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Pepper robots to mentor Japan's ex-cons
Japan is experiencing a surge in the number of repeat offenders, particularly among older people, and the Ministry of Justice is working with a rehabilitation facility in Tokyo on the project, which may be rolled out elsewhere if it proves successful. More than 47 per cent of the people arrested in 2014 had previously been convicted of a crime, the highest figure since 1989. Many of those arrested committed petty offences, such as shoplifting, as a way to return to prison, because they are estranged from their families and feel isolated.