The scandal-tainted police system must be overhauled, believes Kohei Nakabo, a lawyer who has just been appointed to a new government panel established to advise on police reform.
"A nation cannot do without the police," Nakabo, 70, told Kyodo News in a recent interview. Addressing problems in the system "is not only important, but urgent."
Nakabo was appointed last week to the six-member panel under the National Public Safety Commission. Other members include a former chief Cabinet secretary, a journalist and a business leader.