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Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 9, 2022
Former Tokyo Olympic executive indicted for fourth time in bribery case
The latest indictment adds to previous accusations against Haruyuki Takahashi of accepting bribes in relation to sponsorship and marketing related to the Games.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 9, 2022
Prison sentence upheld for mom who starved son under friend's influence
Rie Ikari had received the sentence from the Fukuoka District Court in June after being convicted of causing the death through negligence as a parent.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 8, 2022
Former nursery school head found guilty over death of boy left in bus
The former head of the private school and a nursery school teacher were both given suspended prison terms in the ruling by the Fukuoka District Court.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 5, 2022
Americans who helped Carlos Ghosn escape Japan are sent back to U.S.
The father and son sentenced to serve time in a Japanese prison for smuggling Carlos Ghosn out of the country were transferred to the U.S. a week ago.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 2, 2022
Supreme Court orders temporary halt to all disposal of case files
A court survey found that records related to a significant number of incidents that should have been kept in perpetuity had been discarded.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 1, 2022
Japan court rules July election vote gap unconstitutional
Tuesday's ruling covered constituencies in Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi, and Yamagata prefectures in the Tohoku region.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 26, 2022
A second ruling finds July Upper House poll was constitutional
A total of 16 lawsuits over vote-value gaps in the July election have been filed with 14 high courts and high court branches across the country.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 25, 2022
Top court rules music students not subject to copyright fees
The copyright law protects the right to perform music to be heard by the public. The focus of the lawsuit was whether preforming music during a lesson falls under that protection.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 20, 2022
Damages awarded to symbol of Japan's #MeToo movement over defamatory tweet likes
The ruling by the Tokyo High Court marks the first time damages have been awarded over the liking of a defamatory post online, according to Shiori Ito's lawyer.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 20, 2022
Against rules, Kobe court disposed of records on serial killings by minor
The top court said it would refrain from commenting on the family court's decision to destroy the documents as it was not currently aware of the reasons behind the move.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 19, 2022
COVID-linked demand for refunded tuition rejected in Japan
The plaintiff stated that online courses continued through his first year and that he was unable to use libraries and other university facilities during the period.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2022
Kishida may request court to strip Unification Church of 'religious corporation' status
Depending on the outcome of the investigation and judgment by a court, the Unification Church could lose its status as a religious corporation and be deprived of tax benefits.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 18, 2022
Ex-Tokyo Olympic exec faces fourth charge in growing bribery scandal
Haruyuki Takahashi, who has been at the center of a growing corruption scandal, is believed to have received a total of u00a58 million in cash from stuffed toymaker Sun Arrow.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 17, 2022
Kishida instructs minister to launch probe into Unification Church
The move — the first time the government will exercise its questioning right under law — could open the door to a court order for the Unification Church's dissolution.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Oct 15, 2022
Japan set to drop archaic paternity rule for divorced women
The bill will also end a ban on pregnant women remarrying within 100 days of divorce, ostensibly imposed to avoid disputes over paternity.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 14, 2022
Osaka High Court declares July Upper House poll unconstitutional
The court rejected the plaintiffs' demand that the result of the election, in which the maximum vote-value gap stood at 3.03 times, be nullified.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 14, 2022
Two years sought for ex-nursery head over boy's death in bus
The former head of the facility in Nakama, Fukuoka Prefecture, is accused of professional negligence resulting in death for failing to confirm that all the pupils had gotten off the bus.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 12, 2022
Filipino trainee in Japan to seek damages for 'maternity harassment'
The law on equal opportunity employment for men and women prohibits unfair treatment on the basis of an individual giving birth or becoming pregnant.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 12, 2022
Israeli charged with smuggling drugs into Japan dies in detention
Amnon Hanoh Tenenboim was refused special treatment even though he was suspected of having a heart condition, his lawyer said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 5, 2022
Court halts decertification of Japanese school over student abuse
The certification of the Nishinihon International Education Institute in Fukuoka was revoked after it was found that a staff member restrained the student with a chain and padlock.

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