> Are there any Japanese television shows, currently or in the past,
> that resemble legal dramas? (like 'law & order' or 'the practice' in
> the US) what are they called? are they any good?
Yes, there have been a lot of them, usually relating to criminal matters
rather than the civil side.
Could you reccomend one, in translation or otherwise?
If you want to *read* some stuff on the Japanese criminal justice
system (not in translation), I would be glad to give you some
recommendations.
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