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Story summary
- Supreme Court launches electronic warrant system in Tokyo and nearby prefectures by the end of March.
- First phase will handle stimulant possession cases in Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa.
- Revised Code of Criminal Procedure, effective end of March, digitizes criminal processes.
- By early May, system expands to seven high-court prefectures, including Aichi, Osaka and Fukuoka, covering all Tokyo-area warrants.
- Judicial data show 93,360 warrant requests last year, with 98.6% approved.