Focus on Heizo Hasegawa's crime prevention

NHK's program "Heroes' Choices," which highlights heroes who made decisions that changed history, will rebroadcast "Even Villains Are Human: Hasegawa Heizo, Arsonist and Thief Inspector" as a selection on NHK BS from 9:00 PM on August 4th. The program will feature Hasegawa Heizo, the well-known arsonist and thief inspector from period dramas, and delve into his true character.

In the mid-Edo period, Heizo used his experience living at the bottom of society to achieve outstanding results in arresting violent criminals.

However, crime did not decrease. A large influx of homeless people from rural areas was cornered and turning to crime. Heizo came up with a way to prevent them from committing crimes...

From "punishment" to "recovery." As Japan's criminal law is being reviewed for the first time in 115 years, we look at Heizo's role in crime prevention.