Did that headline grab you? I hope so, because how else are we supposed to get you to read an article about Japanese Supreme Court cases?

Defanged habeas corpus grew some teeth in last month's Nagoya international custody ruling, but the problem of toothless enforcement remains.

Having experienced schools around the world, why do Colin P.A. Jones' daughters rank Japan's bottom of the class?

Early each year, Law of the Land likes to reflect on what one of Japan's three branches of government did the previous one. This time we'll look at the surprisingly durable Shinzo Abe habitat known as the Cabinet. First, lawyerly foreplay: definitions. What is the ...

The top court's latest ruling suggests judges will find ways to avoid messy Hague Convention returns that Japan lacks the means to enforce anyway.

The Meiji Constitution rise and fall of the affects contemporary constitutional attitudes.

Perhaps unwittingly, Japanese voters just gave their silent nod to the seven most recent appointees to the nation's top court.

Bureaucrats rustle up policies that require citizens to do their duty, however irrationally.

One possible explanation for the inexplicable change in contract law: It is a giant experiment driven by academic hubris and bureaucratic ambition.

Last month, a Tokyo summary court judge ruled that advertising giant Dentsu would not get away with just paying a fine for violating the Labor Standards Act attributable to a culture of excessive overtime blamed for the death of several employees. The company will ...