Date : July 29, 2025
Video Report: Is Japan Truly Safe? The Gap Between Popular Perception and the Reality of Public Order in Japan (Prof. Koichi Hamai, Professor, Department of Law, Faculty of Law, Ryukoku University)
post date : 2025.07.29
Japan generally has a high level of public order, and is known worldwide as a safe country. Although the crime rate has maintained a low level, in recent years new issues have arisen, such as cybercrime and “special fraud” (phone or email fraud). The 2024 White Paper on Crime released by the Ministry of Justice noted the increase in cybercrime, special fraud, and yami baito (“dark part-time jobs”) with involvement by “anonymous/fluid criminal groups,” and concern over the state of public order has been growing in Japan. To maintain a high level of public order, what initiatives should be implemented?
The FPCJ invited Prof. Koichi Hamai, a professor at the Ryukoku University Faculty of Law, to discuss whether Japan is really safe, and what the gap between reality and public perception reveals about public order in Japan.
The briefing was attended by journalists from Belgium, Indonesia, Singapore and US.
■Date: 10:30-12:00, Tuesday, July 29, 2025
■Theme: Is Japan Truly Safe? The Gap Between Popular Perception and the Reality of Public Order in Japan
■Briefer: Prof. Koichi Hamai, Professor, Department of Law, Faculty of Law, Ryukoku University
■Language: Japanese, with consecutive English interpretation
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