{
  "id": 15696141,
  "title": "Electronic Warrants to Be First Introduced in Tokyo, Nearby Areas",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/electronic-warrants-to-be-first-introduced-in-tokyo-nearby-areas",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T03:58:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026101900732/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tokyo and its neighboring prefectures of Saitama, Chiba, and Kanagawa will be among the first to introduce electronic warrant systems by the end of the fiscal year in March. This innovative approach, which allows arrest and search warrants to be requested and issued online, aims to streamline the process and reduce administrative confusion. The Supreme Court has chosen to begin with stimulant possession and use cases, which typically involve fewer types of evidence, given their prevalence in the Tokyo metropolitan area. This decision aligns with the upcoming implementation of the revised Code of Criminal Procedure, set to take effect by March. By May, the electronic warrant system is expected to expand to seven additional prefectures with high courts, including Aichi, Osaka, and Fukuoka, followed by all cases in the Tokyo metropolitan area. Unlike the current system, where police officers must physically visit courts to obtain printed warrants, the electronic system will enable them to request and obtain warrants online, presenting them on tablets and other devices.",
  "summary": "Tokyo, Oct. 20 (Jiji Press)--The electronic warrant system, in which arrest and search warrants are requested and issued online, will be introduced at courts in Tokyo and three neighboring prefectures of Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa by the end of this fiscal year in March, ahead of its nationwide introduction, it was learned Tuesday. According to informed sources, the Supreme Court plans to ...",
  "key_points": [
    "Tokyo and nearby prefectures to be first to introduce electronic warrant systems by March.",
    "Electronic system aims to streamline warrant process and reduce administrative confusion.",
    "Expansion to seven additional prefectures with high courts expected by May."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}