At a June 27 hearing, where Amanda was ordered to be held in jail without bail, they watched her sob at the defense table as she listened to the proceedings.
From the moment Japan started the discharge, it has put itself in the dock in front of the international community and is bound to face international condemnation for many years to come, the spokesperson warned.
There were only a couple of women in the dock, who were nodding to their admiring friends, while the clerk read some depositions to a couple of policemen and a man in plain clothes who leant over the table.