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Lay judge bill clears lower house

TOKYO, Japan - Justice Minister Daizo Nozawa bows to House of Representatives members after the house plenary session passed a judicial reform bill to introduce a lay judge system in Japan on April 23 with the support of both the ruling and opposition parties.

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Japan allows Myanmar activist, kin to stay

TOKYO, Japan - Maria Hope Jamili (2nd from L), her pro-democracy activist husband Khin Maung Latt (C) and their two daughters smile at a press conference in Tokyo on March 9 after they were granted special permission to stay in Japan. The Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau gave the special residence permit to the family after Justice Minister Daizo Nozawa said the government would allow them to stay for humanitarian reasons because the family would be broken up if deported.

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New ministers head for attestation ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - New Justice Minister Daizo Nozawa (L, front) and Environment Minister Yuriko Koike (2nd from L) head to the Imperial Palace for a ceremony marking their appointment on Sept. 22.

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Nozawa appointed justice minister to replace Moriyama

TOKYO, Japan - Daizo Nozawa, a technocrat-turned-politician who was named as justice minister, enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 22. Nozawa replaced Mayumi Moriyama in the reshuffled cabinet of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.

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Nozawa appointed justice minister to replace Moriyama

TOKYO, Japan - Daizo Nozawa, a technocrat-turned-politician who was named as justice minister, enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 22. Nozawa replaced Mayumi Moriyama in the reshuffled cabinet of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. (Kyodo)

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New ministers head for attestation ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - New Justice Minister Daizo Nozawa (L, front) and Environment Minister Yuriko Koike (2nd from L) head to the Imperial Palace for a ceremony marking their appointment on Sept. 22. (Kyodo)

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Lay judge bill clears lower house

TOKYO, Japan - Justice Minister Daizo Nozawa bows to House of Representatives members after the house plenary session passed a judicial reform bill to introduce a lay judge system in Japan on April 23 with the support of both the ruling and opposition parties. (Kyodo)

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Japan allows Myanmar activist, kin to stay

TOKYO, Japan - Maria Hope Jamili (2nd from L), her pro-democracy activist husband Khin Maung Latt (C) and their two daughters smile at a press conference in Tokyo on March 9 after they were granted special permission to stay in Japan. The Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau gave the special residence permit to the family after Justice Minister Daizo Nozawa said the government would allow them to stay for humanitarian reasons because the family would be broken up if deported. (Kyodo)