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Summary: Linguistics expert Dr Ikuko Nakane joins Ear to Asia host Sen Lam to discuss language and interpretation in criminal trials in Japan, and in particular how defendants who aren't native speakers of Japanese may be aided or disadvantaged by the language divide. More information about this and other episodes of this podcast series is found at http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/asiainstitute/resources/podcasts/ear-to-asia