The Tokyo District Court on Monday rejected a lawsuit filed by Berlitz Japan Inc. that sought damages from union executives and its teachers for waging strikes and causing substantial damage to the company.
Presiding Judge Hiroshi Watanabe sided with the labor union and its workers, saying acts by the defendants "do not comprise any illegality."
"There is no reason to deny the legitimacy of the strikes," including their purpose or process, the court ruled.
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