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2022/09/09	White Paper on Attorneys 2021
2022/08/18	Opinion Calling for Review of the Status of Forces Agreement between Japan and the United States and Improvement to its Framework
2022/07/26	Statement Strongly Protesting Today’s Execution and Calling for an Immediate Moratorium on All Executions and to Enact Legislation Immediately to Abolish the Death Penalty
2022/07/14	Statement Calling on the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons to advance concrete and effective proposals at the Review Conference of the Parties to the NPT that will lead to a world without nuclear weapons
2022/07/08	Statement on the Shooting against Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
2022/03/18	Opinion Calling for Review of the Status of Forces Agreement between Japan and the United States and Improvement to the Framework for Its Implementation in Relation to Quarantine, in Light of the Increase in COVID-19 Infection at U.S. Military Bases
2022/03/18	Free Legal Consultation for Foreign Residents in the COVID-19 Pandemic
2022/03/04	President’s Statement Strongly Protesting the Russian Federation’s Military Invasion of Ukraine
2022/02/17	Statement against the Advocacy to Change Certain Descriptions in Textbooks in Line with the Government’s Point of View
2022/02/04	<COVID-19>Statement Calling to Provide for the Application of the Quarantine Act to the U.S. Armed Forces in Japan in the U.S.-Japan Status of Forces Agreement and Take Emergency Measures to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 Infection from the U.S. Military Bases in Japan
2022/01/26	Symposium on Realizing the Access to Remedy in Japan – The 1st year anniversary of the Japan's National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights
2022/01/20	Opinion Opposing the Discharge to the Sea to Manage Contaminated Water and Treated Water Generated by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident
2022/01/20	Opinion on the Three-Year Review under Supplementary Provision 9 of the Code of Criminal Procedure
2021/12/21	Statement Strongly Protesting Executions and Calling to Enact Legislation to Abolish the Death Penalty and Place a Moratorium on All Executions until the Death Penalty is Abolished
2021/12/09	Statement Calling on the Japanese Government to Take an Active Role at the Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
2021/12/06	Response to the call for inputs on protection of lawyers by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers
2021/12/02	Letter of Request Seeking the Abolition of the Death Penalty System
2021/11/25	Statement by the President Requesting Suspension of the Use of Facial Recognition Systems by Railway Business Operators
2021/10/15	Resolution Calling to Establish the Dignity of Individuals with Cognitive Impairment
	Declaration of Commitment to Protecting the Lives and Dignity of Disaster Victims under the Mission of Lawyers—Ten Years on from the Great East Japan Earthquake
	Declaration to Aim for a Sustainable Society Averting Climate Crisis
2021/10/07	White Paper on Attorneys 2020
2021/09/17	Proposal Calling to Enact a Basic Act on the Rights of the Child
2021/09/16	Opinion on Statutory Regulations on the Use of Facial Recognition Systems by Public and Private Sector Organizations and Incorporated Administrative Agencies
2021/08/19	Opinion on the Introduction of a Discretional Separate-surname Retaining System
2021/07/16	Statement Calling Once Again to Abolish the Death Penalty in Japan on the Occasion of the Announcement of a Moratorium on U.S. Federal Executions
2021/06/25	Statement Calling to Amend Article 750 of the Civil Code to Introduce a Discretional Separate-surname Retaining System on the Occasion of the Pronouncement of Ruling by the Supreme Court’s Grand Bench
2021/06/18	Opinion on Achieving Decarbonization by 2050 without Dependence on Nuclear Energy
2021/06/16	Statement on the Supreme Court Decision that Finds Non-Disclosure of Medical Records by Tokyo Detention Center Illegal
2021/05/31	JFBA OECD Joint Webinar “Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence in practice – Responsible Business Conduct and the Role of Lawyers”
2021/05/21	Statement on the Amendment to the Juvenile Act Applied to 18- and 19-Year-Olds
2021/05/14	Statement Opposing Once Again the Bill for Amendments to the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act Submitted by the Government
2021/04/22	Statement on the Gender Gap Index Published by the World Economic Forum
2021/04/16	<COVID-19>Opinion Calling to Ensure Opportunities for Visitation in Social Welfare Facilities and Medical Facilities
2021/03/30	Statement on the Death of the Detainee in the Nagoya Regional Immigration Services Bureau
2021/03/18	Opinion on the Bill for Amendments to the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act
2021/03/13	Joint Message to Aim for the Abolishment of the Death Penalty in All Countries and Regions of the World
2021/03/13	International symposium: Prospects of the Future of Criminal Justice - Can criminal justice systems coexist with death penalty and attacks on lawyers?
2021/03/11	Statement on the Occasion of the 10th Anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and the TEPCO Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident: Continued Undertakings to Facilitate “Humanitarian Recovery” and for the Support of Disaster Victims
2021/02/26	Statement on the Bill for Amendments to the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act Submitted by the Government
2021/02/19	<COVID-19>Proposal on the COVID-19 Vaccination
2021/02/18	Statement of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations at the 14th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
	CALL FOR ACTION IN SUPPORT OF UN BASIC PRINCIPLES ON THE ROLE OF LAWYERS
	Opinion on People of the Same Sex Deserving Equal Application of Law as Persons Who Are in a de facto Marital Relationship
2021/01/22	Statement Welcoming the Entry into Force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
2021/01/22	<COVID-19>Statement Opposing the Bills to Amend the Infectious Diseases Act and the Special Measures Act
2021/01/21	<COVID-19>Proposal on Providing Temporary Benefits in the Event of Emergency
2020/12/02	Statement on the National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights Published by the Japanese Government
2020/11/18	Joint Seminar hosted by MOJ, JFBA and JIDRC on Revised Foreign Lawyers Act and Efforts to Activate International Arbitration
2020/11/17	Grand Design of Criminal Justice Reform for Preventing Miscarriages of Justice (Enzai) 2020 Edition
2020/11/17	Opinion Calling for Eliminating Hostage Justice
2020/11/10	Act on Special Measures concerning the Handling of Legal Services by Foreign Lawyers (Foreign Lawyers Act) has been amended.
2020/11/06	Statement Calling for Early Signing and Ratification of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons by the Japanese Government
2020/10/23	Request to Abolish the Death Penalty
2020/10/21	Statement Calling for Serious Consideration of the Opinion of the UN Human Rights Council’s WGAD concerning Detention in the Context of Migration and Complying with International Law
2020/10/05	Statement Calling for a Thorough Review by the Council on Renovation of the Legal and Prosecutorial Administration to Ensure that Japanese Criminal Procedure will Comply with the Constitution of Japan and International Human Rights Instruments
2020/09/10	Opinion Calling for Appropriate Application of the Act on the Promotion of Efforts to Eliminate Unfair Discriminatory Speech and Behavior against Persons Originating from Outside Japan
2020/09/10	JFBA co-signed “CCBE Statement on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the UN Basic Principles on the role of lawyers”
2020/09/04	<COVID-19>Declaration to Work Diligently on the Legal Issues and Human Rights Issues Associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic
2020/08/27	Statement Calling for Normalizing the Complaint Review Mechanism on Refugee Status Determination Consistent with the Spirit of Amending the Administrative Complaint Review Act
2020/08/20	Opinion on the Reform of the Immigration Detention Facilities Visiting Committee
2020/07/29	<COVID-19>Statement Calling for Building a Society without Discrimination in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic
2020/07/16	Opinion Calling for Relief Measures for the Former Crew Members of the Fishing Boats Suffering Health Effects of the Radiation Exposure Caused by the Hydrogen Bomb Test at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands.
2020/07/15	Statement on Redress for Victims of the Now-defunct Eugenic Protection Act in the Wake of the Tokyo District Court’s Judgment
2020/07/03	Statement on the “Proposal to Solve the Issues of Deportation Evasion and Long-term Detention”
2020/07/03	CALL FOR ACTION IN SUPPORT OF UN BASIC PRINCIPLES
2020/06/11	<COVID-19>Statement Calling for Producing the Official Records of the Proceedings of Every Meeting of the Novel Coronavirus Expert Meeting Specifying the Speaker Information and Respective Utterance Contents
2020/05/15	<COVID-19>Statement on Conducting the Postponed 2020 Bar Examinations
2020/05/07	<COVID-19>Statement Calling to Cease the Excessive Restriction on Ordinary Visits in Penal Institutions
	＜COVID-19＞Statement calling for the flexible operation of the public assistance system and its active use as a special measure during the period until the convergence of the spread of the novel coronavirus
	Opinion on the “draft Rules and draft Guidelines of the Japan Fair Trade Commission (“JFTC”) proposed in conjunction with the implementation of the Amendments to the Anti-Monopoly Law of Japan (“AML”)"(“this Opinion”)
2020/04/23	<COVID-19>Statement Calling for Infection Spread Prevention in Penal Detention Facilities
2020/04/17	<COVID-19>Statement Calling for Preventing Escalation of Domestic Harm (Domestic Violence/Abuse) Associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic
2020/04/15	<COVID-19>Statement on the Postponement of Criminal Trial Dates, etc.
2020/04/15	<COVID-19>Statement Calling for the elimination of the risk of “Three C’s” (closed spaces, crowded places, close-contact settings) at immigration detention facilities.
2020/04/01	President’s Message
2020/01/31	Comment in Protest of the Search Conducted at a Law Office
2020/01/30	2020 GJB Seminar ～Updates on Amendment to GJB Law and Guidance on Naming and Labeling of GJB Office～
2019/12/27	Statement Opposing the Dispatch of the Self-Defense Forces to Waters in the Middle East
2019/12/26	Statement Strongly Protesting Today’s Execution and Calling for an Immediate Moratorium and the Abolition of the Death Penalty
2019/12/20	Statement Calling for Application of Tuition-free Measures to Preschool/Daycare Facilities belonging to Foreign National Schools
2019/11/21	Opinion Concerning Concrete Matters and Measures to Be Incorporated into the National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights
2019/10/29	Anti Money Laundering Measures-Verification of Client Identity-
2019/10/15	Opinion Calling for the Cessation of Using Handcuffs and Waist Ropes on Suspects or Defendants While Entering and Leaving the Courtroom in Criminal Trials
2019/10/15	Basic Propositions on Abolition of the Death Penalty and on Introducing Alternative Punishment and Instituting a Judicial Proceeding System for Commutation
2019/10/04	Resolution Calling for the Immediate Amendment of the Code of Criminal Procedure Part IV to Urgently Rescue Victims Who Have Suffered a Miscarriage of Justice
	Resolution Requesting the Implementation of an Individual Complaints Procedure and the Establishment of a National Human Rights Institution
	Declaration Calling for the Establishment of the Right to Have the Assistance of Counsel: Counsel’s Presence at Interrogation Changes the Criminal Justice System
2019/09/12	Principles on the Support for Pro Se Litigants in the Context of Digitization of Civil Court Proceedings
2019/08/08	Statement on the death incident of the detainee in the Immigration Center and re-detention
2019/08/08	JFBA signed the following declaration, resolution and proposals at the G7 Bars Meeting held in Paris, France, on July 11 and July 12, 2019.
2019/08/02	Statement Strongly Protesting Today’s Executions and Calling for an Immediate Moratorium and the Abolition of the Death Penalty by 2020
2019/07/18	Grand Design of International Strategy
2019/06/21	Draft of the outline for legislation of the Acts reflecting the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration with amendments as adopted in 2006
2019/06/19	Confidentiality of Communication between Clients and Attorneys(so called legal professional privilege or attorney client privilege)in Conjunction with the Amendments to the Anti-Monopoly Act
2019/06/14	Declaration to further promote the expansion of legal services required by globalization and internationalization of society and the improvement of access to these services
2019/06/04	Symposium “Detention in Japan – Isn’t it arbitrary detention?”
2019/05/21	Comment on the 10th Anniversary of the Implementation of the Saiban-in (Lay Judge) System
2019/04/18	Opinion on Matters to Be Included in the Kyoto Declaration at the 14th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
2018/12/27	Statement Strongly Protesting Today’s Executions and Calling for an Immediate Moratorium and the Abolition of the Death Penalty by 2020
2018/12/10	Comment on the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
2018/10/05	Resolution Aiming at Preventing and Recovering Damage, and Supporting Victims of Organized Crimes Targeting the Socially Vulnerable, Notably Special Fraud
	Declaration Calling for the Introduction of a New System to Accept Foreign Workers and the Establishment of a New Society in which People from Various National Backgrounds can Live Together
	Resolution Calling for a Society in which Young People can See Hope for the Future
2018/10/02	Symposium　Why is it necessary to ratify the Optional Protocol to Eliminate Discrimination against Women?　～We think with Ms.Patricia Schulz (Chair of Working Group on Communications of CEDAW)～
2018/09/05	2018 ESG Seminar Series II　Conversations with lawyers from the International Bar Association (IBA) and former Japanese general counsel“Global trends of Business & Human Rights and the role of lawyers and in-house counsel in Japan”
2018/08/23	Guide on ESG-related Risk Management - for Coordinated Efforts and Dialogue among Companies, Investors, and Financial Institutions
2018/07/26	Statement Strongly Protesting Today’s Executions and Calling for an Immediate Moratorium and the Abolition of the Death Penalty by 2020
2018/07/06	Statement Strongly Protesting Today’s Executions and Calling for an Immediate Moratorium and the Abolition of the Death Penalty by 2020
2018/06/15	Opinion Calling for the Formulation of a Basic Energy Plan Consistent with the Paris Agreement
2018/06/13	Statement on the Enactment of the Act to Partially Amend the Civil Code to Lower the Age of Adulthood
2018/04/13	Opinion Calling for the Establishment by Law of the Right to Have Counsel Present in Interrogations
2018/03/29	Request to Suspend Executions
2018/02/14	JFBA Opinion concerning the Japanese Government’s Comments on the Draft General Comment No.36 on Article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
2017/12/21	Statement on the Performance of the Verification of the Identity of the client by Attorneys, etc.
2017/12/19	Statement Strongly Protesting Against an Execution and Calling for an Immediate Moratorium and the Abolition of the Death Penalty by 2020
2017/12/14	Statement on the Special Appeal by Prosecutors in the Matsubase Case
2017/12/13	Statement on the Temporary Injunction Ruling Regarding the Ikata Nuclear Power Plant by the Hiroshima High Court
2017/12/08	Comment on the JFBA’s Adoption of a New Special Measure to Promote Gender Equality (Women Quota System for Vice President Positions)
2017/12/06	Guidance for Gaikokuho-Jimu-Bengoshi Re: New regulations on ABS & Office Name of Geikokuho-Jimu-Bengoshi
2017/11/29	Request to Achieve the Abolishment of the Death Penalty System Before the Next UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Due to be Held in Japan in 2020
2017/11/15	Statement regarding the UPR of Japan by the United Nations Human Rights Council
2017/10/06	Resolution Calling for the Conservation of Biodiversity and the Realization of Sustainable and Autonomous Local Communities
	Resolution Calling for Enhancing Guarantee of the Right to Privacy and the Right to Know, and the Promotion of Information Disclosure to Realize a Democratic Society that Secures Respect for the Individual
	Resolution Concerning Judicial Responsibility for the Hansen’s Disease Isolated Court
	Resolution Aiming at Securing Equal Access to Comprehensive Support for Crime Victims
2017/09/22	Symposium “Towards Formulation of National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights “
2017/09/04	White Paper on Attorneys 2016
2017/08/24	Opinion Concerning the Mandatory Appointment of Outside Directors
2017/06/15	Statement on the Enactment of the Bill to Revise the Act on Punishment of Organized Crimes and Control of Crime Proceeds, including the Criminalization of Conspiracy
2017/05/26	Statement on the Enactment of the Act to Partially Revise the Civil Code and the Act Concerning the Arrangement of Related Acts
2017/05/13	ILAC Public Seminar "A Necessary Challenge: Building Resilient and Responsive Justice Institutions in Fragile and Repressive Countries"
2017/03/15	Comment on the Ruling on GPS Investigation made by the Grand Bench of the Supreme Court
2017/02/17	Opinion Opposing the Introduction of the Provision Regarding National Emergencies into the Constitution of Japan
	Opinion Opposing the Submission of the Bill to Criminalize Conspiracy to the Diet
	Opinion Concerning the Review of the Act for Implementation of the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
2017/02/16	Opinion Calling for the Enhancement of the Functions of International Arbitration in Japan
2017/02/16	Opinion Concerning the Improvement of the Legal System of Japan to Implement the Paris Agreement
2017/01/19	Opinion Concerning Police Investigation Using GPS-Tracking Devices for Searching Individuals' Locations
2016/11/10	Statement on the Execution of the Death Penalty against Japanese Citizens by the Chinese Government
2016/10/07	Declaration Calling for the Promotion of Sovereign Education as It Should Be: Nurturing the Qualities to Maintain a Democratic Society
	Declaration for Maintaining Permanent Pacifism under the Constitution and Regaining Constitutionalism and Democracy
	Declaration Calling for Reform of the Penal System Including Abolition of the Death Penalty
2016/09/30	Statement on Proposed Amendments of the Legal Profession Act in Malaysia
2016/09/15	Opinion Calling for the Japanese Government to Formulate a National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights
2016/09/15	Opinion Concerning the Legal Restrictions on Facial Recognition Systems
2016/09/14	Statement by the President of JFBA Protesting the Illegal Installation of Security Cameras
2016/08/18	Opinion Concerning the Concept of the Nuclear Damage Compensation System
2016/08/10	Statement on Acquittal in the Retrial of the Higashi-Sumiyoshi Case
2016/07/15	Guidance on Prevention of Foreign Bribery
2016/06/30	Statement on the Court’s Decision to Commence a Retrial of the Matsubase Case
2016/06/17	Comment on the Supreme Court's Decision in the Compensation Suit against the State over Photography at the Interview Room of the Tokyo Detention Center
2016/06/16	Statement on Death Sentence Given to Minor at the Time of the Crime
2016/06/01	White Paper on Attorneys 2015
2016/05/27	Declaration Opposing the Security-Related Acts, and Seeking to Regain Constitutionalism and Democracy
2016/05/24	Statement Concerning the Enactment of the “Act to Partially Amend the Code of Criminal Procedure and Other Acts” including Mandatory Transparency in Interrogations
2016/04/15	Emergency Comment on the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake
2016/04/14	Opinion Calling for the Retraction of the Government’s View Concerning “Political Fairness” in the Broadcast Law, and the Guarantee of the Freedom of the Press
2016/03/25	Statement Protesting Execution of the Death Penalty and Reiterating our Request for the Suspension of Executions and the Launch of a Nationwide Debate on the Abolition of the Death Penalty
2016/03/11	Resolution to Address Issues in Concert to Ensure the Realization of Systemic Reform in the Fostering of Legal Professionals
2016/03/11	Statement Marking the Fifth Anniversary of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and the Subsequent Fukushima No.1 Nuclear Power Plant Accident
2016/03/01	The JFBA has developed a “MISSION STATEMENT ON INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS”
2016/02/19	Basic Recommendation for Establishment of Principles of Protection of Confidentiality of Communications between Attorney and Client
2016/01/22	Statement on Amendments to the Act on the Prevention of Transfer of Proceeds from Crimes
2015/12/18	Statement Calling for the Revision of the Discriminatory Provisions of the Civil Code in Response to the Ruling Rendered by the Grand Bench of the Supreme Court Regarding the Requirement for Married Couples to Adopt the Same Surname and the Remarriage Prohibition Period
2015/12/18	Statement Protesting Execution of the Death Penalty and Reiterating our Request for the Suspension of Executions and the Launch of a Nationwide Debate on the Abolition of the Death Penalty
2015/12/09	Request for the Launch of a Nationwide Debate on Abolition of the Death Penalty System and Suspending Executions and Taking Immediate Measures to Prevent Miscarriages of Justice Leading to the Death Penalty
2015/10/23	Statement Regarding the Decision to Open a Retrial of the Higashi-Sumiyoshi Case
2015/10/02	Resolution Calling for the Improvement of Working Conditions and Environment where All Women can be Relieved from Poverty and Work and Live without Gender Disadvantage
2015/10/02	Resolution Calling for the Relief for the People Affected by the Fukushima No.1 Nuclear Power Plant Accident and for the Facilitation of Disaster Recovery
2015/09/19	Statement Protesting the Enactment of the Bills to Revise Japan's National Security Policies
2015/08/28	Statement Calling for Re-examination of the “Social Security Reform Categories” in the Basic Policy on Economic and Fiscal Management and Reform 2015
2015/08/07	President’s Statement Marking Seventy Years Since the End of World War II
2015/07/24	Statement Calling for Respect for Freedom of the Press
2015/07/24	Statement Expressing Concern with the Taking of a Group of Lawyers in China and Calling for the Guarantee, etc. of Lawyers’ Practice
2015/07/16	Opinion Calling for Securing the Protection of Human Rights for Those Suffering from Intractable Diseases
2015/06/30	Statement Concerning “Further Promotion of Systemic Reform in the Fostering of Legal Professionals”
2015/06/26	White Paper on Attorneys 2014
2015/06/18	Opinion Concerning the Bills to Revise National Security Policies
2015/05/21	Statement concerning the Ideal Number of Legal Professionals drafted by the Office for the Promotion of Systemic Reform in the Fostering of Legal Professionals
2015/05/14	Statement Opposing the Bills to Revise National Security Policies
2015/05/07	Opinion Calling for Prompt Policies and Measures to be Taken toward the Eradication of Discrimination due to Race and Other Factors
2015/04/06	Statement Opposing the “Bill to Amend Part of the Labor Standards Act, etc.” to Deregulate the Work-Hour Regulations
2015/03/18	Statement concerning the “Bill to Amend the Code of Criminal Procedure, etc.” which includes Mandatory Transparency in Interrogations, etc.
2015/03/11	Statement Marking the Fourth Anniversary of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and the Subsequent Fukushima No.1 Nuclear Power Plant Accident
2015/02/27	Summary of the JFBA Statement Calling for Deliberations concerning the Labor Policy in accordance with the Tripartite Structure Principles
2015/02/16	Ms. Yoko Hayashi (Daini Tokyo Bar Association) was appointed to serve as a chairperson of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).
2015/02/13	Summary of the JFBA Statement Concerning the Monitoring Function of the Diet Regarding the Act on the Protection of Specially Designated Secrets
2015/01/14	Statement Regarding the Death of a Detainee at the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau
2015/01/07	Guidance on Human Rights Due Diligence
2015/01/01	JFBA Brief Note - Corporate Governance and Appointing More Female Attorneys as Outside Directors for Companies
2015/01/01	New Year’s Message (January 1, 2015)
2014/12/25	Statement Concerning the Acts of Intimidation Made against Hokusei Gakuin University and One of Its Instructors, etc.
2014/12/19	Opinion Paper Concerning the Revision of Textbook Examination Standards, the Guidelines for the Screening of Textbook Examination Standards, and the Adoption of Textbooks
2014/12/12	Statement Regarding the Decision on the Rejection of the Appeal for Retrial of the Fukui Junior High School Girl Murder Case
2014/11/11	Request for the Launch of a Nationwide Debate on Abolition of the Death Penalty System and Suspending Executions and Taking Immediate Measures to Prevent Miscarriages of Justice Leading to the Death Penalty
2014/10/02	The 57th JFBA Convention on the Protection of Human Rights Held in Hakodate City, Hokkaido on October 2nd and 3rd, 2014
2014/10/01	Statement Regarding Criminal Justice Reform Following the Decision to Open a Retrial in the “Hakamada Case”
2014/09/19	Opinion Calling for Repeal of the Act on the Protection of Specially Designated Secrets
2014/09/18	Opinion Concerning the Cabinet’s Decision Approving the Exercise of the Right to Collective Self-Defense, etc.
2014/09/18	Opinion Calling for Improvement of the Detention System at Immigration Control
2014/08/29	Statement Protesting Execution of the Death Penalty and Reiterating our Request for the Suspension of Executions and the Launch of a Nationwide Debate on the Abolition of the Death Penalty
2014/07/30	President's message & JFBA Reception - The 2014 IBA Annual Conference in Tokyo
2014/07/24	Opinion Concerning the Draft (Ministerial) Notification Regarding Operation for Acceptance of Foreign Construction Workers
2014/07/09	Statement Concerning the Draft Report of the “Special Subcommittee on the Criminal Justice System for a New Era” of the Legislative Council of the Ministry of Justice
2014/06/26	Statement Protesting Execution of the Death Penalty and Reiterating our Request for the Suspension of Executions and the Launch of a Nationwide Debate on the Abolition of the Death Penalty
2014/06/18	Statement Concerning the “Review Results (Report) Regarding the Direction of Revision of the Technical Intern Training Program for Foreigners”
2014/06/11	Comprehensive Legal Support - Expert Review Meeting Submits its Report
2014/06/04	White Paper on Attorneys 2013
2014/05/30	Outline of the Declaration Aiming at the Restoration of Fundamental Human Rights from Damages Caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake and the Fukushima No.1 Nuclear Power Plant Accident and the Realization of Transition Away from Nuclear Power Adopted at the 65th JFBA General Meeting
2014/05/28	Statement on the Decision of Rejection for the 8th Appeal for Retrial of the Nabari Poisoned Wine Case
2014/05/23	Explanatory Texts for the JFBA President’s Statement on the Draft Revision of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act in Line with the Revision of the Administrative Appeal Act
2014/05/21	Statement Regarding the Ruling Rendered by the Fukui District Court to Not Restart the No. 3 and No.4 Reactors of the Oi Nuclear Power Plant
2014/05/08	Opinion Calling for Legislation of a Law Concerning Records of Criminal Investigations
2014/05/08	Opinion Concerning Overall Augmentation of Records on Procedures in which Courts are Involved during Police Investigations
2014/04/11	The Revised Juvenile Act Passed and Enacted (April 11, 2014)
2014/04/01	President’s Message - as the Newly Elected President of the JFBA (April 1, 2014)
2014/03/27	Statement Regarding the Decision on the Opening of the Retrial of the “Hakamada Case”
2014/03/01	JFBA Brief Note - Increasing Internationalization of Family Affairs Cases - The Hague Convention to Come into Force on April 1, 2014
	Path Taken in the Three Years Since the Great East Japan Earthquake and the Nuclear Power Plant Accident
	Lawsuits Spreading Nationwide Claiming Compensation for Damage Caused by the Nuclear Power Plant Accident
2014/02/21	Proposals on Refugee Status Recognition System and Status of Refugee Applicants in Japan
2014/02/20	Opinion Calling for the Establishment of a Domestic Human Rights Institution
2014/02/20	Opinion with Respect to the Status of Forces Agreement between Japan and the United States
2014/01/01	New Year's Message
2014/01/01	JFBA Brief Note – The Future of the Act on the Protection of Specially Designated Secrets (Towards a Full-scale Review of the Act)
2013/12/13	Statement Regarding the Ruling Rendered by the Supreme Court Concerning the Guarantee of the Right of Confidential Communication between Death Row Inmates and Defense Attorneys before Filing a Request for Retrial
2013/12/06	Statement Protesting the Railroading through the Special Secrets Bill
2013/12/06	Statement Concerning the Revision of the Civil Code on the Statutory Shares in Inheritance of Children Born Out of Wedlock
2013/12/04	Statement on the Ratification of the “Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities”
2013/11/15	Statement Opposing the Special Secrets Bill and Calling for a Full-Scale Review on the System for a Protection of Secrecy Law in Accordance with the Tshwane Principles
2013/11/12	A conference co-presented by the IBA and the JFBA, supported by the IBA Asia Pacific Regional Forum
2013/10/25	Statement Concerning the Approval of the Cabinet Meeting Regarding the Bill on the Protection of Specially Designated Secrets
2013/10/08	Japan Night -IBA Annual Conference in 2013 Hosted by Japan Federation of Bar Associations
2013/09/12	Statement Protesting Execution of the Death Penalty and Reiterating our Request for the Suspension of Executions and the Launch of a Nationwide Debate on the Abolition of the Death Penalty
2013/09/06	The Third Japan-Korea Bar Leaders Conference Held in Gyeongju, Korea (September 6 - 8, 2013)
2013/08/01	The Launch of a JFBA Comprehensive Center for Continuing Legal Education
2013/07/18	Opinion Concerning Proposal for Legislation Regarding Court Interpreters
2013/07/12	Three-Bar Meeting; CCBE, ACLA and JFBA held in Athens on July 12-13
2013/07/01	From Front Line of Supporting Foreigners - A Visit to Tokyo Public Law Office Mita Branch
2013/07/01	The Japan Federation of Lawyers Cooperatives launches “Business operations for issuing written bail guarantees for the accused in criminal cases” - Operations are scheduled to launch in line with the preparation of administrative work by each cooperative
2013/06/27	Statement Concerning the “Report of the Study Council for the Professional Legal Training System”
2013/06/10	POLA (The Conference of the Presidents of Law Associations in Asia) held in Tokyo on June 10-12, 2013 - More Powerful Linkage of Lawyers in Our Region
2013/05/31	64th JFBA General Meeting - Resolution Opposing the Approval of Exercising the Right to Collective Self-Defense
2013/05/27	Statement Concerning Concluding Observations of the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
2013/05/03	Statement Marking Constitution Memorial Day amid Heightening Debate regarding Constitutional Amendments
2013/04/26	Statement Protesting Execution of the Death Penalty and Reiterating our Request for the Suspension of Executions and the Launch of a Nationwide Debate on the Abolition of the Death Penalty
2013/04/26	Statement Calling for Application of the Act on Support for Reconstructing the Livelihoods of Disaster Victims to Long-Term Evacuees as a Result of the Fukushima No.1 Nuclear Power Plant Accident
2013/04/01	JFBA Brief Note - Visit to India and Thailand to Research Legal Systems
2013/03/27	Special Lecture by Judge Owada of the International Court of Justice on March 27, 2013, in Tokyo
2013/03/22	Comments on the Response of the Japanese Government to the 2nd UPR against Japan of the United Nations Human Rights Council at its Regular Session
2013/03/11	Statement Marking the Occasion of Two Years after the Great East Japan Earthquake and the Subsequent Fukushima No.1 Nuclear Power Plant Accident
2013/03/07	Statement on the Decision of Rejection of the 2nd Appeal for the Retrial of the Osaki Case
2013/03/06	Statement Regarding the Decision on the Rejection of the Appeal for Retrial of the “Fukui Junior High School Girl Murder Case”
2013/02/28	Inaugural Asia-based International Financial Law Conference: West meets East
2013/02/21	Statement Protesting Execution of the Death Penalty and Reiterating our Request for the Suspension of Executions and the Launch of a Nationwide Debate on the Abolition of the Death Penalty
2013/02/01	Follow-up on Warnings, Recommendations and Requests in Relation to Human Rights Redress Made by the JFBA
2013/01/28	Statement Concerning the Essential Features of the Revision of the Juvenile Act Outlining the Expansion of the Scope of the Publicly-Funded Attorney Attendant System
2013/01/17	Opinion Concerning the Establishment of the New Criminal Justice System (No.4)
2013/01/01	New Year's Message
2012/12/20	Statement on Amendments to the Act on Prevention of Transfer of Proceeds from Crimes
2012/12/06	Comment Regarding the National Police Agency's Announcement of its "Assessment of the Trial Implementation of Audio/Video Recording of Interrogations"
2012/11/25	International Bar Association 3rd Asia Pacific Regional Forum Conference 25 - 27 November 2012 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2012/11/15	Opinion Requesting a Review of the Current System for Allowing Participation of Victims of Crimes in Criminal Trials
2012/11/14	Eliminating and preventing all forms of violence against women and girls (To CSW57)
2012/11/07	Statement on the Judgment in the Retrial for the 1997 Tokyo Murder Case of a Female TEPCO Employee
2012/11/02	Statement of Protest by the President of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations against the Gang Rape Committed by Members of the United States Navy
2012/11/01	Comment on the Response of the Japanese Government to the UPR by the United Nations Human Rights Council
2012/10/30	Issues to be Reviewed and Discussed Regarding the Death Penalty System
2012/10/05	Resolution Calling for the Prohibition of New Developments and Alternations of Coastal Zones and for the Advancement of the Conservation and Restoration of Coastal Zones in order to Recover the Abundant Ocean
	Resolution to Seek Review of Educational Control and Competitive Principle-based Education in order to Respect Children's Dignity and Ensure their Rights to Study
	Resolution Calling for Effective Measures to Prevent Suicide with the Aim of Creating a Society which doesn't Push People Towards their Deaths
2012/10/03	Japan Night- IBA Annual Conference in 2012 Hosted by Japan Federation of Bar Associations
2012/10/03	Japan Federation of Bar Associations breakfast
2012/09/27	Statement Protesting the Resumption of Executions, and Requesting Once More the Launch of a Nationwide Debate on the Abolition of the Death Penalty and Suspension of Executions
2012/09/21	Statement Calling for the Realization of Non-Nuclear Power Policies through the Early Establishment of the Basic Law on Non-Nuclear Power Plants
2012/09/19	Statement on the "Draft Bill on the Establishment of a Human Rights Commission"Approved by the Cabinet
2012/09/14	Opinion Concerning Legislating for the Observer’s Presence at Interrogations of Intellectually-Challenged Suspects
2012/09/13	Opinion concerning the Establishment of the New Criminal Justice System (No.2)
2012/09/13	Opinion concerning the Establishment of the New Criminal Justice System (No.3)
2012/08/03	Statement Protesting the Resumption of Executions, and Requesting the Launch of a Nationwide Debate on the Abolition of the Death Penalty and Suspension of Executions
2012/08/03	Statement Calling for Active Use of the System for Reduction of and Exemption from Double Loan Problems for Disaster Victims (Guidelines for Individual Debtor Out-of-Court Workouts) - Marking One Year since the Launch of the System -
2012/07/11	Statement Calling for Application of the System of Private Rental Houses Deemed as Temporary Housing Units for (Voluntary) Evacuees outside the Designated Areas in Fukushima Prefecture
2012/07/09	Statement on the Commencement of the Resident Card and the System of the Basic Resident Registration for Foreign Nationals
2012/07/05	Comment Concerning the Verification of Audio/Video Recording of Interrogations by Public Prosecutors and Related Future Policies
2012/06/15	Statement Concerning the Detention in Libya of Defense Counsel and Staff Members of the International Criminal Court and Urging Their Immediate Release
2012/06/14	Opinion concerning the Establishment of the New Criminal Justice System (No.1)
2012/05/25	63rd JFBA General Meeting -Resolution on Requesting Publicly-funded Attorney Attendant System for More Juvenile Delinquency Cases, etc.-
2012/05/25	Statement on the Decision of Discharge by the Nagoya High Court Regarding the 7th Request for Retrial of the Nabari Poisoned Wine Case
2012/03/30	Statement on Support for the Request for a Posthumous Retrial of the “Hino-Cho Case”
2012/03/29	Statement Protesting the Resumption of Executions, and Requesting for the Launch of a Nationwide Debate on the Abolition of the Death Penalty and Suspension of Executions
2012/03/15	Provisional Legislative Proposal for the Realization of Government-Funded Legal Aid for Victims of Crime
2012/03/15	Proposal Concerning Reform of the Saiban-in (Lay Judge) Trial System for the Post Third Year Review of the Implementation of the Saiban-in Act
2012/03/09	Statement Regarding Issues One Year after the Great East Japan Earthquake
2012/03/08	Statement on the Decision on Reopening of the Retrial of the Higashi-Sumiyoshi Case
2012/03/03	Statement Regarding the Establishment of a Reconstruction Support Organization for Companies Suffering Damage from the Great East Japan Earthquake
2012/02/15	Statement Protesting the Resumption of Executions, and Requesting the Provision of Adequate Medical Procedures to Death Row Inmates with Possible Mental Disabilities and Suspension of Executions of Such Persons
2012/02/15	Statement Requesting Appointment of Foreign National Bar Members as Counselors
2012/02/07	Statement on the Legislative Council’s Adoption of the Outline for the Establishment of Procedures for the Return of Children for the Implementation of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
2012/01/19	Opinion on the Statutory Regulations governing / regarding the Installation and Operation of Video Surveillance Devices
2012/01/13	Statement on the "Outline of the Bill being Considered on the Establishment of a Human Rights Commission" Released by the Minister, the Senior Vice Minister and the Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Justice
2011/10/24	Statement Concerning Results of Report on Interrogations Conducted by the Police
2011/10/07	Declaration Calling for the Abolishment of the “Act on Services and Support for Persons with Disabilities” and Requesting the Establishment of a General Welfare Act which Guarantees the Rights of Persons with Disabilities while Giving Utmost Respect to their Opinions
2011/09/30	Statement Concerning the “Principles for Public Prosecutors”
2011/08/19	Request by the Japan Federation of Bar Associations and Bar Associations for the Realization of Inspections of Execution Chambers
2011/08/19	Opinions on the “Establishment of a New Human Rights Relief Institution (Basic Policy)” issued by the Minister, Senior Vice Minister and Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Justice
2011/05/27	62nd JFBA General Meeting Resolution on Relief for Victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake, the Nuclear Plant Incident and the Restoration and Recovery of Affected Areas
	62nd JFBA General Meeting -Resolution on Promotion of Civil Justice Reform and Improvement of Judicial Foundation-
	62nd JFBA General Meeting -Resolution on Achieving Drastic Reform of Criminal Justice by Realizing Transparent Interrogations
2000/04/10	The Tenth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and Treatment Offenders Vienna, Austria
1998/02/03	Opinion Statement Requesting Adoption of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
1995/04/10	The Ninth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment Offenders Cairo, Egypt