A foreign national arrested for assault was not served a meal for about 10 hours while being detained by Tokyo prosecutors last month, a lawyer said Saturday, condemning the case as a human rights violation.The Japanese law on the treatment of detainees guarantees the provision of meals at certain times. Prosecutors have explained to the lawyer that the situation was "unavoidable" because they were busy with their investigative duties.But Kazuya Tsukamoto, the suspect's lawyer, described the incident as an "extremely unjust treatment" that violates the rules.The suspect in his 40s was arres…READ FULL ARTICLE
