KYOTO – A man accused of carrying out an arson attack on a Kyoto Animation studio in 2019 that claimed 36 lives admitted to charges of arson and murder as his lay judge trial opened in the Kyoto District Court on Sept. 5.

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    10 months ago

    Based on the stats of the Japanese criminal justice system, I’m suspicious of any last minute confessions, especially since this happened over four years ago.

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      10 months ago

      Yes. The Japanese prosecutorial system is very peculiar and suspect in its rate of success in courts.