Lawyers, civic groups call for abolishing lay judge system

Lawyers, civic groups call for abolishing lay judge system

TOKYO, Japan - People opposing Japan's newly inaugurated lay judge system march near the Tokyo District Court in Tokyo's Kasumigaseki district on Aug. 3 as the first criminal trial under the system begins the same day.

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