{
  "id": 5515697,
  "title": "Japan Panel to Mull Limiting Use of Civil Trial Evidence",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/japan-panel-to-mull-limiting-use-of-civil-trial-evidence",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T06:55:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026090400433/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tokyo, Sept. 4 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Justice Minister Hiroshi Hiraguchi said Friday that he will ask an advisory panel to consider a law revision barring the use of evidence submitted in civil trials for purposes not directly related to court proceedings. Hiraguchi told a press conference that he will ask the Legislative Council, which advises the justice minister, at its meeting on Sept. ...",
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  "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."
}