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RULING

JAPAN
Jan 29, 2016
State, building supply makers ordered to pay redress for asbestos contamination
A court ordered the state and nine makers of building materials on Friday to pay ¥216 million ($1.8 million) in damages to former construction workers and their families for illnesses they developed after being exposed to asbestos at construction sites.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 20, 2016
Diet OK looms on bill to rectify rules that currently would prevent some young people from voting
Ruling and opposition parties agreed Tuesday to pass a bill soon to enable people aged 18 or 19 to vote in the House of Councilors election this summer even if they change their address shortly before the election.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 15, 2016
Motorist sentenced to eight years in prison for killing pedestrian, injuring others after taking drugs
The Tokyo District Court sentenced a 38-year-old man to eight years in prison on Friday for killing a pedestrian and injuring six others in Tokyo in 2014 after inhaling a so-called kiken (dangerous) drug.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 30, 2015
Yokohama ex-principal gets suspended term for Manila child porn trove
A former principal of a Yokohama public junior high school who was arrested for allegedly taking pictures of sexual acts with teenage girls in Manila has received a suspended two-year prison term.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 22, 2015
Court orders operators to pay damages over 2012 tunnel collapse deaths
A Nagoya-based expressway operator and a subsidiary are ordered to pay around ¥440 million in damages to the families of five of the nine people killed when the concrete ceiling in the Sasago Tunnel collapsed three years ago.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 17, 2015
Court finds two more guilty over North Korea mushrooms import
The Kyoto District Court gave suspended prison terms Thursday to two South Korean men for illegally importing mushrooms from North Korea, in a case that also involved the son of the head of Pyongyang's de facto embassy in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 20, 2015
Ex-leader of Hikaru Genji not father of Kitajima's son
The Tokyo Family Court has ruled in favor of actor and former pop idol Mikio Osawa, who had denied any biological connection with the son he allegedly fathered with actress and ex-wife Mai Kitajima.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 27, 2015
Aoki visits daughter's grave after release, wants to 'win back' 20 years in prison
On the day after her release, Keiko Aoki, 51, along with her de facto husband, Tatsuhiro Boku, 49, visited the grave of her daughter, who was killed at age 11 in a fire in 1995 for which the two were convicted and sentenced to life in prison.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 26, 2015
Pair held 20 years in arson-murder case released for retrial
A man and woman serving life in prison for starting a fire that killed the woman's 11-year-old daughter are freed after the Osaka High Court orders a retire of their arson-murder case.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 23, 2015
Osaka High Court endorses retrial for 1995 arson-murder case
An Osaka couple jailed for life over a 1995 crime are granted a retrial following a ruling by the Osaka High Court.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 25, 2015
Court ruling sparks online outcry after teen idol told to pay damages for dating
A recent Tokyo court ruling ordering a teen idol to pay damages for violating a "no dating" clause in her contract has spurred an online outcry, reigniting debate over an industry many say is rife with male-chauvinist views.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 18, 2015
Ruling bloc on verge of enacting security laws
The battle over Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's publicly divisive security bills enters its final phase as the Upper House shrugs off the opposition's latest tricks and prepares to vote.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 9, 2015
Judge in Chiba 'mercy killing' case expresses sympathy for culprit
The case of a Chiba Prefecture man convicted of murdering his grievously sick wife has again shed light on the dilemma families face when one member's suffering convinces them that death is the best option.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 28, 2015
12th court ruling questions constitutionality of 2014 election
The Okayama branch of the Hiroshima High Court ruled Tuesday that the results of the 2014 House of Representatives election were "in a state of unconstitutionality" due to disparities in the weight of votes between constituencies, but it rejected the plaintiffs' demand to nullify them.
JAPAN
Apr 20, 2015
Guide gets suspended three-year term for '06 climbing deaths in Nagano
The Nagano District Court on Monday found a mountain guide guilty of professional negligence resulting in death and sentenced him to three years in prison, suspended for five years, after four climbers in his care died in the Northern Alps in 2006.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 17, 2015
Mie homeless man walks after mercy killing
A man who strangled his father to death in what he called a mercy killing clouded by emotional distress walked free from court Friday after the judge heard a harrowing tale of hardship and gave him a three-year prison term suspended for four years.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 27, 2015
Fukuoka High Court doubts constitutionality of 2014 snap election
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 25, 2015
Fukuoka High Court slams vote disparity in 2014 Lower House election
The Fukuoka High Court ruled Wednesday that the December 2014 Lower House general election was unconstitutional due to a disparity in the weight of votes between districts, the first such judgment in a series of similar lawsuits filed at high courts nationwide.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 13, 2015
Man exonerated of assaulting Kyoto bar worker
A 42-year-old man sentenced last July to two years in prison for assaulting a female worker at a bar in Kyoto was exonerated Friday by the Osaka High Court.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 10, 2015
Jobless man sentenced to six years for attacking AKB48 members with saw
A 24-year-old unemployed man was sentenced Tuesday to six years in prison for attacking two members of the all-girl pop group AKB48 and a male staff member with a saw at a fan event last year in Takizawa, Iwate Prefecture.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Human bone-like objects found at Nippon Steel plant’s molten iron pot, with one worker missing
Police believe it’s highly possible that human bones found in a molten iron pot at Nippon Steel's Oita factory belong to a missing male employee.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.

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