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COURTS

Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 14, 2022
34 people face charges over ex-minister's vote-buying in Hiroshima
In July 2021, prosecutors dropped the bribery case against all 100 individuals. But they overturned the decision after an inquest panel said new indictments were necessary.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 8, 2022
Ex-Nissan exec Kelly leaves Japan after trial over Ghosn's pay
Kelly received a suspended sentence for helping Ghosn underreport compensation, and left for the U.S. from Haneda Airport on Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 4, 2022
Supreme Court orders damages for Fukushima victims in landmark decision
Friday's decision came as the court rejected an appeal by Tepco and ruled it negligent for not taking preventive measures against a tsunami of that size, NHK said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 4, 2022
Relatives of dead Sri Lankan detainee sue Japanese government
The damages suit was filed at the Nagoya District Court by the family of Ratnayake Liyanage Wishma Sandamali, who died on March 6 last year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 4, 2022
Ex-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn raps ex-aide's guilty verdict as 'face saving'
On Thursday, the court handed Greg Kelly a six-month suspended prison sentence for helping Ghosn underreport his remuneration for fiscal 2017.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 4, 2022
Nissan won’t appeal ruling that carmaker hid Carlos Ghosn’s pay
Meanwhile, lawyers for Nissan's former director, Greg Kelly, said they will appeal a ruling that saw him given a suspended sentence.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 2, 2022
Japanese judge on trial over inappropriate social media posts about victims
The suspended judge wrote publicly about the case of a murdered schoolgirl — the bereaved family and others were insulted.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 2, 2022
KKR-owned Marelli to file for debt reorganization in Japan
Marelli, a key supplier for automakers Nissan Motor Co. and Stellantis NV, had at least u00a51.1 trillion ($9.5 billion) in total debt as of September, sources said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 27, 2022
Ex-Carlos Ghosn aide Greg Kelly confident of winning acquittal
The former Nissan executive is accused of understating remuneration by around u00a59 billion, violating Japan's financial instruments and exchange law.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 26, 2022
Biden introduces ‘brilliant’ Ketanji Brown Jackson as U.S. Supreme Court pick
U.S. President Joe Biden introduced federal appeals court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as his nominee to be the first Black woman on the court Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 23, 2022
Japan court orders damages over forced sterilization for first time
The court told the central government to pay a total of u00a527.5 million in damages to three people and recognized the eugenics law as unconstitutional.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2022
Government panel proposes scrapping 100-day remarriage ban for women
Under existing Japanese law, only women face a 100-day waiting time to remarry after divorce.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 14, 2022
Former Komeito lawmaker pleads guilty to illegal loan brokering
Kiyohiko Toyama is accused of receiving a fee in return for helping to secure loans from Japan Finance Corp. even though he was not licensed to do so.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Feb 5, 2022
Inside Johnson & Johnson’s secret plan to cap litigation payouts to cancer victims
If J&J succeeds, some experts argue, it could provide a blueprint for corporate America on how to circumvent jury trials involving allegations of defective products or misconduct.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 1, 2022
Court questions October election outcome over vote weight disparity
In the 2021 election, voter disparity levels were above 2.0 in 29 constituencies.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 29, 2022
As a Supreme Court justice pondered retirement, Biden bet on a hands-off strategy
The president believed pressuring Stephen Breyer, the court's oldest justice, to retire might backfire. A chorus of liberals took a different approach.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 29, 2022
Biden considers Judge J. Michelle Childs for Supreme Court nomination
Other names expected to be on Biden's list include Ketanji Brown Jackson, a federal judge; Leondra Kruger, of the California Supreme Court; and Sherrilyn Ifill, a civil rights lawyer.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 28, 2022
Citizen panel says 35 people should be charged over vote-buying in 2019 Upper House poll
Following the panel's conclusion, Tokyo prosecutors will re-investigate the case after they decided in July not to indict 100 individuals, mostly local politicians.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 25, 2022
Symbol of Japan's #MeToo movement again awarded damages in rape case
The high court ruled in favor of Ito, saying Noriyuki Yamaguchi, a former senior television reporter, had sexual intercourse with her without consent in 2015.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2022
Cleanup of Fukushima nuclear plant hit by leak of ice-wall coolant
The leakage has had no impact on the wall or the environment, plant operator Tepco said.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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