Japan
Japan has 50 district courts, one in each of the 47 prefectures and one in the 3 cities of Hakodate, Asahikawa and Kushiro. They are the first court level for most civil and criminal cases. Most cases are held with one judge.
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—Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945)