“Lay judge” trial in dynamic 3-D CGI action
Okay, more weirdness from my beloved Japan.
First of all, they’ve implemented this new “lay judge” system wherein select citizens preside in major trials as supplemental judges. Lay judge candidates are summoned to the court to go through selection procedure. Six lay judges and three alternates are then chosen and assist in the proceedings. The six lay judges and three professional judges then act as a jury of sorts and are tasked with reaching a verdict and if necessary meting out a sentence. Pretty interesting, right? Well, to make it even more interesting to us regular folks (and more creepy) a recent murder trial has been rendered in lovely 3-D CGI animation. That’s right. Nintendo court. Check it out:
Dude, that is awesome. And for those of you studying Japanese, there’s some great vocabulary in this vid. ^_^
美少女 (bishoujo) contest…
Hmmm. Maybe I’m just spoiled by idols, but the winner of the “12th National Beautiful Girl Contest” held in Tokyo yesterday seems a bit … meh. Well, to me anyway. Any other opinions out there? I guess it just goes to show the difference between Japanese and American aesthetics. Maybe it’s just a bad pic.
I will say that this young miss is definitely cute. But, I don’t see the national representative quality in her. Again, maybe I’m just spoiled by looking at the best of the best all the time.
Anyway, her name is Ayano Kudo and she’s from Miyazaki prefecture. You can check out the official Oricon site here. On the site you can see her and the 21 contestants she beat out as well.
