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🇯🇵 Japan · first-instance court

Tokyo District Court

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Principal trial court for civil, commercial, administrative and serious criminal cases, with lay saiban-in panels for the gravest offences.

How the court is constituted

Tier
first instance
Court type
District court
Jurisdiction
Tokyo Metropolis
Seat
Tokyo

Where an appeal goes next

Kōso appeal to the Tokyo High Court

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