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U S SUPREME COURT

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 28, 2018
U.S. Supreme Court wrestles with Microsoft privacy fight over data stored overseas
Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared unsure how to resolve a dispute between Microsoft Corp. and the Justice Department over whether U.S. law should allow prosecutors to compel technology companies to hand over data stored overseas.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Feb 15, 2018
Trudeau says Canada will create framework to guarantee indigenous rights, ditch colonial policies
Canada will create a legal framework to guarantee the rights of indigenous people in all government decisions, doing away with policies built to serve colonial interests, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Jan 27, 2018
Monitoring use of secret funds
A Supreme Court ruling provides an opportunity to retool information disclosure on the use of secret government funds.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 19, 2018
Aum trials seen near completion as top court upholds life term for Katsuya Takahashi
The trials related to Aum Shinrikyo, the doomsday cult that executed the deadly sarin attack on the Tokyo subway system in 1995, are close to ending after the Supreme Court rejected an appeal by a former cultist.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 19, 2018
Supreme Court orders partial disclosure of documents detailing Japanese government's secret funds
The Supreme Court orders the disclosure of documents on the government's secret funds but allows information on who received them and how they were used to stay secret.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 19, 2018
October snap poll constitutional, court rules
A court ruled Friday that the vote disparity in last October's House of Representatives election was constitutional, in the first decision among a series of lawsuits challenging the results of the general election.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 17, 2018
Trump camp seeks Supreme Court appeal of 'Dreamer' immigrant ruling
The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday said it will ask the Supreme Court to overturn a judge's ruling last week that blocked President Donald Trump's move to end a program that protects hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 10, 2018
Newly minted Japanese Supreme Court justice will issue rulings under maiden name, breaking with long tradition
Yuko Miyazaki, newly appointed to the country's top court, says she will issue her legal judgments under her maiden name — Miyazaki — becoming Japan's first woman to abandon the court's long tradition of using one's legal name after marriage.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 27, 2017
Japan's Supreme Court upholds acquittal of ex-Aum Shinrikyo cult member in Tokyo bombing case
The Supreme Court has upheld a lower court ruling that acquitted former Aum Shinrikyo cult member Naoko Kikuchi over her role in a 1995 parcel bombing at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 15, 2017
Japan's top court rules that failed horse racing bets are tax deductible
A Hokkaido civil servant wins his lawsuit against the National Tax Agency as the Supreme Court rules that losses on horse bets can be treated as tax deductions.
EDITORIALS
Dec 14, 2017
Top court rules on NHK fees
NHK should realize that it's desirable to win the support of TV owners when asking them to sign subscription contracts.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 7, 2017
Architect of Japan's lay judge system to become chief justice at Supreme Court
The Cabinet on Friday tapped Supreme Court Justice Naoto Otani, the architect of Japan's lay judge system, to be head of the top court starting next month.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 7, 2017
Top court decision on NHK fees raises questions over broadcaster's relevance in the internet age
The Supreme Court's ruling Wednesday legally requiring television owners to pay for a subscription to NHK is raising new questions about the role and relevance of the public broadcaster, at a time when young people are increasingly watching shows on the internet rather than on television sets.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 6, 2017
TV owners are legally obliged to pay NHK fee: Japan's Supreme Court
The Supreme Court says TV owners are legally required to sign up with NHK and pay a subscription fee, dismissing a claim the system violates freedom of contract rights.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 30, 2017
Japan's top court expected to uphold rejection of suit seeking recognition for atomic bomb survivors
The Supreme Court is expected to mostly uphold in December a lower court ruling that rejected a suit filed by 388 people who were in the vicinity of Nagasaki during the 1945 atomic bombing, and have been seeking official recognition as survivors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 29, 2017
U.S. Supreme Court wary about widening corporate whistle-blower protections
Conservative and liberal U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared reluctant to broaden protections for corporate insiders who blow the whistle on securities law violations or fraud by their companies.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Nov 5, 2017
At the polls, a sweep for Abe and a rubber stamp for Japan's Supreme Court judges
Perhaps unwittingly, Japanese voters just gave their silent nod to the seven most recent appointees to the nation's top court.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 17, 2017
Supreme Court agrees to rule on U.S. demand for Microsoft email data stored abroad
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to resolve a major privacy dispute between the Justice Department and Microsoft Corp over whether prosecutors should get access to emails stored on company servers overseas.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 27, 2017
Trump lawyer tells court law does not ban discrimination against gay workers
(A Trump administration lawyer on Tuesday urged a U.S. appeals court in Manhattan to rule that federal law does not ban discrimination against gay employees.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Sep 26, 2017
Trump travel ban seen on more solid ground as top court drops hearing but critics say Muslims still target
The Supreme Court signaled on Monday it may dismiss a challenge to President Donald Trump's controversial travel ban after the White House announced tailored restrictions on eight countries that legal experts said stand a better chance at holding up in court.
Rare sequel to 'My Neighbor Totoro' to play at Cannes
A screening of "Mei and the Baby Cat Bus," which is being billed as a "mini-sequel" to the Studio Ghibli classic "My Neighbor Totoro," is set to take place at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday.
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.
Fuchu Prison adapting to foreign prisoners
From the outside, the light-brown complex that is Fuchu Prison in western Tokyo could easily be mistaken for a city hall.
Why half of Japan's cities are at risk of disappearing in 100 years
A couple looks out onto the Fukuoka nightscape. Due to its distance from Tokyo and its close proximity to South Korea and China, professor Tomoya Mori believes that Fukuoka is one of the few metropolitan regions of Japan that will see some form of growth in the decades to come.
Japan concerned over U.S. officials' remarks on atomic bombings
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks to reporters during a news conference in Washington on Thursday.
Fuchu Prison adapting to foreign prisoners
From the outside, the light-brown complex that is Fuchu Prison in western Tokyo could easily be mistaken for a city hall.
The politicians moving Japan forward on climate
While not the most outspoken politician on the issue, digital minister Taro Kono has a track record of being serious in his commitment to addressing the climate crisis.
Morning-after pill buyers back prescription-free sales following trial
Some 2,181 morning-after pills were sold at 145 pharmacies across the nation, with Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture recording over 200 sales each.
Want to be a voice actor? Stay 'true to the character'
SungWon Cho is a veteran with more than 10 years of experience portraying characters in anime, cartoons and video games.

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