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• 1st Jan 10:00
  japantimes.co.jp
  Legal experts defend guilty activists
  About 140 legal experts issued a statement Tuesday protesting the Supreme Court's recent decision finding three activists guilty for trespassing in a Self-Defense Forces residential complex in Tokyo to distribute fliers opposing the Iraq war.
  
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• 1st Jan 10:00
  japantimes.co.jp
  Legal services for everyone
  On April 1, 2006, Nihon Shiho Shien Senta (Japan Legal Support Center) or Ho Terasu (Law Terrace) was established to offer people easy access to legal services. It began operation on Oct. 2 that year. Although two years have passed, only 22 percent of those recently polled know of Ho Terrace. More...
  
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• 1st Jan 10:00
  gaijinpot.com
  University jobs in Japan
  Forum: Teaching Jobs Education Posted By: Roger F Post Time: 2008-04-29 at 12:01 PM
• 1st Jan 10:00
  japantimes.co.jp
  Scales of justice: Legal system looks for right balance of lawyers
  Judicial reform is having a quick and dramatic impact on the legal profession, not least on the number of lawyers. In March 2002, the government decided to increase the number of those who pass the bar exam to 3,000 a year by 2010. Only 1,000 were passed in 1999.
  
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• 1st Jan 10:00
  japantimes.co.jp
  Japan's legal reaction to globalization
  Even as the pace of change in recent years has brought Japanese law to a "turning point," the "confession-centric" system of criminal justice risks a breakdown over the investigations of white-collar and organized crime.
  
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