As Japan ages, more and more people are concerned about retirement. In this new series of 9 podcasts, we look at different aspects of retirement in Japan. These will be posted tomorrow.
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The Police Box merits another look in the final podcast of our series on police and jails in Japan.  Yuya, Maria, Kou refPod2Per3GE Script A:It was a great Welcome party! Thank you Kou. But it went on too long.
B:Yeah, let’s go on this way, there is a Koban along the street.
A:Koban? Is it a kind of Police box in Japan?
B:Yes. Although they are often translated to English as ”Police Box”, The Koban is characteristic of the Japanese police system. Do you know Japanese word ”Ko-tai (交代)“ which means, rotation?
A: No.
B: Well, the earliest structures of kobans were simple boxes for standing watch in rotation in the late 19th century. Continue reading Koban: Another look Listen
Prison life in Japan is very different from many other countries. Find out what it is really like here.  Yuichiro, Baku, Shigaku refPod2Per3GD Script B: Oh, the air outside the jail is very fresh. Listen
Working in prison is one way to pass the time, but is it good for prisoners, or is the government just getting slave labor?  Momoko, Kansei, Koki refPod2Per3GC Script (Sound of crush) Listen
Another group takes a look at the most famous jailbreaker in Japan.  Motoka, Yasutoshi, Yurie refPod2Per3GB Script A: Guess what? Yesterday I was driving happily over the expressway, but the police stopped me. Listen
As we continue our series of 9 podcasts about jails and police in Japan, we take a look at sentencing. You will be surprised at the factors that are included in the decision about prison time.  Hiroshi, Yu, Yoshika refPod2Per3GA Script (SE) knocking on the door Listen
Prison breaks are really rare in Japan. Find out about one historical case.  Takafumi, Masahige, Eriko refPod2Per2GD Script A: Did you watch the American TV drama which depicts breaking out of prison on TV last night? Listen
How common are people that return to jail time after time in Japan? What are the causes?  Keita, Hideaki, Yohei refPod2Per2GC Script H:Hello. This is the Ryan news. Let me begin With a social problem feature. Today’s topic is “Jails are full of prisoners.”. 10 years ago, prisoners filled jails to capacity in Japan and now they are of 120% of capacity. One of the reasons is that they have comfortable lives in jails and many of them are recidivists. IÅfm afraid you arenÅft familiar with this word “Recidivist”, which means people who continue to commit crime. About this topic, I will interview to a man who was a prisoner and recidivist before. Listen
People don’t agree that the death penalty should be enforced like it is now. Hear the arguments.  Sayoka, Chisae, Keita, Hiroaki refPod2Per2GB Script Introduction Debating (for: hiroaki, against: Sayoka) Sayoka: The Genocide Convention is agreed to by many countries, and world is changing away from Capital Punishment. It should be abolished in Japan too. Hiroaki: I don’t think so. Many people in Japan are for the Capital Punishment. I don’t think Japan should always go along with other countries. Whoever commits murder should make up for the crime, and be put to death. Listen
The Police Box, or Koban, is a success, allowing for the community to interact with the police on a local level. Find out how it works.  Sayaka, Hiroki, and Manabu refPod2Per2GA Script I: Interviewer / P: Police officer / M: a Man I: Good morning. This is Tokyo University news. I’m Sayaka and today I’ll introduce you to the Japanese police box, or Koban. First, let’s ask some questions to the police officer working there. P: Good morning. My name is officer Sumida. I: Will you explain what the Koban is? P: Sure. |
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