TOKYO -- After a fierce parliamentary battle that produced legislation expanding state surveillance powers, the public is left grappling with questions ranging from the law's scope to the handling of lone wolves who plan terrorist acts.
Under changes to a law concerning organized crime, authorities can prosecute "criminal organizations" of two or more people for planning or preparing serious crimes. Including homicide and human trafficking, 277 criminal acts are covered. Once at least one member begins concrete preparations for the act -- surveying an intended crime site, for example -- the entire group can be prosecuted.
