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15 years in prison given in lay judge trial involving rape cases

AOMORI, Japan - Tomomitsu Shibuya, one of six citizen judges, speaks at a news conference in Aomori on Sept. 4 after a panel of three professional and citizen judges gave a sentence of 15 years in prison as sought by prosecutors to a 22-year-old man in Japan's first lay judge trial involving rape cases. Shibuya is the only citizen judge who agreed to unveil his name and be photographed.

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1st lay judge trial on rape cases begins in Aomori

AOMORI, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 2 shows the Aomori District Court, where Japan's first lay judge trial on rape cases began the same day. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Lay judge opponents attack 1st trial

TOKYO, Japan - Lawyers in a group opposed to Japan's newly introduced lay judge system hold a news conference in Tokyo on Aug. 7. They issued a statement after the conclusion of the first lay judge trial, branding it ''a criminal court pageant under the name of citizen participation.''

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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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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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Japan's 1st lay judge trial

TOKYO, Japan - People await the start of Japan's first criminal trial under the newly inaugurated lay judge system in the 104 courtroom of the Tokyo District Court on Aug. 3. (Pool photo)

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Japan's 1st lay judge trial

TOKYO, Japan - People queue at the Tokyo District Court in Tokyo's Kasumigaseki district on Aug. 3 for court gallery tickets for the first criminal trial under the newly inaugurated lay judge system.

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Japan's 1st lay judge trial starts after judge selection

TOKYO, Japan - People form long lines at the Tokyo District Court in Tokyo's Kasumigaseki district on Aug. 3 to get court gallery tickets for the first criminal trial under the newly inaugurated lay judge system.

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Japan's 1st lay judge trial

TOKYO, Japan - People queue at the Tokyo District Court in Tokyo's Kasumigaseki district on Aug. 3 for court gallery tickets for the first criminal trial under the newly inaugurated lay judge system.

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Japan's 1st lay judge trial set to start, judge selection begins

TOKYO, Japan - People opposing Japan's newly inaugurated lay judge system pass out leaflets to passers-by in front of the Tokyo District Court in Tokyo's Kasumigaseki district on Aug. 3 before the first criminal trial under the system begins later in the day.

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Japan's 1st lay judge trial set to start, judge selection begins

TOKYO, Japan - People opposing Japan's newly inaugurated lay judge system pass out leaflets to passers-by in front of the Tokyo District Court in Tokyo's Kasumigaseki district on Aug. 3 before the first criminal trial under the system begins later in the day.

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15 years in prison given in lay judge trial involving rape cases

AOMORI, Japan - Tomomitsu Shibuya, one of six citizen judges, speaks at a news conference in Aomori on Sept. 4 after a panel of three professional and citizen judges gave a sentence of 15 years in prison as sought by prosecutors to a 22-year-old man in Japan's first lay judge trial involving rape cases. Shibuya is the only citizen judge who agreed to unveil his name and be photographed. (Kyodo)

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1st lay judge trial on rape cases begins in Aomori

AOMORI, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 2 shows the Aomori District Court, where Japan's first lay judge trial on rape cases began the same day. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo)

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Ex-actor Oshio's lay judge trial

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows former actor and singer Manabu Oshio. The first hearing of Oshio's lay judge trial over the drug-related death of a female acquaintance began at the Tokyo District Court on Sept. 3, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Man acquitted in lay-judge murder trial after death rap was sough

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Masahiro Shirahama attends a press conference in Kagoshima on Dec. 10, 2010, after a court found him not guilty of murdering and robbing an elderly couple. The ruling was the first acquittal in a lay judge trial in which prosecutors had sought the death penalty. (Kyodo)