{"id":3658,"date":"2019-10-02T17:01:37","date_gmt":"2019-10-02T17:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/eastasiaandoceaniablog\/?p=3658"},"modified":"2019-10-02T17:03:27","modified_gmt":"2019-10-02T17:03:27","slug":"japan-plans-to-pardon-up-to-600000-criminals-to-mark-emperor-naruhitos-enthronement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/eastasiaandoceaniablog\/2019\/10\/02\/japan-plans-to-pardon-up-to-600000-criminals-to-mark-emperor-naruhitos-enthronement\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan plans to pardon up to 600,000 criminals to mark Emperor Naruhito\u2019s enthronement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The pardons will involve those found guilty of minor infractions at least three years ago and fined, according to officials with knowledge of the plan<\/li><li>About 2.5 million people were pardoned in 1990 to celebrate the ascension to the throne of Emperor Akihito, Naruhito\u2019s father<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/author\/reuters\" class=\"\">Reuters<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Published: 10:32pm, 2 Oct, 2019<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/asia\/east-asia\/article\/3031324\/japan-plans-pardon-600000-criminals-mark-emperor-naruhitos&amp;src=sdkpreparse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a><\/a><a><\/a><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Shared%20from%20South%20China%20Morning%20Post&amp;body=Japan%20plans%20to%20pardon%20up%20to%20600,000%20to%20mark%20emperor%E2%80%99s%20enthronement%0D%0Ahttps:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/asia\/east-asia\/article\/3031324\/japan-plans-pardon-600000-criminals-mark-emperor-naruhitos\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/print\/news\/asia\/east-asia\/article\/3031324\/japan-plans-pardon-600000-criminals-mark-emperor-naruhitos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako. Photo: Kyodo<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/japan\">Japan<\/a>&nbsp;is expected to grant pardons to nearly 600,000 petty criminals to mark Emperor Naruhito\u2019s enthronement ceremony on October 22, officials with knowledge of the plan said on Wednesday.The Cabinet of Prime Minister&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/shinzo-abe\">Shinzo Abe<\/a>&nbsp;will formally approve the plan in mid-October, the officials said, adding that the pardons will involve those found guilty of minor infractions at least three years ago and fined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those pardoned are expected to have restrictions on their legal rights lifted \u2013 in Japan, those who are convicted and fined are banned from obtaining physicians\u2019, nurses\u2019 and some other licences for five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asked about the government\u2019s plan on amnesty, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told reporters, \u201cWe are currently considering the matter carefully. I refrain from commenting on details.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yoshihide Suga, Japan&#8217;s chief cabinet secretary. Photo: Bloomberg<strong>Share:<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Shared%20from%20South%20China%20Morning%20Post&amp;body=Japan%20plans%20to%20pardon%20up%20to%20600,000%20criminals%20to%20mark%20Emperor%20Naruhito%E2%80%99s%20enthronement%0D%0Ahttps:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/asia\/east-asia\/article\/3031324\/japan-plans-pardon-600000-criminals-mark-emperor-naruhitos\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those sentenced to imprisonment or to penal servitude for committing serious crimes will not be considered out of concern for the victims. There will also be no general amnesty or commutation for those convicted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Given that the pardons are expected to be granted regardless of criminal charges, election law violators are also likely to have their civil rights restored under the plan.SUBSCRIBE TO&nbsp;THIS WEEK IN ASIAGet updates direct to your inboxSUBMITBy registering, you agree to our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/terms-conditions\">T&amp;C<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/privacy-policy\">Privacy Policy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Separately, the government is expected to grant special individual pardons to those fined for minor infractions within the last three years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than 10 million people received amnesties and had their civil rights restored in 1989 to mark the death of Emperor Hirohito, posthumously known as Emperor Showa, while about 2.5 million people were pardoned in 1990 to celebrate his son Emperor Akihito\u2019s ascension to the throne.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The pardons will involve those found guilty of minor infractions at least three years ago and fined, according to officials with knowledge of the plan About 2.5 million people were pardoned in 1990 to celebrate the ascension to the throne of Emperor Akihito, Naruhito\u2019s father Reuters&nbsp;&nbsp; Published: 10:32pm, 2 Oct, 2019 Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako. Photo: KyodoJapan&nbsp;is expected&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/eastasiaandoceaniablog\/2019\/10\/02\/japan-plans-to-pardon-up-to-600000-criminals-to-mark-emperor-naruhitos-enthronement\/\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":139,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/eastasiaandoceaniablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3658","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/eastasiaandoceaniablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/eastasiaandoceaniablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/eastasiaandoceaniablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/139"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/eastasiaandoceaniablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3658"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/eastasiaandoceaniablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3658\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3659,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/eastasiaandoceaniablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3658\/revisions\/3659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/eastasiaandoceaniablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3658"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/eastasiaandoceaniablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3658"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/eastasiaandoceaniablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}