• Introduction
• I. The Structure and Function of the Imperial Jury System in Japan
• II. Cultural and Political Ramifications of the Jury Introduction Movement
and Professional Abhorrence of it
• III. Classic Argument on the Unfitness of the Jury System in Japan
— A. Popular Reliability of the Career Judges
— B. The Japanese Culture Argument
• IV. Contemporary Anti-Jury Argument in Japan
— A. Jurors’ Bias and Emotion
— B. Jurors’ Ability to Comprehend
— C. Cost Issue
• Conclusion : Significance of the Introduction of the Jury System