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WORLD / Politics
Aug 21, 2015
Trump's 'traitor' remark condemned by accused deserter Bergdahl's lawyer
The lawyer for U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the former Taliban prisoner in Afghanistan charged with desertion, on Thursday chastised U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for calling his client a "traitor."
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 18, 2015
Fist-bumping Trump arrives in limo for NYC jury duty
Billionaire Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump reported for jury duty in New York on Monday in a black limo, signing autographs and giving a fist-bump to a supporter as he took a break from the campaign trail.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Aug 8, 2015
Abe's security laws nothing like same-sex marriage
In every intensely fought political battle there are moments of incongruous absurdity, but in the current tumult facing embattled Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, it doesn't get more ludicrous or desperate than the parallel drawn between the U.S. Supreme Court's decision affirming same-sex marriage and the...
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 6, 2015
Bitcoins lost in Mt. Gox debacle 'not subject to ownership' claims: Tokyo court
The Tokyo District Court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit by a man seeking repayment for bitcoins he kept in an account at the bankrupt exchange Mt. Gox Co., with the ruling saying the virtual currency is "not subject to ownership" claims.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 30, 2015
High court upholds ban on SDF night flights at Atsugi, lets U.S. off the hook
The high court also ordered the government to pay ¥9.4 billion in damages for noise at Atsugi, including ¥1.2 billion for noise resulting from future flights through 2016.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 30, 2015
Top court dashes appeal hours before 1993 Mumbai 'driving spirit' bomber due to hang
Yakub Memon's last hope of avoiding the hangman's noose for his role in the 1993 Mumbai bombings was dashed on Wednesday, after India's Supreme Court threw out his final plea for mercy hours before he was due to be executed.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 17, 2015
Chongryon chief's son pleads not guilty to importing 'matsutake' from North Korea
One of two men linked to the pro-Pyongyang group Chongryon have pleaded not guilty to illegally importing mushrooms from North Korea.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 16, 2015
'Accountant of Auschwitz,' 94, guilty of abetting deaths of 300,000 Jews, gets four years
A 94-year-old man who was once a Waffen SS volunteer at Auschwitz was convicted for aiding in the murder of more than 300,000 Jews at the camp and sentenced to four years in prison.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 10, 2015
Child sex abuse victim says ruling underlines need to change law
The case of a woman in her 40s who successfully sued her childhood molester has underscored the need for Japan to grant sexual abuse survivors longer statutes of limitations, her lawyers say.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2015
Japanese gay rights activists, academics say U.S. marriage ruling may help their cause
Gay rights activists and legal experts said Monday they hope the historic U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of same-sex marriage will give impetus to moves in Japan to embrace sexual diversity and go a long way toward initiating calls for legalization of gay marriages here.
EDITORIALS
Jun 28, 2015
South Africa and the AU vs. the ICC
South Africa's readiness to reject the International Criminal Court's mandate deprives both it and the ICC of credibility.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jun 27, 2015
U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of gay marriage nationwide
The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the U.S. Constitution provides same-sex couples the right to marry, in a historic triumph for the American gay rights movement.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 23, 2015
Parachute jump from One World Trade Center nets three convictions
Three men who jumped with parachutes from the top of One World Trade Center were convicted of criminal charges on Monday in their plunge from America's tallest building.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jun 18, 2015
National ruckus over security bills puts spotlight on Supreme Court
The verbal war over the national security bills is heating up now that Japan's constitutional scholars have clearly branded Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's reinterpretation of war-renouncing Article 9 and all legislation based on it as unconstitutional.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 17, 2015
Morsi, Muslim Brotherhood figures sentenced to death over mass jail break
An Egyptian court sentenced deposed President Mohamed Morsi to death on Tuesday over a mass jail break during the country's 2011 uprising and issued sweeping punishments against the leadership of Egypt's oldest Islamic group.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 2, 2015
Skymark's largest creditor submits rival rehab plan to Tokyo court
Bankrupt Japanese carrier Skymark Airlines Inc. said Monday that its largest creditor has submitted a plan for the airline's rehabilitation to a court, rivaling the one submitted by the debtor late last week.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 28, 2015
Aichi man drops appeal, accepts life term for Indonesia drug trafficking
A 73-year-old Japanese man, who was sentenced to life in prison last week for trying to smuggle drugs into Indonesia, has decided not to appeal out of fear he might get the death penalty at a higher court, his lawyer said late Wednesday.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 25, 2015
Man pleads guilty to random killings in Osaka in 2012
A man charged with killing two people in Osaka three years ago pleaded guilty as his trial started Monday, after the proceedings had been delayed so he could undergo two rounds of psychiatric evaluations.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
May 19, 2015
U.S. court: YouTube can show 'Innocence of Muslims' film despite complaint by actress, outrage
Google Inc. should not have to remove an anti-Islamic film from its YouTube website because a woman complained that she was duped into performing in the film that depicted the Prophet Muhammad as a pedophile, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Monday.
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BUSINESS / Tech
May 19, 2015
Mixed ruling partially favors Apple in Samsung patent case
Apple Inc was handed a mixed ruling by a U.S. appeals court in the latest twist in a blockbuster intellectual property battle with Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., as a prior patent infringement verdict was upheld but a trademark finding that the iPhone's appearance could be protected was thrown out.
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.
Harry Kewell fired by Yokohama F. Marinos
Yokohama F. Marinos coach Harry Kewell before an Asian Champions League match against Ulsan Hyundai, in Ulsan, South Korea, on April 17
Statue of A-bombed Japanese girl in Seattle stolen
The Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes statue in Seattle's Peace Park. The statue was reported missing on Friday by the city government of Seattle.
'Super spicy' potato chips land Japan students in hospital
High school students were taken to hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
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.
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