February 22-24, 2017 Wednesday, 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Reception: Allard Hall, Terrace Lounge Thursday 8:30 am – 3:30 pm *Venue Change: Room 123, Allard Hall 8:30 am Continental breakfast 9:00 am Welcome remarks followed by panels Friday, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm *Venue Change: Room 123, Allard Hall 8:30 am Continental breakfast followed by […]
The issue of whether government should regulate hate speech has become a pressing problem in Japan, where the number of xenophobic groups has been increasing rapidly since the early 2000’s. Professor Shinji Higaki outlines frameworks of the Hate Speech Elimination Act and other laws relating to hate speech and analyzes some of their issues in this presentation.
Abstract: Despite heavy criticism, Japan’s criminal conviction rate continues to remain over 99.8%. Some researchers argue that Japanese Judges tend to accept public prosecutors’ allegations without analyzing evidence, but is this true? In this talk Mr. Takai will explain why such views reflect a stereotypic misunderstanding of the Japanese criminal justice process. This will be […]
Toward a Progressive Politics of Financial Regulation workshop 
Recent Debates Relating to Hate Speech in Japan 
Criminal Justice in Japan: Is a 99.8% Conviction Rate Too High?