[quickthrower2]

The 90% clearance rate might be a result of the confession = conviction and pressure pressure pressure = confession system.

[bsder]

And the fact that the Japanese police won't take on "difficult" cases. If it isn't a slam dunk, they will refuse to even start to do anything about it.

[jalapenos]

I believe that's "police".

[lupusreal]

No need to be cryptic. The word is prosecutors.