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Setsuko Kamiya
Setsuko Kamiya is a staff writer and editor covering local news, including legal issues, and has been following the ongoing judicial reform. A 2005 Fulbright journalist grantee, she studied the American jury system in California.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 8, 2010
Witness testifies to supplying MDMA to Oshio
A key witness in the trial of Manabu Oshio testified Tuesday that he obtained and gave an illegal stimulant to the actor.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 4, 2010
Actor's trial to test lay judges' neutrality
A test case for the nascent lay judge system got under way Friday at the Tokyo District Court as a celebrity defendant already crucified in the public realm now faces citizen judges, raising questions of whether they can render a judgment free of media influence.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 2, 2010
Kingpin win would delay charges
Now that Ichiro Ozawa has made it official and will run for president of the Democratic Party of Japan, a key question is whether he can be indicted over his alleged financial illegalities should he win and become prime minister.
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2010
Student grocers put down roots
Small vegetable stores called "yaoya" are common in most local shopping districts, but neighborhood retailers in general are declining due to competition from supermarkets.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2010
Pair hanged; Chiba attends as witness
Two inmates were hanged Wednesday in the first executions since the Democratic Party of Japan took power 10 months ago.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2010
Refugee studies forum created
With the number of asylum seekers on the rise, experts on refugee issues have recently launched an interdisciplinary academic organization to promote research in their field while steering public interest.
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2010
Reformist bar head works to raise way lawyers serve
Lawyer Kenji Utsunomiya has spent his career helping debtors overcome the burden of multiple loans, while pushing for legislation to reduce their numbers. An advocate for the underemployed, in 2008 he served as the honorary mayor of a makeshift "village" set up in Tokyo's Hibiya Park sheltering idled...
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jul 14, 2010
Summer: the season of 'fire flowers'
Summer is fireworks season. For centuries, Japanese have been fascinated by this spectacle of lights called "hanabi," which literally means "fire flowers."
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2010
Bethune gets suspended sentence
An antiwhaling activist from New Zealand was convicted and given a suspended prison term Wednesday for interfering with a Japanese whaling ship and illegally boarding it in the Antarctic Ocean in February.
JAPAN
Jul 1, 2010
Easing of visa rules paves way for biggest tourist group from China
The Japan National Tourism Organization has landed its biggest tourist group ever — 10,000 Chinese employees and their relatives — in a welcome piece of news for the government as it eases visa rules on individual Chinese tourists starting Thursday.
JAPAN
Jun 26, 2010
Returnee gets 6 1/2 years for cabby robbery
A U.S. citizen was convicted Friday and sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison in a Tokyo District Court lay judge trial for his involvement, with two other foreign nationals, in robbing a taxi and wounding the driver in 2008.
JAPAN
Jun 26, 2010
Can sumo survive stain of gambling? It's anyone's bet
The recent admissions by dozens of sumo wrestlers and stablemasters of engaging in illegal, underworld-linked gambling has sent the ancient sport's image, already dogged by scandals, to the mat.
JAPAN / PROMOTING TOURISM FROM CHINA
Jun 17, 2010
Tapping a golden market
The Chinese tourists had just one hour to shop — not a lot of time when you consider they were at the glitzy VenusFort mall in Tokyo's fashionable Odaiba waterfront district.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2010
Returnee claims frameup, denies robbing cabby
An American man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to robbing and injuring a taxi driver in conspiracy with two other foreign nationals in 2008.
JAPAN
Jun 11, 2010
Freelancers OK at Tokyo prosecutor briefings
The Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office opened its news conference to nonpress club members Thursday, following the example of several ministries that have started allowing freelancers into their regular media briefings.
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2010
Groups push for better refugee treatment
Organizations supporting people seeking asylum in Japan urged the government Monday to improve the treatment of refugees at immigration control centers, two of which have seen hunger strikes by detainees this year.
JAPAN
May 28, 2010
Bethune plea: Trespassing on whaler
A Sea Shepherd activist pleaded guilty Thursday at the start of his Tokyo trial to trespassing onto a Japanese research whaling vessel in the Antarctic Ocean in February but denied trying to hurt a crew member.
BUSINESS
May 27, 2010
Greenpeace hits Toshiba, Nintendo
Nintendo Co. and giant Toshiba Corp. ranked among the least environmentally friendly consumer electronics firms, while Nokia and Sony Ericsson led the way in providing green products, according to a report released Wednesday by Greenpeace Japan.
JAPAN
May 21, 2010
Year one of lay judge system: all convicted
The lay judge system that debuted last year on May 21 has had a smooth first year, and a 100 percent conviction rate, thanks largely to the conscientious efforts of the de facto jurors, prosecutors said Thursday.
JAPAN
Apr 2, 2010
Sugaya case truly flubbed: prosecutors
The wrongful conviction of Toshikazu Sugaya for the 1990 murder of a 4-year-old girl in Tochigi Prefecture was the result of prosecutors' failure to follow the basic rules of an investigation, the Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office admitted Thursday.
Ishiba delays meeting with Trump, citing legal restrictions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba waves upon arrival for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, in Callao, Peru, on Friday.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan's anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend — or want to pay off their debts — at host clubs.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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