Shizuka Kamei,a former chief in the National Police Agency and now a member of the Diet(parliament), describes Japan's high conviction rate as “abnormal”.

亀井静香，前警察厅长官，而今是国会议员，他形容日本的高认罪率“不正常”。

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Ruling coalition member Shizuka Kamei says Japanese voters are flocking to forceful local leaders, such as the mayors of Tokyo and Osaka, who may field their own legislative candidates in the next national election.

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