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TOKYO DISTRICT COURT

JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 30, 2019
Japan court rejects damages suit over constitutionality of surname rule for married couples
The Tokyo District Court on Monday rejected a damages suit against the state by a lawyer and his wife who argued that the country's law forcing married couples to use the same surname is unconstitutional.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 8, 2019
Three people plead guilty over fraudulent Tokyo land sale
Three people pleaded guilty Wednesday over a bogus land sale in Tokyo that targeted home builder Sekisui House Ltd. in 2017.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 22, 2019
33 women sue Tokyo Medical University over rigged entrance exams
Thirty-three women filed a damages suit Friday against Tokyo Medical University, claiming it rigged its entrance exams in favor of male candidates and deprived them of admission.
JAPAN
Mar 22, 2019
Justice Ministry overturns deportation order for gay Taiwanese man without visa
The case is said to be the first in which an overstayer has received special permission to stay due to a relationship with a Japanese partner of the same sex.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 17, 2018
In lawsuit, consumer group alleges discrimination by Tokyo Medical University
The Consumers Organization of Japan is demanding that test fees and associated costs be paid back to the impacted applicants.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 11, 2018
Lawsuit filed against Japan's state-funded ceremonies to mark Imperial enthronement
Members of religious groups and other citizens sued the government on Monday, claiming that planned public spending on ceremonies involving the enthronement of Crown Prince Naruhito next year violates the constitutional principle of separation of religion and politics.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 5, 2018
Tokyo court defies Justice Ministry in ordering asylum for Sri Lankan man
The 58-year-old plaintiff, who is a member of the ethnic Tamil minority, applied for refugee status in October 2006 during civil war in Sri Lanka.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jan 19, 2018
Rugby legend George Smith released from police custody; indictment decision pending
Australian rugby legend George Smith, who was arrested for allegedly assaulting a taxi driver on New Year's Eve after refusing to pay his fare, has been released with a prosecutors' decision on whether to indict him pending.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 25, 2017
Crushed teen's kin settle civil suit with Schindler Elevator
The family of a 16-year-old teen fatally crushed in a 2006 elevator accident settled its civil lawsuit with Schindler Elevator K.K. and other parties at the Tokyo District Court on Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 14, 2017
Tokyo court rules against pro-Pyongyang school in tuition waiver lawsuit
A Tokyo court on Wednesday upheld the government's exclusion of a pro-Pyongyang school in Tokyo from a tuition waiver program that covers most high schools in the country.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 15, 2017
Tokyo court building's daily trial listings go digital with introduction of tablets
A court building in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward started using tablet computers on Tuesday in an effort to make it easier for members of the public to check the day's trial information.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 9, 2017
Family of Zeria worker who killed himself during training program sues for ¥100 million
Family of 22-year-old man says suicide was the result of psychological damage after he was forced to confess past experiences of being bullied.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 11, 2017
Two-year sentence sought for ex-ASDF chief Tamogami over illegal payments to staff
Prosecutors have sought a two-year prison sentence for former Air Self-Defense Force chief Toshio Tamogami for allegedly making illegal payments to his campaign staff in his unsuccessful Tokyo gubernatorial bid in February 2014.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 12, 2016
In setback for female empowerment, Tokyo court rejects teacher's bid to use maiden name at work
The Tokyo District Court dismisses a case by a recently married woman on the grounds that the practice is not customary.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 20, 2016
University of Tokyo student who co-founded club for molesting women given suspended sentence
The Tokyo District Court sentences a student to two years in prison, suspended for four years, for his role in a sexual assault.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2016
Tokyo court rules against conservative group suing Asahi over 'comfort women' articles
The Tokyo District Court on Thursday dismissed two lawsuits over articles published decades ago by the daily newspaper and retracted in 2014.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 5, 2016
Tokyo man gets 4½ years in prison for cutting off lawyer's penis
The Tokyo District Court on Tuesday sentenced a former law school student to 4½ years in prison for cutting off the penis of a lawyer whom the defendant suspected had forced his wife to have sexual relations.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 6, 2015
Bitcoins lost in Mt. Gox debacle 'not subject to ownership' claims: Tokyo court
The Tokyo District Court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit by a man seeking repayment for bitcoins he kept in an account at the bankrupt exchange Mt. Gox Co., with the ruling saying the virtual currency is "not subject to ownership" claims.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 2, 2015
Skymark's largest creditor submits rival rehab plan to Tokyo court
Bankrupt Japanese carrier Skymark Airlines Inc. said Monday that its largest creditor has submitted a plan for the airline's rehabilitation to a court, rivaling the one submitted by the debtor late last week.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 15, 2015
Hokkaido man's money lost at horse races not tax deductible, court rules
The Tokyo District Court turned down on Thursday a lawsuit by a man from Hokkaido who sought the cancellation of around ¥190 million ($1.6 million) in tax, dismissing his claim that the money he spent for the purchase of unsuccessful horse-race slips should be treated as tax deductable costs.

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