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Defendants will get to wear ties, fake shoes

Defendants will likely be allowed to wear neckties and open-back slippers that look like leather shoes in courtrooms to give them a more dignified appearance when the lay judge system comes into force next May, sources said Sunday. The change will be... ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Sun, Jul 20 2008

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