With appeal of Tepco acquittal, thousands hit by Fukushima nuclear disaster seek closure
Plaintiffs have appealed a ruling handed down by the Tokyo District Court in mid-September that found three former Tokyo Electric Power Co. executives not guilty of professional negligence. A class action lawsuit against the executives claimed they had failed to apply the proper safety ...
18-year sentence sought for stepfather over fatal abuse of Yua Funato
The defendant looked nervous, clenching his fists in his lap as prosecutors made their argument. “I’m really sorry,” a crying Yudai Funato said in his final statement.
Cambodian court convicts two Japanese in murder of taxi driver
Two Japanese men in their 20s were convicted Thursday in the murder of a taxi driver in Cambodia's northwestern province of Siem Reap earlier this year and sentenced to at least a decade in prison. Um Chanthol, presiding judge of the Siem Reap Provincial Court, ...
Famed French lawyer signals shift in Ghosn's defense strategy
Francois Zimeray said he views Carlos Ghosn’s treatment under Japan’s criminal defense system as problematic.
Tokyo High Court opens appeal trial over 2017 murder of Vietnamese girl
The Tokyo High Court on Thursday began hearing an appeal against a lower court ruling convicting a man of the murder of a 9-year-old Vietnamese girl in 2017, with prosecutors calling for a death sentence and the accused seeking acquittal. Yasumasa Shibuya, the 48-year-old former ...
Singapore PM's nephew enlists top U.K. lawyer for contempt case
The Singapore prime minister's nephew said on Wednesday he had hired top British lawyer David Pannick to advise him on a contempt of court case at the heart of a feud among members of the city-state's first family. Pannick, who counts Queen Elizabeth II and ...
Fukuoka High Court rejects residents' appeal to halt nuclear reactors in Saga
The Fukuoka High Court said there were no specific dangers posed to the Genkai power plant’s reactors in the event of a volcanic eruption, ruling the facility’s emergency plans were adequate.
More must be done to help the victims of spousal abuse, and thereby help combat parental violence against children.
Tokyo court plans to hold hearing for ex-Nissan boss Ghosn next April
The Tokyo District Court is expected to hold the first hearing for former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn on April 21 on charges he underreported his remuneration by around ¥9 billion over eight years.
Former Tepco executives found not guilty of criminal negligence in Fukushima nuclear disaster
Three former senior executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. are acquitted of professional negligence relating to the 2011 crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
The government needs to maintain efforts to come to a settlement with the fishermen so that the bitter divisions in the regional community can heal.
Woman awarded damages in Japan for same-sex partner's infidelity with sperm donor
A court awarded damages Wednesday to a woman in her 30s who broke up with her same-sex partner because of infidelity, recognizing their common-law partnership despite same-sex marriage not being legal in the country. The Mooka branch of the Utsunomiya District Court in Tochigi Prefecture ...
