Abandon all hope, ye who enter Japanese courts.
A former professional judge, Hiroshi Segi, says he grew so disenchanted with what he came to see as the ¡°corrupt¡± and ¡°ugly¡± realities of the nation¡¯s judicial system that after 30 years he quit his job and became a professor at Meiji University¡¯s law school in 2012.
¡°The Japanese judiciary is extremely sheltered and full of bureaucratic elites,¡± Segi recently told The Japan Times. ¡°In such a world, the principle of strict hierarchy reigns supreme, while any individuals who are liberal-minded and outspoken are purged.¡±
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