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COURTS

Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 9, 2018
Nissan seeks to block Carlos Ghosn's access to Rio de Janeiro apartment after he is released by Japanese authorities
Nissan, fearing former Chairman Carlos Ghosn may remove or destroy evidence, seeks to block his access to an apartment in Rio de Janeiro.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 1, 2018
Japan may seize South Korean assets amid row over wartime labor
The central government may seize South Korean assets in Japan if the holdings of Japanese firms in South Korea are confiscated following recent Supreme Court rulings against them over the issue of wartime labor, sources have said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Nov 29, 2018
Philippine court jails three police officers for murder in first during Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs
A Philippine court on Thursday sentenced three police officers to up to 49 years in jail for the murder of a 17-year-old high school student, the first to be convicted in President Rodrigo Duterte's drug war.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 28, 2018
Wall Street Journal says Carlos Ghosn enduring 'bizarre inquisition' in Japan
Ousted Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn is enduring a "bizarre inquisition" in Japan, a Wall Street Journal editorial said Tuesday.
EDITORIALS
Nov 25, 2018
Justice in Cambodia
Japan should press Phnom Penh to continue its pursuit of justice, to protect the integrity of the tribunal and the human rights of the Cambodian people.
EDITORIALS
Nov 24, 2018
Reduce the burden on lay judges
Lay judge trials run too long, and they're getting longer.
WORLD
Nov 24, 2018
Rights groups urge European countries to scrap 'outdated, harmful' rape laws
European countries must overhaul "outdated" laws that let rapists off the hook and perpetuate a culture of victim-blaming, rights groups said Saturday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 19, 2018
Before a packed court, three Hong Kong Occupy leaders plead not guilty to public nuisance charges
Three leaders of Hong Kong's 2014 pro-democracy Occupy movement, which paralyzed parts of the Chinese-ruled city for nearly three months, denied public nuisance charges on Monday as international criticism of the erosion of civil liberties grows.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 17, 2018
Hong Kong's freedoms under scrutiny as Occupy democracy leaders face trial
Nine leaders of Hong Kong's 2014 civil disobedience Occupy Central movement go on trial Monday at a time when the Chinese-ruled financial hub's civil liberties are coming under increasing strain.

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