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Japan forms panel to consider GPS monitoring for stalkers
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- Japan's National Police Agency announced an eight-member panel to consider GPS monitoring for high-risk stalkers.
- The panel will hold its first meeting on Monday, Oct 19, 2026.
- Members include professors, lawyers, counseling specialists, and a family member of a 2012 Zushi murder victim.
- The panel will discuss mandatory counseling and treatment for stalkers who breach restraining orders.
- 2025 saw 22,881 stalking consultations and 3,037 restraining orders, a historic high.
