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COURT

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 23, 2020
Biden punts on expanding Supreme Court, calling for panel on issue
The matter took on new urgency after Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died last month and Republicans rushed to fill her seat amid the election endgame.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 15, 2020
Japan's top court rules against denying allowances to fixed-term employees
The top court's judgment in favor of nonregular workers came two days after its rulings against them in two other cases.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 13, 2020
Japan's top court backs no bonus payment for employee on hourly wage
The Supreme Court ruled that treating an employee on a short-term contract with an hourly wage differently to a regular employee was not unreasonable.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 2, 2020
Tats not all, folks: Behind the Supreme Court's tattoo ruling
Supreme Court ruling in tattoo case can be seen as a rare example of Japan's courts second-guessing a regulator as to the interpretation of regulations.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 27, 2020
Amy Coney Barrett picked by Trump to push court further to right
The loss of liberal icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the confirmation of the conservative Barrett, 48, could cement the court's rightward shift for a generation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 26, 2020
Trump Supreme Court pick Amy Coney Barrett known for conservative religious views
In planning to nominate Amy Coney Barrett for the U.S. Supreme Court, President Donald Trump has selected a federal appeals court judge who has staked out conservative legal positions on key hot-button issues in three years on the bench.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 24, 2020
A new justice wouldn't guarantee a pro-Trump election verdict
For liberal court watchers, the situation is dire. But it is not yet time to write off the Supreme Court.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 22, 2020
Trump to name Supreme Court pick by Saturday
Democrats' hope of keeping the seat empty faded when two Republican senators, Chuck Grassley and Cory Gardner, signaled their support for moving forward quickly.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 20, 2020
How Mitch McConnell can quickly push through Trump's top court nominee
The process is likely to be ugly, but it can be done.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Sep 20, 2020
Sudden Supreme Court vacancy a new 'wild card' in U.S. presidential race
The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has injected a volatile new element into the last stretch of a turbulent U.S. presidential race, potentially shifting the focus away from the coronavirus pandemic and the stagnant economy into a political battle over her successor.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 19, 2020
Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court nominees list gets new scrutiny following justice's death
U.S. President Donald Trump, who counts his two Supreme Court appointments as among his greatest successes, last week issued a new list of 20 potential nominees to the court. There was no vacancy at the time, and the exercise seemed aimed at focusing attention on an issue that had helped secure his election in 2016.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jul 2, 2020
The struggle continues for victims of eugenic law
People who were forcibly sterilized deserve just compensation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 29, 2020
Tokyo High Court says Twitter need not delete tweets on arrest history
A lower court had ruled in favor of the man but Twitter Inc. appealed the ruling.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jun 16, 2020
Next LGBT rights legal battle looms after U.S. Supreme Court victory
The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling protecting LGBT rights in the workplace sets the stage for another major legal fight over the scope of religious-rights exemptions to certain federal laws that could dilute the landmark decision's impact.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 6, 2020
How a union and the Supreme Court shield Minneapolis police
After years of enjoying the protection of a powerful union, could the death of George Floyd open police officers in Minneapolis up to greater scrutiny?
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 28, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court lets hard-line Trump immigration policy take effect
The U.S. Supreme Court gave the go-ahead Monday for one of President Donald Trump's hard-line immigration policies, allowing his administration to implement a rule denying legal permanent residency to certain immigrants deemed likely to require government assistance in the future.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 3, 2020
The U.S. Supreme Court's past decade could be liberals' last gasp
A shift to the right in the 2020s could last for a generation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 2, 2020
U.S. chief justice who will preside over Trump's trial prefers to fly under the radar
U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts will be a central figure in the ongoing drama of the Donald Trump presidency in the coming months. He is due to preside over a Senate impeachment trial, while the Supreme Court he leads will rule on a titanic clash over the president's attempts to keep his financial records secret.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 28, 2019
Japan court rejects lawsuit seeking damages, suspension of My Number ID system
The Nagoya District Court on Friday rejected a lawsuit filed by 20 residents that demanded the government suspend the use of the My Number national identification system and pay ¥2.2 million in damages for invading privacy.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Dec 27, 2019
Russia confirms it will appeal four-year Olympic doping ban
Russia has confirmed that it will appeal against its four-year Olympic ban for manipulating doping data.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Japan’s record-low children population weighs on growth
The number of children 14 years old or younger fell for the 43rd straight year to around 14.01 million as of April 1.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.

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