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COMMENTARY / World
May 9, 2014
Supremes answer town's prayers
The upshot of the May 5 U.S. Supreme Court decision to uphold prayer before a town council meeting is that as long as no one is coerced, nonsectarian prayer is a political virtue but not a constitutional requirement.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
May 7, 2014
Pioneering woman leads London's Royal Court Theatre into new realms
Since she took a first degree in drama at Manchester University, then a master's in directing after she realized she wasn't cut out to be an actress, Vicky Featherstone — the first female artistic director of London's hugely prestigious Royal Court Theatre in the heart of upper-crust Chelsea —...
COMMENTARY / World
May 5, 2014
Phones may not have the right to remain silent
The U.S. Supreme Court has just heard arguments over whether police should be allowed to search a person's smartphone without a warrant to find evidence relevant to the crime for which he or she is being arrested.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 23, 2014
Sailor's kin win boost in redress
The Tokyo High Court on Wednesday ordered the government and a former Maritime Self-Defense Force petty officer to pay more than ¥73 million in damages to the family of a seaman who committed suicide in 2004 — a figure markedly higher than the ¥4.4 million sought earlier in a lower court ruling.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 18, 2014
Widow challenges no charges for Ghanaian husband's deportation death
The Japanese widow of a Ghanaian who died after rough handling by immigration officials during deportation protests prosecutors' decision not to indict the officials.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 11, 2014
Court orders state to pay for not opening Isahaya Bay gates
The Saga District Court ordered the government Friday to start paying a penalty to fishermen in two months unless it opens the floodgates of the Isahaya Bay dike in Nagasaki Prefecture as ordered by a high court.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2014
No retrial for man hanged over '92 slayings in Fukuoka
The Fukuoka District Court decides not to reopen a 1992 murder case that resulted in an execution six years ago after dismissing new DNA evidence from his lawyers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 28, 2014
Hakamada fends off prosecutors
The Tokyo High Court on Friday rejected an appeal by Shizuoka prosecutors seeking to overturn a district court’s decision to release Iwao Hakamada, who until Thursday had been the world’s longest-serving death row prisoner.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 25, 2014
Pro-North Korean group waging last-ditch fight over de facto embassy in Japan
The building that has served as North Korea's de facto embassy in Tokyo is expected to be handed over to a real estate agent after years of wrangling over its sale.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 19, 2014
Officials faulted in death of Ghanaian
In a landmark verdict, the Tokyo District Court on Wednesday ruled that immigration officials were responsible for the death of a Ghanaian man they were forcibly deporting in 2010.
EDITORIALS
Mar 17, 2014
New burden for Minamata victims
The Environment Ministry appears to have relaxed conditions for the official recognition of Minamata disease victims, but the attached record-keeping requirements make it unlikely that many more people will receive financial relief.
EDITORIALS
Mar 17, 2014
Change at the top court's helm
It is hoped that incoming new chief Justice Itsuro Terada will stand firm in keeping the Supreme Court independent of political presssures as it considers controversial issues such as the disparity in vote value between legislative constituencies and whether Japan may exercise its right to collective self-defense.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 13, 2014
Man asserts death wish in 'Basuke' threats
A man accused of making hostile threats linked to a popular basketball manga admits full guilt, demands severe punishment and says he wants to kill himself.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 11, 2014
Mt. Gox safe from U.S. suits in bankruptcy case
Mt. Gox Co., the bitcoin exchange that filed for bankruptcy in Tokyo after millions of dollars' worth of virtual currency vanished from customer accounts, won a temporary halt to lawsuits it faces in the U.S.
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2014
Nova founder ordered to pay damages to former students
The Osaka High Court has ordered the founder of the Nova Corp. chain of English-language schools and three other persons to pay ¥19 million in damages to former Nova students, reversing a lower court ruling.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 26, 2014
Tokyo court nixes deportation order against Philippine woman twice married to Japanese
The Tokyo High Court allows a Philippine woman, an illegal immigrant, to stay in Japan, reversing an initial ruling that upheld a deportation order against her.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 26, 2014
Suit filed over dating, property scam
Twelve victims of dating scams involving investments in luxury apartments file a group suit with the Tokyo District Court, demanding u00a5200 million in total damages from real estate agencies and mortgage lenders.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 22, 2014
Wartime labor case brews in South Korea
Japanese officials may soon get a fresh diplomatic headache stemming from its colonialist past with South Korea as it struggles to cope with the sex slave denial issue, a territorial dispute and challenges to the naming of the Sea of Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 3, 2014
Death-row cultist puts Hirata in kidnap frame
A condemned Aum Shinrikyo killer testified Monday against ex-fugitive cultist Makoto Hirata, contradicting the defendant's claim that he was not aware before the fact that he was going to help in the 1995 abduction and confinement of a Tokyo notary.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 31, 2014
Tokuda's sister Stern pleads guilty to illegally aiding election campaign
Michiyo Stern, one of the two elder sisters of House of Representatives member Takeshi Tokuda, pleaded guilty Friday to illegally aiding his election campaign in 2012.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
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.
Saudi crown prince seeks soft power in game hub Japan
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last July.
Japan survey finds 30% of student interns experience sexual harassment
The proportion of recent graduates in Japan who have worked as interns have experienced sexual harassment during their internship was 30.1%, according to a labor ministry survey, up 4.6 percentage points from the previous survey in fiscal 2020.
Nippon Steel boosts efforts to woo U.S. Steel workers and politicians
Nippon Steel, Japan’s top steelmaker, is sending Vice Chairman and Executive Vice President Takahiro Mori to Pittsburgh next week where he’ll meet with local staff and elected officials.
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.
Local theater in Japan is more than a hobby — it’s a community
Japan Times contributor Laura Pollacco (front right) was offered the role of one of her all-time favorite heroines, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet, in the Tokyo International Players’ production of “Pride and Prejudice.”
Can AI-generated inventions be patented? A Tokyo court says no.
The Tokyo court's ruling comes amid ongoing debates on how to regulate generative AI and is part of a transnational class action lawsuit.
Massimo Bottura: 'The Japanese let ingredients express themselves'
Italian chef and restaurateur Massimo Bottura is increasingly focusing on passing on his knowledge to chefs such as Antonio Iacoviello.
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.

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