There are at least 17 murder retrials in which guilty sentences have been overturned in Japan since the end of World War II, and public prosecutors had appealed court decisions …
Nagasaki – Nagasaki District Court on Monday recognized as hibakusha atomic bomb victims some of the people affected by the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the city outside the state-designated …
The government could conclude a basic agreement as early as Sept. 13 to settle a series of damages lawsuits over forced sterilization conducted under the now-defunct eugenic protection law, according …
The Tokyo District Court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by Nippon Paper Crecia against Daio Paper for allegedly infringing on its patents for toilet rolls three times as long …
Kagoshima – The Kagoshima District Court on Monday handed a suspended sentence to a former Kagoshima Prefectural Police officer for breaching confidentiality by leaking investigation information to a journalist. Judge …
An expert panel under Japan’s Justice Ministry has compiled a report calling for the creation of a database of all rulings in civil and administrative lawsuits. In the report finalized …
Osaka – The Osaka High Public Prosecutor’s office on Tuesday arrested Kentaro Kitagawa, a 64-year-old former head of the Osaka District Public Prosecutor’s Office, on suspicion of what is directly …
Fukuoka – A man suspected of stalking and killing a woman in Fukuoka pleaded not guilty to the stalking charge at the first hearing held by the Fukuoka District Court …
The Kofu District Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a group of residents of Yamanashi Prefecture demanding that Central Japan Railway halt construction of a section of a magnetic …
The Tokyo District Court has fined Shu Goto, a former private secretary of former Lower House lawmaker Mito Kakizawa, a sum of ¥500,000 ($3,200) for violating the election law by …