Gov't to require sex offense checks when applying to work with kids

Japan's Cabinet endorsed on Tuesday a bill aimed at stopping convicted sex offenders from working with children by creating a system requiring schools and other employers to have 20-year background checks conducted on candidates.Parents and child support groups have been calling for the introduction of the system, dubbed the "Japanese DBS," similar to the British government's Disclosure and Barring Service, following a series of cases in which children have been sexually abused by authority figures.The government plans to submit the bill to the current Diet session, and the system is expect…READ FULL ARTICLE