SAITAMA — Court interpreters were put to the test Wednesday as the first lay judge trial of a foreign defendant drew on their language and translation skills at the Saitama District Court.
The defendant, a 20-year-old Filipino man, stands charged with robbery resulting in bodily injury. His trial began Tuesday and runs until Friday.
The man stands accused of attacking two men in the streets of Saitama and Toda with two boys, robbing them of their cash and belongings on separate occasions in December.