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COURTS

COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Feb 15, 2015
Nationality no barrier for spouses seeking protection from violence
An American resident writes: 'My husband hasn't done much physically yet, but he has threatened to kill me on one occasion. Is it possible to file a restraining order?'
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 15, 2015
'Nut rage' prompts South Korea to consider law against 'high-handed' conduct
Resentment has mounted so much in South Korea against what has come to be known as "gabjil," high-handedness by the rich and powerful, that parliamentarians are proposing legislation to punish some of the worst abuses.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 14, 2015
Ginsburg explains nap during Obama speech: 'I wasn't 100% sober'
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says there was a good reason she nodded off while attending President Barack Obama's State of the Union address last month: "I wasn't 100 percent sober."
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 14, 2015
Argentine state prosecutors face intimidation, interference
Argentine public prosecutors have always needed steely nerves to investigate high-ranking officials, business tycoons and criminals, facing blackmail, threats to kidnap their children and attempts to impeach them.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 13, 2015
Man exonerated of assaulting Kyoto bar worker
A 42-year-old man sentenced last July to two years in prison for assaulting a female worker at a bar in Kyoto was exonerated Friday by the Osaka High Court.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health / FOCUS
Feb 12, 2015
In China, legal fight to save forest tests toughened anti-pollution law
A lawsuit filed against four Chinese mining executives accused of destroying a stretch of forest is shaping up as a test of China's strengthened environmental law and the ability of green groups to make companies more accountable for their actions.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 12, 2015
Australia seeks last-ditch deal to save pair from execution in Indonesia
Australia is pursuing a last-ditch deal with Indonesia to save two of its citizens from imminent execution on drugs charges, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Thursday, in a case that threatens to strain already fragile relations.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 9, 2015
Thai junta denies former prime minister Yingluck permission to travel
Thailand's military government has denied former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra permission to travel overseas to ensure she is in the country to face criminal charges later this month, according to a government spokesman.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 31, 2015
Lawyers ask judge to order Takata to preserve recalled air bag parts
Lawyers suing Takata ask a U.S. judge to order the company to save recalled parts for independent testing as most are being sent back to Takata, making them scarce.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jan 25, 2015
It's OK to film people in public in Japan, if the conditions justify it
A reader asks, 'In Japan, is it OK to film other people in public?'
CULTURE / Music
Jan 23, 2015
Former owner of club Noon sees acquittal upheld
The former owner of an Osaka nightclub charged under Japan's controversial "no dancing" law has been cleared of wrongdoing after a High Court upheld his acquittal last year.
WORLD
Jan 21, 2015
Briton who faked own death in Syria admits terrorism offenses
A Briton who fought with an Islamist group in Syria and then faked his own death in the hope of being able to return home undetected has admitted to terrorism offenses in a London court.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 17, 2015
U.S. prepares to deport Japanese Red Army convict to Japan
The U.S. prepares to deport a member of the Japanese Red Army who was imprisoned for a 1986 mortar attack on the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 13, 2015
Miyagi driving school ordered to pay damages over 3/11 tsunami deaths
The Sendai District Court orders a driving school in Miu00adyau00adgi Prefecture to pay u00a51.9 billion in damages to relatives of 25 students and a part-time employee who died in the March 11, 2011, tsunami.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 9, 2015
Court rejects appeal for retrial over 1961 wine poisoning case
The Nagoya High Court on Friday rejected a retrial bid by an 88-year-old man on death row for the 1961 poisoning murders of five women.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jan 6, 2015
China arrests scholar who helped blind dissident flee house arrest
Chinese authorities have arrested a scholar who helped blind dissident Chen Guangcheng escape house arrest in 2012, the scholar's wife said Tuesday, in a case that activists say signals a tighter grip on civil liberties.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jan 6, 2015
Son of Jackie Chan to stand trial in China on drugs charge
Jaycee Chan, the son of kung fu movie star Jackie Chan, will stand trial Friday on a drugs charge, media reported Tuesday, the latest in a series of minor celebrities accused of narcotics offenses.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 6, 2015
U.S. charges developer, vet in Gambia coup bid
Federal prosecutors Monday charged a Texas businessman who allegedly wanted to be the president of Gambia with conspiring with a former U.S. Army sergeant and others to orchestrate a deadly coup attempt in the tiny African nation last week.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 5, 2015
Prince Andrew steps up denial of underage sex with U.S. girl
Buckingham Palace stepped up its denial that Prince Andrew had sex with an underage girl introduced to him by a disgraced U.S. financier, and named the alleged victim whose anonymity was preserved in court documents filed last week.
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Jan 1, 2015
Readers' letters: Roppongi, Ferguson, 'Massan,' Julien Blanc and more
Some emails received in response to Community articles at the tail end of 2014.
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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