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Professor Hiroshi Oda comments on the Japanese criminal justice system in The Times
25 October 2019
The article discusses why visitors to Japan for the Rugby World Cup should “do well to avoid Japan’s harsh penalties for bad behaviour”.
Professor Hiroshi Oda, Sir Ernest Satow Professor of Japanese Law at UCL Laws, has commented on an article in The Times entitled "Swing low, but not at each other: Foreign Office advice to Rugby World Cup fans", published on 24 October.
The article discusses Japan’s tough approach to criminal offence, in light of the Rugby World Cup 2019 - of which Japan is the host nation.