The Japanese parliament on Wednesday enacted a law for introducing a system to enable employers to check whether job applicants are registered sex offenders dating back 20 years, in a bid to block sex crime convicts from jobs involving children.Under the system, dubbed the "Japanese DBS" in a nod to the British government's Disclosure and Barring Service, schools, daycare centers and kindergartens will be required to refer job applicants for sex offense record checks by the Children and Families Agency.Cram schools and afterschool clubs can voluntarily sign up for the program, expected to b…READ FULL ARTICLE
