Tokyo compiled emergency countermeasures aimed to prevent further harm and protect victims from stalkers that would include having perpetrators wear GPS tracking devices.
The plans submitted come as the government has been studying international cases where devices have been used to track sex offenders.
The government will also be investigating technologies that enable the miniaturisation of said devices and may also revise the current anti-stalking law.
The GPS tracking devices would be utilised for people who have been handed down a restraining order intended to prevent them from stalking their victims, who would be notified if the stalker is close by.
Stalking has increasingly come under the spotlight in Japan, with 3,037 restraining orders in 2025, the highest since 2000 when the current anti-stalking law took effect. — Bernama
