True crime Japan thieves, rascals, killers, and dope heads : true stories from a Japanese courtroom

"A middle-aged carpenter beats his 91-year old mother to death and goes to work the following day, leaving the body for his wife to find. An 82-year old woman is jailed for 10 months for stealing fried chicken. Like nearly all defendants in Japan, they both plead guilty. What happens between...

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Main Author: Murphy, Paul 1968- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Routland, Vermont Tuttle Publishing 2016.
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