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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
Aug 6, 2009
Asylum-seekers facing destitution
Laurent Kirobi came to Japan from a west African country and is seeking political asylum. Exactly a year has passed since he applied to the Immigration Bureau, but he still hasn't been called for an interview to determine whether he is eligible.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2009
All lay judges quiz accused killer
At the first trial under the new lay judge system, all six citizens sitting on the bench posed questions Wednesday to 72-year-old defendant Katsuyoshi Fujii, who is charged with murdering 66-year-old neighbor Mun Chun Ja.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 5, 2009
Scholar interns at old bookstore
Students of literature often find themselves among old books in the dark reaches of a library. But Harvard University student Peter Bernard has taken another tack, spending most days for the past two months combing the antiquated works at a 106-year-old bookstore in Tokyo's Kanda Jinbocho district.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 5, 2009
Historic first: Lay judge quizzes witness
Day two of the first lay judge trial saw another historic first when one of the six citizens on the bench posed questions to a murder victim's son as he took the stand at the Tokyo District Court.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2009
First lay judge trial kicks off in Tokyo
The first trial involving lay judges kicked off Monday in the Tokyo District Court with Katsuyoshi Fujii, 72, pleading guilty to murdering his neighbor, Mun Chun Ja, 66, in May.
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2009
Confessed killer's lawyers fight claim
A 49-year-old man pleaded guilty Thursday to murdering, dismembering and dumping the bodies of two Filipino bar hostesses in 1999 and 2008, but his attorneys, contradicting him, said they will fight to prove his innocence in the 1999 slaying even though he did time for chopping up the victim.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 18, 2009
Kunisawa is handed suspended sentence
A former president of Nishimatsu Construction Co. was handed a suspended 16-month prison sentence Friday for his part in making illegal donations to Diet members and bringing slush funds into Japan without reporting the money to customs.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 17, 2009
Chongryon swindler gets suspended term
A former intelligence agency chief was sentenced to a suspended 34-month prison term Thursday for his role in a 2007 investment scam aimed at swindling the pro-Pyongyang group Chongryon out of ownership of its Tokyo headquarters.
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2009
More guilty pleas over Nishimatsu slush fund
A former official of Nishimatsu Construction Co. pleaded guilty Wednesday to embezzling roughly ¥45 million from a slush fund allegedly amassed through the firm's projects in Southeast Asia.
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2009
Nishimatsu boss tells court he paid Nikai
Nishimatsu Construction Co.'s former president, Mikio Kunisawa, pleaded guilty Tuesday to purchasing fundraising party tickets for a Liberal Democratic Party faction led by Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Toshihiro Nikai.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jun 30, 2009
Japan a low-key player in space race
Japan has launched Earth observation, communications and weather satellites as well as other space vehicles since it began its space program in the late 1960s.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2009
High court OKs Sugaya retrial
The Tokyo High Court said Tuesday a retrial will be held for Toshikazu Sugaya, who was released from prison earlier this month after new DNA evidence contradicted initial tests that led to his conviction in the 1990 murder of a 4-year-old girl in Tochigi Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 20, 2009
Nishimatsu ex-chief admits Ozawa funds
Former Nishimatsu Construction Co. President Mikio Kunisawa pleaded guilty Friday to charges in connection with a political funding scandal that cost Democratic Party of Japan chief Ichiro Ozawa his job last month.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2009
Refugee treatment under spotlight
Nongovernmental organizations in the Asia-Pacific region supporting asylum seekers say they are watching with great interest how Japan will handle the resettlement of people from Myanmar starting next year, because it will influence their nations.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2009
Legal pros expecting a lot from lay judges
Videotaping interrogations of criminal suspects could have prevented a man recently effectively exonerated by a DNA test from being convicted of murder, but the result of his trial might not have been any different if lay judges had been on the bench, legal professionals said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2009
Laws, legal terms get official translation
Japanese businesses might operate on a global scale, but foreign firms often run into a wall — the language barrier — when trying to understand the ins and outs of this nation's legal system.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2009
Did media go too far on swine flu?
The swine flu scare seems to be over, at least in Japan and at least for now.
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2009
Yokohama holds gala to mark its 150th year
YOKOHAMA — More than 3,400 people gathered Sunday for a ceremony marking the 150th anniversary of the opening of Yokoyama port and its role as Japan's gateway to the West.
Japan Times
JAPAN / YOKOHAMA AT 150
May 27, 2009
Newspapers opened eyes in Yokohama
Second in a series
JAPAN / CITIZEN JUSTICE
May 13, 2009
Preparation for quicker criminal trials enhances focus
Second in a series
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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