How is it possible that Japan has a 99% conviction rate?
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Prosecutors won’t follow a case unless they are sure they can win. This is basically the reason.
But, winning a case does not always mean the convictions are correct so it does not mean guaranteed justice. The system is bad in this sense since they don’t have research on how often wrongful convictions occur.
The reason that prosecutors don’t pursue cases unless they are sure they can win could be the shame culture in Japan which makes them very sensitive toto the expectations and criticisms of others. So having bad conviction numbers could be interpreted as failure.
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