Japanese Justice Minister Furukawa

Japanese Justice Minister Furukawa

Japanese Justice Minister Yoshihisa Furukawa speaks at a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on July 29, 2022, wearing a face mask amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Japanese Justice Minister Furukawa

Japanese Justice Minister Furukawa

Japanese Justice Minister Yoshihisa Furukawa speaks at a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on July 29, 2022, wearing a face mask amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Assailant in fatal 2008 rampage in Tokyo's Akihabara executed

Assailant in fatal 2008 rampage in Tokyo's Akihabara executed

Japanese Justice Minister Yoshihisa Furukawa attends a press conference in Tokyo on July 26, 2022, after a man was executed earlier in the day over a 2008 rampage in Tokyo's Akihabara district. On June 8, 2008, the man ran down pedestrians with a truck, killing three people, before fatally stabbing four others with a dagger after exiting the vehicle.

Japan-Vietnam talks

Japan-Vietnam talks

Japanese Justice Minister Yoshihisa Furukawa (L) and Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hold talks in Hanoi on June 30, 2022.

Japan passes bill to make online insults punishable by jail time

Japan passes bill to make online insults punishable by jail time

Japanese Justice Minister Yoshihisa Furukawa bows during a House of Councillors plenary session in Tokyo on June 13, 2022, as a bill to introduce prison terms as part of tougher penalties for online insults was passed, marking a major step toward tackling cyberbullying in Japan.

Inauguration of Japan PM Kishida's Cabinet

Inauguration of Japan PM Kishida's Cabinet

Japanese Justice Minister Yoshihisa Furukawa arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2021, before his attestation ceremony at the Imperial Palace. New Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Cabinet was inaugurated the same day.