By KUMIKO NAKATSUKA/ Staff Writer
December 30, 2019 at 16:15 JST
Separate courtroom sketches show Yuri Funato, left, and Yudai Funato at their respective first trial hearings in Tokyo District Court. (The Asahi Shimbun)
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