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Why Every Japanese Criminal is Guilty

Rare Earth · documentary · Watch on YouTube

Law, policing & justiceSocial issues & culture

What it is

A Rare Earth explainer on Japan's criminal justice system and its extremely high conviction rate. It outlines the system's idiosyncrasies and how suspects are treated.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN cites it in threads about Japan's near-total conviction rate and what it says about the culture and legal system.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2019, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “a recent Rare Earth video is Kafkaesque.”

    Kafkaesque look at Japan's conviction system.

    duelingjello, 2019-12 · Recommendation · in “Jisei: The Japanese Death Poem (2013)”

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Topics: japan, conviction rate, legal system, prosecution, culture

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