Japan to expand inmate rehabilitation program using rescue dogs nationwide

TOKYO -- Japan's Ministry of Justice plans to enhance a program in fiscal 2026 where inmates care for rescue dogs, aiming to ...
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EXCLUSIVE: How Sir Paul McCartney Was Plagued by Prison Rape Fears After He Was Banged Up in Japan Over 'Idiotic' Drugs Smuggling

RadarOnline.com can reveal Sir Paul McCartney feared he might be raped during his spell in a Japanese prison – calling his 1980 drugs arrest that led to him being caged "the maddest thing" he had ever ...
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Luxury hotel to open in a former prison in Japan - with a museum preserving original architecture

A luxury hotel is set to open in the building of a former prison in Japan. HOSHINOYA Nara Prison will open its doors on June 25, 2026, with reservations launching today, on January 20, 2026 if you're ...
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Relatives of Dutch POWs visit former Nagasaki prison site to honor their memory

Japan Netherlands POWs The portrait of a Dutch soldier who was held in wartime prison camps in Nagasaki, is placed by flowers during a ceremony for the victims of the Fukuoka POW Camp No. 2 in Koyagi, ...
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Man who assassinated former Japanese prime minister gets life in prison

TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court sentenced a man who admitted assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to life imprisonment on Wednesday. The case has revealed decades of cozy ties between ...