Letters

摘要

"Nabbing imaginary terrorists" (April 22nd) raised concerns over personal liberty in Japan, including a new law that would punish people who plan to commit terrorism and organised crime. While several criticisms in the article deserve refuting, allow me to focus on the new law. In 2000, the un adopted a convention against transnational organised crime which has 187 parties including G7 countries and both Belgium and Sweden, which have recently suffered terrorist attacks. Although Japan signed the convention, the lack of necessary domestic laws prevent us from co-operating with other countries. This law will eliminate those loopholes and enable Japan to contribute towards preventing organised crime and terrorism, which are genuine concerns for us as we prepare to host the Rugby World Cup and Olympic and Paralympic Games.