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 pl...

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Main Author:	Murphy, Paul, 1968- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Routland, Vermont : Tuttle Publishing, [2016]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Crime > Japan. Organized crime > Japan. Criminals > Japan. Criminal investigation > Japan. TRUE CRIME / General. TRUE CRIME / Organized Crime. TRUE CRIME / Murder / General. Crime. Criminal investigation. Criminals. Organized crime. Japan.