If you're arrested in Japan, don't expect help from a lawyer during police questioning. Unlike in many developed countries, police in Japan can nearly always grill suspects without their lawyer present. It's one part of Japan's widely criticized "hostage justice" system.But an initiative is underway to allow a limited form of legal help and prevent improper closed-door investigations.Under the so-called quasi-attendance initiative, lawyers can be in the same building -- but not in the same room -- as police interrogations, and suspects can leave the interrogation room every 15 to 30 minutes…READ FULL ARTICLE
