Japan lower house passes bill for criminal checks for jobs with kids

Japan's lower house passed a bill on Thursday that requires employers to conduct criminal background checks dating back 20 years to block people with sex offense convictions from jobs involving children.The bill that cleared the House of Representatives, if made into law, will introduce the system dubbed the "Japanese DBS," similar to the British government's Disclosure and Barring Service. The move comes following a series of cases in which children have been sexually abused by figures of authority.The bill will now be deliberated by the upper house.The background checks will cover those c…READ FULL ARTICLE