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US SUPREME COURT

WORLD / Society
Aug 14, 2014
U.S. appeals court declines to block Virginia gay marriage ruling
A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday declined to delay its ruling striking down Virginia's ban on same-sex marriage, meaning gay people in the state will be able to get married unless the U.S. Supreme Court intervenes.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Aug 6, 2014
Think you've got rights as a foreigner in Japan? Well, it's complicated
If you imagine paying taxes in Japan entitles you to welfare, you may want to take a seat.
EDITORIALS
Jul 26, 2014
Safety net is for all taxpayers
A recent Supreme Court ruling sends an unfortunate message to foreign workers that while their contributions to Japan's economy might be welcome, the government in turn is not obliged to take care of them when they are in need.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / Q&A
Jul 25, 2014
A closer look at the Supreme Court's welfare benefits ruling
Opinions are divided over how the Supreme Court ruling last week declaring permanent foreign residents of Japan ineligible for welfare payments will affect the foreign communities in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 25, 2014
Ruling hinged on assistance law revamp: summary
The following is a rough translation of the text of Supreme Court's July 18 ruling that found permanent residents ineligible for welfare payments.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jul 19, 2014
Welfare ruling stuns foreigners
The Supreme Court's landmark decision that permanent foreign residents of Japan are not entitled to welfare benefits will discourage municipalities from doling out such aid.
JAPAN / Society
Jul 18, 2014
Foreign residents can't claim welfare benefits: Supreme Court
In a ruling sure to rock the foreign community, the Supreme Court rules that non-Japanese with permanent residency status are ineligible for welfare benefits.
EDITORIALS
Jul 17, 2014
Supreme Court's dereliction of duty
By rejecting a citizens' request to have the government disclose secret documents that allegedly show Japan's financial obligations in the 1972 reversion of Okinawa from U.S. control, the Supreme Court has evaded its duty to protect people's right to know.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 17, 2014
Top court upholds paternity even if blood ties disproved by DNA test
Paternity can't be revoked by a DNA test alone, even if the results prove no biological relationship between father and child, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
JAPAN
May 21, 2014
Top court says lay judge system working well at five-year mark
Nearly 50,000 people have participated as principal or alternate lay judges in criminal trials under the system introduced five years ago, the Supreme Court said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 20, 2014
Japan Supreme Court upholds verdict in intelligence chief fraud case
The Supreme Court has upheld lower court decisions finding a former head of the Public Security Intelligence Agency, Shigetake Ogata, guilty of defrauding real estate and cash from Chongryon, the group of pro-Pyongyang Korean residents.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 16, 2014
Chongryon files appeal with Supreme Court to block Tokyo HQ sale
The pro-Pyongyang group Chongryon filed an appeal Friday with the Supreme Court to block the sale of its headquarters building and land in Tokyo to a real estate company.
COMMENTARY / World
May 9, 2014
Supremes answer town's prayers
The upshot of the May 5 U.S. Supreme Court decision to uphold prayer before a town council meeting is that as long as no one is coerced, nonsectarian prayer is a political virtue but not a constitutional requirement.
COMMENTARY / World
May 5, 2014
Phones may not have the right to remain silent
The U.S. Supreme Court has just heard arguments over whether police should be allowed to search a person's smartphone without a warrant to find evidence relevant to the crime for which he or she is being arrested.
EDITORIALS
Mar 17, 2014
New burden for Minamata victims
The Environment Ministry appears to have relaxed conditions for the official recognition of Minamata disease victims, but the attached record-keeping requirements make it unlikely that many more people will receive financial relief.
EDITORIALS
Mar 17, 2014
Change at the top court's helm
It is hoped that incoming new chief Justice Itsuro Terada will stand firm in keeping the Supreme Court independent of political presssures as it considers controversial issues such as the disparity in vote value between legislative constituencies and whether Japan may exercise its right to collective self-defense.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 22, 2014
Wartime labor case brews in South Korea
Japanese officials may soon get a fresh diplomatic headache stemming from its colonialist past with South Korea as it struggles to cope with the sex slave denial issue, a territorial dispute and challenges to the naming of the Sea of Japan.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues
Jan 15, 2014
Three cases, three paths to legitimacy for Supreme Court
When I began studying Japanese, one of my goals was to be able to read the Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Japan's version of The Wall Street Journal. Achieving that goal, however, meant realizing that it is possibly The Most Boring Newspaper on Earth.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 12, 2013
Top court rules transsexual husband as father of in vitro child
The Supreme Court has recognized a person with gender identity disorder who had a sex change to become a male as the legal father of a child born to his wife through in vitro fertilization using sperm provided by a third person.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 26, 2013
Death penalty to stand in 2005 Hyogo killings
The Supreme Court rejected an appeal Monday by a 47-year-old man who was sentenced to death for killing two women and dismembering their corpses in Hyogo Prefecture in 2005.
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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