The Tokyo High Court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal by three former Waseda University students demanding compensation from the university for giving police the names of those hoping to listen to a speech by Chinese President Jiang Zemin.
The high court upheld a ruling by the Tokyo District Court rejecting a demand for a total of 3.3 million yen in compensation from the private university in Tokyo.
The plaintiffs claimed their privacy was infringed when the university gave the Metropolitan Police Department a list of people who had applied to attend a lecture by Jiang in November 1998.
Presiding Judge Yomatsu Hinagata said, "The list was simple information to recognize individuals and it was appropriate for the university to give the list of applicants to ensure security."
According to the ruling, Waseda University handed the police a list of about 1,400 people who had applied to attend the lecture at the university.
A similar suit has also been filed by other students against the university over the list.
In January, a different section of the Tokyo High Court ordered the university to compensate the plaintiffs, reversing a district court ruling dismissing their claim.