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U S COURTS

Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 21, 2022
Ex-member of J-Pop group KAT-TUN found guilty of drug possession and use
Koki Tanaka 'seems highly addicted to illegal drugs,' Nagoya District Court presiding Judge Fumiaki Hiraki said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 20, 2022
In LGBTQ rights setback, Japan court says barring same-sex marriage not unconstitutional
The ruling by an Osaka court deals a blow to activists in the only Group of Seven nation that doesn't allow people of the same gender to marry.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 18, 2022
Lower House speaker Hiroyuki Hosoda sues publisher over sexual scandal reports
Calling the reports groundless and defamatory, the LDP lawmaker demanded that Bungeishunju Ltd. pay him u00a522 million in damages and publish an apology ad.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 17, 2022
Japan's top court rules state not liable for Fukushima disaster
Around 30 lawsuits have been filed across Japan by people who had to evacuate from their home or whose lives were greatly impacted by the earthquake — and tsunami-triggered disaster.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 17, 2022
Operator of Tabelog restaurant review site ordered to pay damages
The ruling came as a number of restaurants have voiced concerns over opaque rating methods on Tabelog, one of the most influential restaurant review sites in the country.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 13, 2022
Tokyo ward office rejects couple's marriage registry under separate surnames
With the ward's refusal to accept their marriage registration, Kiyoko Kashiwagi and Kazuhiro Soda will now file their complaint with the Tokyo Family Court.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 8, 2022
Family of dead Sri Lankan detainee demands apology from Japan government
Her family also filed a criminal complaint with prosecutors against the immigration center's senior officials in November last year, saying they failed to provide appropriate medical care.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 6, 2022
Man gets 18-year prison term for 2017 Japan highway road rage deaths
The prison term was handed down as demanded by prosecutors, who argued Kazuho Ishibashi was liable for dangerous driving — the focus of the trial.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 3, 2022
Japanese-born American files suit against dual nationality ban
Japanese law stipulates that citizens automatically lose their Japanese nationality upon gaining a foreign nationality.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 30, 2022
City of Nagasaki ordered to pay reporter over sexual assault by official
The Nagasaki municipal government was ordered by a court Monday to pay around u00a519.75 million in compensation to a female journalist who was sexually assaulted by a male senior official.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 26, 2022
Ex-farm minister convicted of receiving bribes from egg producer
The Tokyo District Court ruled that Yoshikawa received a total of u00a55 million from the then-head of Akita Foods between November 2018 and August 2019.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 20, 2022
Suspect admits guilt over attack against Thai monarchy critic in Kyoto home invasion
Pavin Chachavalpongpun, whose criticisms of the monarchy have garnered him a large social media following, has linked the July 2019 attack to the Thai government.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 19, 2022
Major Japanese movie companies sue trio over 'fast movies'
The plaintiffs have determined that the damage amounts to about u00a52 billion based on the number of views logged by the trio's YouTube channel.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 19, 2022
Juntendo University ordered to pay ¥8 million over rigged entrance exams
The medical school is to pay damages to 13 women for rigging its tests in favor of male candidates, after what is believed to be the first ruling of its kind.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 16, 2022
In first, court rules Tokyo's order to cut business hours amid COVID spread was 'illegal'
The court said that the order did not constitute the necessary conditions in COVID legislation that allow authorities to fine businesses for refusing to cooperate.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 14, 2022
Social media sites warn U.S. Supreme Court over Texas social media law
Twitter and Facebook will be compelled to allow the dissemination of Russian propaganda and neo-Nazi screeds under the proposed law, tech groups told the court.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 19, 2022
Japan train driver awarded ¥56 in docked wages for one-minute delay
The man in March 2021 sued his employer, claiming that the one minute was included in his working hours.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 18, 2022
Couple at heart of Abe cronyism scandal found guilty again over fraud
The Osaka High Court upheld a lower court decision that handed down a five-year prison term to Yasunori Kagoike, while his wife, Junko, was sentenced to two years and six months in prison.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Apr 11, 2022
Following law change, Japanese media name a 19-year-old suspect for first time
Under the revised juvenile law, media outlets are now allowed to disclose the names and photographs of alleged offenders age 18 and 19 once they are indicted.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 31, 2022
Japan's revised Juvenile Law takes effect as age of adulthood lowered to 18
The legislative amendment will result in stricter punishments for young offenders, but the government is also shifting its focus to resocializing juvenile delinquents to prevent recidivism.
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.
Three men rearrested over brokering of overseas prostitution
A woman speaks of her experience of being sent to Macau by an overseas prostitution broker during an interview in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on April 8.
Ex-METI bureaucrat given 10-year sentence for drugging and raping women
The Tokyo District Court on Monday sentenced a former industry ministry bureaucrat to 10 years in prison for drugging six women with sleeping pills and then raping or groping them in 2022.
Money stolen via online transfers up fivefold in Tokyo
Special fraud cases in Tokyo in which stolen money was sent via online banking services grew some fivefold from the previous year in 2023.
How the discovery of a giant sword in Nara offers clues into ancient Japan
Archaeologists say a 1,600-year-old wooden coffin at the Tomio Maruyama tumulus in the city of Nara was kept in good condition probably because it was protected by a layer of clay and copper ions that had seeped out of the mirrors that were buried together.
In a rare event, the Northern Lights show up in Hokkaido
The Northern Lights in Nayoro, Hokkaido, on Saturday
Is black the new green for Japan’s flagging tea farmers?
George Guttridge-Smith brews tea at Kyoto Obubu Tea Farm in Wazuka, Kyoto Prefecture, where he serves as head of international development.
Japan's logistics firms seek partnerships to cope with driver shortage
Japan Post CEO Tetsuya Senda (right) and his Seino Transportation counterpart Satoshi Takahashi announce their companies' agreement on joint long-haul truck operations, in Tokyo on Thursday.
How the discovery of a giant sword in Nara offers clues into ancient Japan
Archaeologists say a 1,600-year-old wooden coffin at the Tomio Maruyama tumulus in the city of Nara was kept in good condition probably because it was protected by a layer of clay and copper ions that had seeped out of the mirrors that were buried together.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.

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