Crime & Courts
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Tokyo court: Legal provisions that don’t recognize same-sex marriage are constitutional
Provisions in laws such as the Civil Code that do not allow same-sex marriage are constitutional, th...
December 1, 2022
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Dentsu allegedly took lead in bidding collusion for Tokyo Games
In the case of suspected bid-rigging for contracts to plan test evets for the Tokyo Olympics and Par...
November 30, 2022
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Investigators raid more ad firms in Tokyo Games case
The special investigation squad of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office and the Japan Fair T...
November 30, 2022
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Former idol group member to be arrested for extorting ¥10,000 from woman
KYOTO — Police are planning to arrest Koki Tanaka, a former member of idol group KAT-TUN who is curr...
November 29, 2022
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Dentsu Live searched in Olympics bid-rigging probe
The special investigation squad of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor Office searched the office o...
November 29, 2022
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Hakuhodo, Tokyu advertising agencies raided over alleged Tokyo Games bid-rigging
The headquarters of major advertising agencies Hakuhodo Inc. and Tokyu Agency Inc. were searched by ...
November 28, 2022
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Tokyo Games organizing committee, advertising giant suspected of leading bid-rigging
The organizing committee for the 2020 Tokyo Games is suspected of sharing with advertising giant Den...
November 27, 2022
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Japan court discarded records designated for preservation
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Supreme Court said Friday that records on six civil trials handled at the O...
November 26, 2022
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Indefinite prison finalized for Japanese man in China
BEIJING (Jiji Press) — A Chinese high court on Friday upheld a lower court ruling sentencing a 79-ye...
November 25, 2022
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Role in Games bid-rigging voluntarily reported to JFTC by ad agency ADK
Bid-rigging regarding Tokyo 2020 Summer Games test events has been voluntarily reported to the Japan...
November 22, 2022
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Man Arrested for Taking Tests in Place of Job-Hunting Student
Tokyo, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)—Tokyo police have arrested a 28-year-old man for allegedly taking online...
November 22, 2022
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Supreme Court quashes guilty verdict for Kodansha editor over murder of wife
The Supreme Court on Monday quashed a high court ruling that a former editor of major publisher Koda...
November 21, 2022
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Body established to ensure transparency for future large sporting events
In response to the corruption scandal behind the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, a study meetin...
November 15, 2022
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Court denies bail request for Tokyo Games executive
The Tokyo District Court on Thursday denied a bail application from Haruyuki Takahashi, a former Tok...
November 11, 2022
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Takahashi used connections to ‘line his own pockets’
Prosecutors have effectively wrapped up their investigation into a former executive board member of ...
November 10, 2022
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