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title: "NEW RESOURCES: DPIC's Latest Podcast Explores the Death Penalty in Japan"
description: 'In the latest edition of the Death Penalty Information Center’s podcasts, Professor Michael H. Fox, director of the Japan Innocence and Death Penalty…'
canonical: 'https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/new-resources-dpics-latest-podcast-explores-the-death-penalty-in-japan'
section: news
date: '2012-05-01T19:01:11-04:00'
updated: '2025-03-14T14:32:15-04:00'
source: 'Death Penalty Information Center'
---

In the latest edition of the Death Penalty Information Center's **podcasts**, Professor Michael H. Fox, director of the Japan Innocence and Death Penalty Research Center, discusses the current state of the death penalty in **Japan**. Prof. Fox compares public opinion on the death penalty in Japan and the U.S., explains some of the unique aspects of Japan's criminal justice system, and discusses the prospects for change. [***Click here to listen to this latest podcast***](https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/resources/podcasts#jpn). You can listen to the podcast now or download it for future use. This podcast is the 19th in our series, ***DPIC on the Issues***. *See more below*.

DPIC's podcasts offer concise, informative discussions of important death penalty issues, suitable for educational purposes. Other recent episodes include a discussion of the intersection of [international](https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/resources/podcasts#int) viewpoints and the American death penalty and a general [podcast in Spanish](https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/resources/podcasts#spa). You can receive automatic updates through [iTunes](/podcast/podcasts.xml) when new episodes are posted and receive access to all previous episodes. Other audio and video resources, along with all of DPIC's podcasts, can be found on our [Multimedia](/multimedia-1?did=142&scid=42) page. Many of our podcasts are also available on our [iPhone or iPad App](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dpic/id413264939?mt=8&ls=1) as well.

(DPIC Podcast #19: [The Death Penalty in Japan](https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/resources/podcasts#jpn), posted May 1, 2012). If you have suggestions for topics you would like to see addressed in future podcasts, contact us at [**dpic@deathpenaltyinfo.org**](mailto:dpic@deathpenaltyinfo.org?subject=Podcast). See **[International](/death-penalty-international-perspective?did=127&scid=30)**.