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Japan sees progress in decade of judicial reform, but lingering issues remain

National / Crime & Legal | FOCUS Sep 23, 2020

Japan sees progress in decade of judicial reform, but lingering issues remain

Recording of interrogations became mandatory in 2019 for cases dealt with exclusively by prosecutors and those handled by the lay judge system.

In Japan's first plea deal, Tokyo High Court nixes suspended term given to ex-exec

National / Crime & Legal Jul 21, 2020

In Japan's first plea deal, Tokyo High Court nixes suspended term given to ex-exec

The former executive of Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Ltd. was instead ordered to pay ¥2.5 million for conspiring with subordinates to bribe a senior Thai official.

Two of Ghosn's former aides avoid indictment through plea bargain deal with Tokyo prosecutors

Business / Corporate May 10, 2019

Two of Ghosn's former aides avoid indictment through plea bargain deal with Tokyo prosecutors

The foreign executives struck the rare deal between October and November by providing documents related to Nissan’s remuneration allegations, but they can be examined as witnesses, sources said.

National / Crime & Legal Mar 1, 2019

Ex-Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems executives convicted of bribes after company struck Japan's first plea bargain

A Tokyo court found two former executives of Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems guilty of bribing a senior Thai official over a power plant project after the company struck a plea bargain — the nation's first. The Tokyo District Court on Friday gave suspended sentences of ...

National / Crime & Legal Jan 15, 2019

Prosecutors seek 18 months for ex-Mitsubishi Hitachi Power executives in landmark plea deal

Prosecutors said on Tuesday they are seeking a sentence of 18 months in prison for two former executives of Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Inc. for allegedly bribing a Thai official over a power plant project, in a case that became well known for being ...

Victim of plea bargaining? Carlos Ghosn's arrest based on murky evidence, former prosecutor says

National / Crime & Legal Nov 26, 2018

Victim of plea bargaining? Carlos Ghosn's arrest based on murky evidence, former prosecutor says

by Magdalena Osumi and Satoshi Sugiyama

A prominent lawyer and plea deal expert said Monday that Nissan's ex-Chairman Carlos Ghosn, suspected of violating financial law, may have fallen victim to Japan's recently established plea bargaining system, leading to an arrest despite a lack of clear incriminating evidence. Ghosn, who was dismissed ...

Japanese-style plea bargaining debuts but authorities fear spread of false testimony

National / Crime & Legal May 31, 2018

Japanese-style plea bargaining debuts but authorities fear spread of false testimony

by Sakura Murakami

Japan on Friday introduced a bargaining system as part of an overhaul of its criminal investigation and trial systems, while battling concerns the new practice could encourage suspects or defendants to make false statements that lead to miscarriages of justice. The new bargaining system, which ...

National / Crime & Legal Jan 24, 2018

Japan plans to introduce the right to plea bargain in June

The government is planning to introduce the right to plea bargain by putting into effect a revised law on criminal proceedings on June 1, government sources said Wednesday. While the system is expected to help tackle organized crime, lawyers and legal scholars have warned that ...

National | FOCUS Dec 20, 2017

Major contractor eyes plea bargain system as route to evade criminal prosecution

Major Japanese construction company Obayashi Corp., which is at the heart of a scandal over collusion in bidding for a maglev train link project, has decided to take a rare and pre-emptive step: Come clean about its role, and possibly evade criminal prosecution. Ahead of ...

Critics hit Japan's new plea-bargaining system, say it opens door to false testimony

National / Crime & Legal May 29, 2016

Critics hit Japan's new plea-bargaining system, say it opens door to false testimony

Katsumi Murase, a former senior official in the Nagoya Municipal Government, still remembers the time in 2003 when prosecutors interrogated him over a bid-rigging case in connection with a road cleaning contract. Murase, 69, was arrested and indicted for allegedly leaking crucial information used in ...

National May 24, 2016

Diet passes legislation to revamp Japan's criminal justice system

by Tomohiro Osaki

New legislation increases video recording of interrogations, expands the reach of the wiretap law and introduces plea bargains.

Editorials Aug 17, 2015

Criminal justice system reform

Bills to reform the nation's criminal justice system may not accomplish the original goal of preventing false charges.

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