National Public Safety Commission Chairman Yoshitaka Murata and Justice Minister Chieko Nono unveiled the plan at a Cabinet meeting, according to the officials.

The crimes, which are believed to be commonly repeated by offenders, include murder, robbery and drug-related offenses, and about 23,000 prisoners a year are expected to be subject to the measure, the officials said.

Calls for information sharing between the Justice Ministry and police increased after the November murder of a 7-year-old girl in Nara Prefecture.

The man arrested in the slaying has a record of sexually assaulting young girls.

The Japan Times Weekly: May 28, 2005
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