Society
Crime & Courts
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Ruling Advances Cause of Same-Sex Marriage in Japan
The Fukuoka District Court took into account the serious disadvantages that same-sex couples face fr...
June 9, 2023
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Major Sushi Chain Sushiro Seeks ¥67 million in Damages Over Foul Acts
The operator of the Sushiro sushi chain has filed a ¥67 million lawsuit against a young man who circ...
June 9, 2023
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Bus Company Head Found Guilty over 2016 Fatal Bus Crash
Nagano, June 8 (Jiji Press)—Nagano District Court on Thursday sentenced Misaku Takahashi, the 61-yea...
June 8, 2023
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Japan Court Rules that Not Allowing Same-sex Marriage is ‘In a State of Unconstitutionality’
Fukuoka, June 8 (Jiji Press)—Fukuoka District Court in southwestern Japan ruled Thursday that existi...
June 8, 2023
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Narita City Councillor Arrested for Hugging and Kissing a Girl
Chiba Prefectural Police arrested Shintaro Hoshino, 55, a Narita City councillor, on Wednesday on su...
June 8, 2023
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Only 3 Cases of Plea Bargaining in 5 Years Since Its Introduction in Japan
Five years have passed since the introduction of the Japanese version of plea bargaining. So far, th...
June 7, 2023
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Former Johnny’s Members Submit Petition with 39,000 Signatures
Three former members of the all-male talent agency Johnny & Associates Inc. who have revealed that t...
June 6, 2023
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Pharmaceutical Giant Eisai Hit by Ransomware Attack
Pharmaceutical giant Eisai Co. said Tuesday that its group servers were hit by ransomware attacks. ...
June 6, 2023
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Police: Arrested Ex-lawmaker GaaSyy Earned ¥100 Million from Caustic Online Videos
The former House of Councillors lawmaker known as GaaSyy, currently under arrest on suspicion of thr...
June 6, 2023
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High Court Rejects Retrial of Woman, 95, for 1979 Murder
MIYAZAKI (Jiji Press) — A high court in southwestern Japan decided Monday not to grant a 95-year-old...
June 5, 2023
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Ex-lawmaker GaaSyy Arrested upon Return to Japan
The Metropolitan Police Department on Sunday evening arrested former House of Councillors lawmaker G...
June 4, 2023
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Nagoya Woman Suspected of Trying to Flush Baby’s Body
A 34-year-old woman who allegedly tried to flush her infant’s dead body down the toilet was arrested...
June 4, 2023
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Ex-lawmaker GaaSyy to Be Arrested upon Expected Return to Japan
Former House of Councillors lawmaker GaaSyy, who is wanted for allegedly threatening celebrities in ...
June 4, 2023
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Politicians’ Understanding Key to Police Efforts to Guard Them
The National Police Agency’s report on April’s attack on Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Wakayama P...
June 2, 2023
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Japan Police Report Reveals Inadequacies in Security Plan for PM’s Campaign Visit to Wakayama
The security plan for a stump speech to be delivered by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at a port in Wa...
June 2, 2023
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