In 2021, the number of defendants in penal cases handled at regional courts in Japan amounted to roughly **** thousand. This was the lowest value in the course of the past decade, continuing the downward trend of the past years.
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Japan Federation of Bar Associations. (December 8, 2022). Number of defendants in penal cases handled at regional courts in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/1418091/japan-number-penal-cases-handled-regional-courts/
Japan Federation of Bar Associations. "Number of defendants in penal cases handled at regional courts in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 8, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/1418091/japan-number-penal-cases-handled-regional-courts/
Japan Federation of Bar Associations. (2022). Number of defendants in penal cases handled at regional courts in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/1418091/japan-number-penal-cases-handled-regional-courts/
Japan Federation of Bar Associations. "Number of Defendants in Penal Cases Handled at Regional Courts in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 8 Dec 2022, /statistics/1418091/japan-number-penal-cases-handled-regional-courts/
Japan Federation of Bar Associations, Number of defendants in penal cases handled at regional courts in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1418091/japan-number-penal-cases-handled-regional-courts/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
Number of defendants in penal cases handled at regional courts in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Japan Federation of Bar Associations, December 8, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1418091/japan-number-penal-cases-handled-regional-courts/
