, primarily in the construction and service sectors, and the strong appreciation of the yen in the 1980s raised the value of the earnings foreigners could send home.
		Japanese Ministry of Justice statistics on the occupations of undocumented male migrants apprehended in 1995 indicated that 37.4 percent were construction workers, 25.2 percent were production workers, and 9.5 percent were manual laborers.
		And the Ministry of Justice's 1995 arrest statistics show that 36.9 percent of undocumented female migrants were working as hostesses, 15.3 percent as waitresses, 8.1 percent as domestics, 4.8 percent as cooks, and
	www.hrw.org /reports/2000/japan/3-context.htm (7131 words)

	Japan "Justice" Ministry Tearing Japanese Children Apart From Gaijin Dad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Then Immigration said it was up to the Ministry of Justice and that they would let him know of the final decision in a couple of months.
		Japan is where his children are and Japan is where he has lived for the past 17 years.
		Takeda at the ministry, "Massey is being deported because he committed a crime." Takeda would not explain what that crime was despite repeated requests.
	www.crnjapan.com /pexper/mak/en/index.html (2496 words)

	Japan Search List Page 1 - LawResearch
		Japan's first judgment under the PL Law of 1994
		Roderick Seeman's JAPAN LAW Translations of major laws.
		Draft of the Constitution of Japan by Douglas MacArthur, 1946
	www.lawresearchservices.com /firms/global/japan/zjplist-2.htm (527 words)

	Anti-Corruption Resources Japan
		In this context, The Asia Foundation’s current activities in Japan focus on the development of the nonprofit sector, domestic social and economic issues, and Japan’s relations in the region and with the United States.
		Japan Federation of Economic Organizations (abbreviated in Japanese as "Keidanren") was established on August 16, 1946 as a nationwide business association.
		Japan has endorsed the Anti-Corruption Action Plan for Asia and the Pacific at the Tokyo Conference on the 30 November 2001.
	www1.oecd.org /daf/ASIAcom/countries/Japan.htm (3494 words)

	Japan America Law Student Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The latest TUJ field trip to the Ministry of Justice was an interesting experience.
		The video, on the glories of the Ministry and the advanced state of justice in Japan, seemed to be the most informative part of the "tour".
		Before coming to the Ministry of Justice (where the law is made), they were groomed for the judiciary, a sign that they were in the top of the class at the Legal Research and Training Institute.
	www.temple.edu /JALSA/990310.html (738 words)

	JURIST - Paper Chase: Japan's prisons overcrowded, Justice Ministry warns
		Chris at 11:02 AM ET [JURIST] The Japanese Ministry of Justice has warned in a report Friday that the country's prison system is overwhelmed, with some prisons unable to accommodate any more prisoners.
		The system is at about 117 percent capacity, which is the highest since the Justice Ministry began keeping records in 1972.
		Despite the overcrowding, Japan has one of the lowest rates of incarceration in the industrial world, with only 48 of every 100,000 people incarcerated, while the US stands at 686.
	jurist.law.pitt.edu /paperchase/2004/11/japans-prisons-overcrowded-justice.php (285 words)

	On Gaien Higashi Dori: Justice Ministry Does Something Just
		I wrote before about the power the Ministry of Justice has in Japan.
		Like most ministries, the people you deal with are either highly intelligent and flexible, or highly intelligent and arrogant.
		I didn't understand the comment by a Japanese official, 'It is unlikely that he will flee.' Of course he's not going to flee, he's been living and fighting to stay here for ten years.
	www.raglanroad.org /weblog/archives/000245.html (278 words)

	ARROYO SENDS LABOR CHIEF TO APPEAL 'JAPAYUKI' POLICY
		Tomas’ "fruitful" talks with new lady Japanese Minister of Justice Nouno Chieko, who is her former Harvard classmate, was revealed yesterday by Okiharu Yasuoka, a member of the House of Representatives in the Japanese Diet (parliament).
		Starting March 15, Chieko’s office is set to enforce the new immigration rule of Japan, which would effectively restrict the entry of OPAs from the Philippines as a way of curbing human trafficking in their country.
		Kobayashi, a member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) of Japan, said they were made to understand that the human trafficking problem in the Philippines stemmed from the employment of Filipino women entertainers in Japan who were then forced into prostitution.
	www.newsflash.org /2004/02/hl/hl101813.htm (984 words)

	Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		An alien mentioned in the main part of the preceding paragraph shall apply for landing to an Immigration Inspector at the port of entry or departure where he seeks to land and undergo an examination for landing in accordance with the procedures provided for by the Ministry of Justice Ordinance.
		The application for issuance of a certificate of eligibility referred to in the preceding paragraph may be made by a member of the staff of the organization wishing to accept the alien concerned, or by some other proxy, as provided for in the Ministry of Justice Ordinance.
		In the event of endorsement by stamping as provided for in Paragraph 1, the Immigration Inspector shall determine the status of residence and period of stay of the alien concerned and enter it clearly in his passport.
	www.nawaetokyo.com /entry1.shtml (567 words)

	Japan: Amnesty International's Human Rights Concerns
		Japan : Now is the time to show leadership on human rights
		Japan : arbitrary arrest and continued detention of peace activists is a violation of their basis rights to freedom of expression
		Japan : Open letter to the Minister of Justice, Komura Masahiko
	amnestyusa.org /countries/japan/document.do?... (105 words)

	UPDATE from WCG PHILIPPINES
		The survey was conducted for re-chartering purposes of the national ministry.
		Diamante who has taken the course on restorative justice at Queen’s University in Toronto, Canada is promoting the concept of restorative justice in the Philippines.
		Become part of this information ministry, send in your news and updates, encourage the brethren and edify the church.
	www.wcg.org /ph/wcgphupd040507.htm (894 words)

	Stanford JGuide - Japan > Immigration and Residence
		Unofficial translation presented by the Ministry of Justice.
		Opened by the Ministry of Justice in the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau.
		Info on visiting Japan for short periods without a visa, for obtaining a visa, permanent resident status, naturalization, investing in Japan, immigration law, statistics, application form.
	jguide.stanford.edu /site/immigration_and_residence_2128.html (105 words)

	Legal and Judicial Reform : Law and Justice Institutions (Justice Ministries/Useful Links) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Official site for New Zealand’s Ministry of Justice, including detailed information about the Legislation Advisory Committee.
		Ministry of Justice, Law Reform and National Integration of Sri Lanka
		Official information on the Royal Thai Government’s Ministry of Justice.
	www4.worldbank.org /legal/leglr/institutions_jm_ul.html (183 words)

	NewsFromRussia.Com Bobby Fischer supporters say Japan's Justice Ministry has informed them chess great will leave for ...
		John Bosnitch of the Committee to Free Bobby Fischer said ministry officials told the chess legend's supporters that Fischer would be allowed to leave his immigration detention center north of Tokyo on Thursday morning.
		Supporters of former chess champion Bobby Fischer said Wednesday that the Japanese Justice Ministry has informed them Fischer will be allowed to leave Japan for Iceland on Thursday.
		Confusion has reigned in the run-up to Charles' wedding to his longtime lover next month with the venue switched, constitutional experts questioning the legality of a civil ceremony and the monarch deciding not to attend her son's town hall nuptials More details...
	newsfromrussia.com /world/2005/03/23/58789.html (1654 words)

	East Asian Co-op Japanese Government
		The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (MAFF)
		Animal Genome Database by National Institute of Animal Industry, Ministry of Agriculture.
		The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT)
	pears.lib.ohio-state.edu /Japan/government.jpn.html (148 words)

	Ministry of Justice - Japan - Equal Employment Opportunities
		The Human Rights Protection Division of the Ministry is involved in awareness raising, training and promotion of human rights.
		An office of the Ministry of Justice, the Civil Liberties Bureau is responsible for the protection of fundamental rights.
		The Human Rights Enlightenment Division in the Civil Liberties Bureau of the Ministry is involved in awareness raising, training and promotion of human rights.
	www.ilo.org /public/english/employment/gems/eeo/law/japan/moj.htm (154 words)

	JAPAN-PHOTO \| POLITICS \| MINISTRY BUILDINGS
		Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry = METI
		Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport - kokudokôtsûshô
		Ministry of Public Management, Posts and Telecomm., Ministry of Land and Transport
	www.japan-photo.de /e-minist.htm (65 words)

	Governments on the WWW: Japan
		Japan External Trade Organization in New York, United States of America
		Japan International Cooperation Agency in Washington, United States of America
		Delegation of Japan to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva
	www.gksoft.com /govt/en/jp.html (605 words)

	Tagish's Directory of UK Central Government Web Sites
		Ministry of Justice of Lithuania (Center of Legal Information)
		Royal Ministry of Justice (Justis- og politidepartementet (JD))
		Supreme Court of Justice (Supremo Tribunal de Justica)
	www2.tagish.co.uk /Links/Government/Service/Law.htm (51 words)

	Criminal Justice Resources for Japan
		Crime Reportage in Japan: Not What You Would Hear
		For Information on International Criminal Justice and Criminal Justice in selected countries go to my Comparative Criminal Justice Resources Page.
		Victim/Offender Mediation and Dispute Resolution, Restorative Justice, Grief and Victim Support and Spicific Crimes go to my Victim and Victimology Resources Page.
	arapaho.nsuok.edu /~dreveskr/jap.html-ssi (300 words)

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