Show improvement in japan e laws japan s laws have been greatly in proved during the last fifteen years decapitation and torture have been abolished and hanging remains the sole method of inflicting the death penalty instead ol 01 the crimea calling tor the tull penalty of the law under the old system capital punish ment Is now threatened tor only four crimes penal servitude imprison ment with or without bard labor fine and police supervision are the punish ments inflicted tor the minor crimes corporal punishment Is no longer permitted |