Juries in Japan

Check the main article for juries. Juries were first introduced to Japan in 1928 but then left the system in 1943 when its leaders tightened their grip on power at home as the tide of war began to turn against them. They do not form a jury separate from the judges, like in a common law system, but participate in the trial as inquisitorial judges in accordance with the civil law legal tradition, who actively analyze and investigate evidence presented by the defense and prosecution.