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Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 14, 2018
Man gets 18 years for Kanagawa road rage incident that left couple dead and their daughters injured
The high-profile case raised concern about dangerous driving in Japan, leading to stricter police crackdowns and calls for further revisions to traffic laws.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 14, 2018
Federal prosecutors probing Trump inauguration spending: WSJ
Federal prosecutors are investigating whether U.S. President Donald Trump's inaugural committee misspent some of the funds it raised, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people it said were familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 13, 2018
A spotlight on Japan's criminal justice system
Ousted Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn's case will put Japan's criminal trial process on the global stage.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 12, 2018
Prosecutors seek 10-year prison term for former CEO of bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox on embezzlement charges
Prosecutors have sought a 10-year prison term on charges of embezzlement for the former CEO of Mt. Gox Co., once the world's largest bitcoin digital currency exchange, officials announced Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 11, 2018
Japan's Olympus to pay $85 million in U.S. for failure to report infections
Olympus Corp. said Tuesday it was fined $85 million in a plea deal reached with the U.S. Justice Department after admitting failure to report infections connected to its duodenum endoscopes to U.S. authorities.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 11, 2018
Lawsuit filed against Japan's state-funded ceremonies to mark Imperial enthronement
Members of religious groups and other citizens sued the government on Monday, claiming that planned public spending on ceremonies involving the enthronement of Crown Prince Naruhito next year violates the constitutional principle of separation of religion and politics.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 10, 2018
23 years sought for man accused of causing road-rage accident that left couple dead and their children hurt
Kazuho Ishibashi's action was “persistent and malicious,” the prosecutors said at the Yokohama District Court.
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 7, 2018
Former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn may be indicted as soon as Monday
Prosecutors are also planning to re-arrest Ghosn on new charges not yet made public, sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 7, 2018
'Call of nature' prompted 169 kph expressway drive, Kagoshima assemblyman says
A municipal assembly member in Kagoshima Prefecture said Thursday that a desperate search for a toilet prompted him to break the law by driving his car at 169 kph on an expressway in April.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 4, 2018
Former world championship runner Yumiko Hara sentenced to suspended term for shoplifting
Former world championship marathon runner Yumiko Hara was sentenced Monday to one year in prison, suspended for four years with supervision, for shoplifting food, with the court citing an eating disorder she has.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 3, 2018
Man indicted over deadly Kanagawa road rage incident pleads not guilty
Prosecutors have chosen to bring more serious charges, and now the maximum penalty he faces is 20 years behind bars.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 1, 2018
Japan under scrutiny over ousted Nissan chief's continued detention after arrest
Questions and concerns about Japan are swirling internationally over its treatment of ousted Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn, whose detention was extended following his arrest last week over alleged financial misconduct.
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
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 30, 2018
Ex-Morning-Musume idol Hitomi Yoshizawa gets suspended sentence for Tokyo drunk-driving hit-and-run
Hitomi Yoshizawa, a former member of the all-girl J-pop group Morning Musume, was sentenced Friday to two years in prison suspended for five years for injuring two people in a hit-and-run incident in September while driving under the influence of alcohol.
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.

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