Lay judges mostly positive after 1st trial under new system

Lay judges mostly positive after 1st trial under new system

TOKYO, Japan - The seven people who served as Japan's first lay judges attend a news conference at the Tokyo District Court in Tokyo on Aug. 6 after the conclusion of the murder trial. One of the original six lay judges was replaced by a reserve judge during the trial due to illness.

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