In June 2003, British national Nicholas Baker was sentenced to a 14-year prison sentence for drug smuggling.
During the trial at the Chiba District Court, Baker pleaded innocent and his lawyers argued repeatedly there was doubt over the accuracy of the interpretation.
And according to Makiko Mizuno, there were many gaps in the interpretation during Baker's district court hearings.
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