Japanese manga to teach compassion to prosecutors in Taiwan
A Japanese manga “Love” is being used to teach prosecutors in Taiwan to deal with compassion and tolerance.
The justice ministry has distributed 2,000 copies of the Japanese manga “Love” based on the true story of how a bereaved mother reconciled with a family whose sixth-grader son killed her boy.
The touching story was made into a critically acclaimed television series in Japan that was aired on the island last year.
The reading assignment is part of the ministry’s efforts to promote “restorative justice” — which seeks to encourage repair and reconciliation between the victims and the offenders, said Gloria Fei.
The Taiwanese government hopes to create more compassionate prosecutor’s so that they may be better able to deal with confrontation and to help them understand the people. Whether or not the manga is helping to create more compassionate prosecutor is still unknown.
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