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COURTS

ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jan 25, 2017
Woman at center of South Korean scandal declares innocence; court hints at decision by March 13
The woman at the center of the corruption scandal gripping South Korea angrily declared her innocence on Wednesday, shouting as she was forcibly summoned for questioning that she had been made to confess.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 25, 2017
South Korea court chief urges ruling on Park's impeachment by March 13
The outgoing chief judge of South Korea's Constitutional Court urged the court on Wednesday to conclude the impeachment trial of President Park Geun-hye by March 13, when the retirement of another judge will reduce the nine-judge bench to seven.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 24, 2017
Tokyo High Court upholds 22-year prison term for man in 2013 stalking-murder case
The Tokyo High Court on Tuesday upheld a 22-year prison sentence for a man convicted of killing his former teenage girlfriend in 2013 in a high-profile stalking-murder case in Mitaka, western Tokyo.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jan 22, 2017
When recording in public places in Japan, privacy and portrait rights come into play
A reader asks about legal concerns he has regarding conducting academic research at pedestrian crossings.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 17, 2017
Families of Mount Ontake eruption victims to sue government
A group of relatives of victims who died or went missing in the 2014 eruption of Mount Ontake plans to sue the central and prefectural governments for failing to alert hikers properly, the families said Tuesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 16, 2017
Insanity defense at heart of Nagoya University student's murder trial
The lawyers for a 21-year-old woman on trial for strangling an elderly woman in 2014 and attempting to kill two high school students in 2012 said she should not be found guilty because she lacks the ability "to tell right from wrong."
JAPAN
Jan 16, 2017
Boatmen found guilty over 2011 fatal capsizing on Shizuoka river
A court found two boatmen and a tour company safety manager guilty Monday over a 2011 accident on the Tenryu River in Hamamatsu, saying they should have foreseen the capsizing that claimed five lives on the Shizuoka Prefecture waterway.
EDITORIALS
Jan 15, 2017
Move slow on Juvenile Law reform
Moves are afoot to lower the maximum age of minors covered by the Juvenile Law to 17 from 19 — in line with the amendment to the Public Offices Election Law that lowered the minimum voting age to 18 and a revision to the Civil Code set to be submitted to the Diet this year to lower the legal age...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 14, 2017
Takata to plead guilty, pay $1 billion U.S. penalty over air bag defects
Takata Corp. on Friday agreed to plead guilty to criminal wrongdoing and to pay $1 billion to resolve a U.S. Justice Department investigation into ruptures of its air bag inflators linked to at least 16 deaths worldwide.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jan 9, 2017
South Korean leader's friend Choi Soon-sil now charged with bribery
South Korean special prosecutors team have filed fresh charges including bribery against a close friend of impeached President Park Geun-hye, the central figure in a political scandal that has engulfed the country, the team said Monday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 7, 2017
Two men found guilty of intimidating lay judges in yakuza trial but walk free
Two men were convicted Friday for intimidating lay judges involved in the trial of a senior member of a crime syndicate based in southwestern Japan but were allowed to walk free because their sentences were suspended.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 31, 2016
Chinese firms ordered to pay Disney, Pixar $194,000 for copying 'Cars': Xinhua
A Shanghai court ordered two Chinese firms to pay Walt Disney Co. and Pixar more than 1.35 million yuan ($194,440) compensation for copying parts of their hit movies "Cars" and "Cars 2," the official Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 28, 2016
Dentsu chief Ishii resigns amid mounting pressure over employee's suicide
Dentsu Inc. President Tadashi Ishii said he will step down in January to take responsibility for the overwork-related suicide of a 24-year-old employee at the advertising agency.
EDITORIALS
Dec 24, 2016
Better court interpreters needed
Japan needs an official system to ensure that court interpreters are sufficiently qualified.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 21, 2016
Philippine government files criminal charges against Duterte critic for alleged involvement in drug trade
The Philippine government filed a criminal case in court on Wednesday against a staunch critic of President Rodrigo Duterte, accusing her of trying to sabotage a congressional investigation into her alleged involvement in the drug trade.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 21, 2016
EU calls on Japan to abolish the death penalty
The European Union called on Japan on Monday to abolish the death penalty, saying "it is a key priority of our external human rights policy" to work toward its universal elimination to protect human dignity.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 20, 2016
Lagarde keeps IMF job, escapes penalty after negligence conviction in France
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde escaped punishment and kept her job on Monday despite a conviction on negligence charges over a state payout made while she served as France's finance minister in 2008.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Dec 18, 2016
Everything you hope you never have to know about divorce, separation and visa status in Japan
Lifelines addresses questions received about what is unfortunately a common concern among readers: divorce.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 17, 2016
101-year-old child raper becomes Britain's oldest convict
A 101-year-old man became the oldest Briton ever to be convicted of a criminal offense when he was found guilty on Friday of a string of sex crimes against young girls.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 17, 2016
Peru rejects new request to pardon imprisoned Fujimori
The centrist government of President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski said Friday that it has rejected a new request to free imprisoned former authoritarian leader Alberto Fujimori filed by a supporter because it did not meet basic requirements.
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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