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Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Dec 7, 2022
Court ruling over hate crime in Kyoto highlights calls for anti-discrimination law
In the trial, the accused, Shogo Arimoto, admitted that he had hostile feelings toward South Koreans and intended to scare them out of Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 6, 2022
Mother of late 'Terrace House' star sues TV broadcaster
Kyoko Kimura claims the companies intentionally staged and edited scenes to portray her daughter in a demeaning manner.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 3, 2022
Three British men held over 2015 jewelry store robbery in Tokyo
A transfer of the three to Japan is being discussed in Britain, which does not have an extradition treaty with Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / EXPLAINER
Dec 2, 2022
Mixed messages: What the Tokyo Court's same-sex marriage ruling really means
In saying the prohibition of same-sex marriage is both constitutional and in a “state of violating” the Constitution, the court was signaling that it wants parliament to settle the matter.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 30, 2022
Ex-student awarded damages over high school rule that banned dating
The Tokyo District Court ruled the admonishment by Horikoshi High School was unlawful, saying it was beyond educational discretion and it effectively forced the woman to drop out of school.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 30, 2022
Japan court rules same-sex marriage ban constitutional, but advocates hold out hope
Japan remains the only Group of Seven country that refuses to recognize same-sex marriage.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 30, 2022
Tokyo Olympics shortlisted event firms before bids, with IOC aware of criteria
The revelation involving the International Olympic Committee follows the launch of a probe by prosecutors into advertising firms and event producers over alleged bid-rigging.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 29, 2022
Woman given life term over murder of father and brother
The Osaka District Court on Tuesday sentenced a 48-year-old woman to life in prison for killing her diabetic fatheru00a0in 2018 by overdosing him with insulin, as well as murdering her brother.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 29, 2022
Japan death-row inmates seek end to hanging
The plaintiffs claim that hanging as the sole means of execution under the Penal Code is inhumane, causes unbearable pain and violates international covenants on human rights.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 29, 2022
Two more firms raided over alleged bid-rigging in Tokyo Olympics test events
Investigators from the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office and the Fair Trade Commission jointly searched advertising agency ADK Marketing Solutions and production company Dentsu Live.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 25, 2022
Court dismisses woman's damages claim over falsified government papers
The case centered around a former Finance Ministry bureaucrat who took his own life, allegedly after receiving orders to falsify documents.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 25, 2022
Tokyo court disposed of important records on Aum Shinrikyo dissolution order
Records of the cult's bankruptcy and criminal cases are considered to be of historical value, and are subject to special preservation requirements.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 21, 2022
Japan's top court scraps manga editor's guilty verdict over wife's death
It is the first time a guilty ruling reached by a district court under the lay judge system has been thrown out by the top court after being upheld by an appeals court.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 19, 2022
Elizabeth Holmes sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for Theranos fraud
A federal judge on Friday sentenced the Theranos founder for defrauding investors in her now-defunct blood-testing startup that was once valued at $9 billion.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 17, 2022
Japan court orders pair to pay ¥500 million over 'fast movie' uploads
It was the first court decision in Japan on the amount of damages to be awarded for such unauthorized uploads.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Nov 16, 2022
In Osaka court, parents seek full damages over death of hearing impaired daughter
The family of Ayuka Ide, who was age 11 when she died, have pressed for her to be treated equally by the court to people without disabilities.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 16, 2022
Japan's top court found to have discarded reports on permanent records
The revelation came after it was learned last month that records of high-profile cases involving minors, including the serial murder of children in Kobe in 1997, had been discarded.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2022
Eight of 16 courts find July Upper House poll to be in unconstitutional state
The rulings were given on lawsuits filed with high courts and high court branches across the country by two groups of lawyers claiming that the Upper House poll violated the Constitution.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 15, 2022
Justice Ministry panel puts forward option of joint custody for divorced parents
The proposal could see Japan move into line with international standards, but has been criticized by supporters of domestic violence victims.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 14, 2022
Tokyo court receives bomb threat
A slew of trial proceedings were cancelled as a result of the threat on Monday.
Japan bread recalled after rat parts found inside packs
Pasco Shikishima has recalled 104,000 packs of its white Chojuku bread after parts of a rat's body were discovered in two of them.
Tokuryū, a new crime menace in Japan, emerges from the shadows
The National Police Agency coined the term "tokuryū" to classify individuals involved in dark part time jobs and quasi-gangsters, using the words "tokumei" (anonymous) and "ryūdo" (fluid) to reflect their characteristics.
Nearly 6 million elderly people in Japan will have dementia by 2040
The latest figure is significantly less than a previous projection released in 2015 that said more than 8 million people would have dementia by 2040.
Thanks, tourists. Views of Mount Fuji are now blocked.
Tourists pose in front of a convenience store with Mount Fuji on Friday in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. Local residents are upset over littering, overcrowding and the inconvenience caused by the visitors.
Is Modi’s party heading for a stunning election loss?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign tactics have escalated, including anti-Muslim rhetoric and fearmongering, reflecting his ruling party's desperation.
Stormy seas ahead as Beijing and Manila trade barbs over secret deal
Philippine Marines wave to Philippine Navy personnel and the media during a resupply mission at their military outpost, the BRP Sierra Madre, a warship run aground in the disputed Second Thomas Shoal in 1999, in the South China Sea, in March 2014.
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.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Xi bristles as Macron and von der Leyen urge China to do more on Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen walk after their meeting in Paris on Monday.
How a Japanese scientist is turning the climate crisis into music
A screencap of a performance of Hiroto Nagai's “String Quartet No. 1 ‘Polar Energy Budget’” by the PRT Quartet

Podcast

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