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Trial challenging Japan's 'hostage justice' opens

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A trial challenging Japan's lengthy and gruelling detention of criminal suspects opened in Tokyo Wednesday, with plaintiffs decrying "subhuman" treatment they say ignores the presumption of innocence. Campaigners argue that lengthy pre-trial detention is meted out too easily in Japan, especially if suspects remain silent or refuse to confess.

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