Oral arguments in civil trials will be possible via web conference from March 1st. Demonstrations will be shown in court.
Amendments to the Civil Procedure Act will allow oral arguments to be held online. Other procedures will also be made online, and litigation records will be digitized by 2025. Judge Hideki Kanazawa of the Tokyo District Court said, there is also the risk that audio and video recording data will be leaked onto the Internet. It is necessary to clearly explain what is prohibited, he said.