thejapantimes, 1 day ago to Japan

Tokyo police have arrested the head of the Tsubasa no To political group along with two others for allegedly disrupting the speeches of opponents during a by-election in the capital in April. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/17/japan/crime-legal/tsubasa-no-to-head-and-two-others-arrested/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #tsubasanoto #tokyo

thejapantimes, 1 day ago to Japan

A House of Representatives committee has approved legislation to replace the foreign technical intern program with a new training scheme to allow foreigners to work in Japan for the medium to long term. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/17/japan/crime-legal/diet-panel-approves-new-foreign-workers-training-scheme/ #japan #crimelegal #foreignworkers #foreigntrainees #diet #taxes

thejapantimes, 1 day ago to Japan

A Tokyo court has ruled against granting patents to inventions generated by artificial intelligence in a dispute over whether AI — not human beings — can be recognized as an inventor. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/17/japan/crime-legal/ai-patent-ruling/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #ai #patents

thejapantimes, 1 day ago to Japan

Japanese lawmakers have enacted legislation that allows the option of joint custody of children after divorce. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/17/japan/crime-legal/japan-revises-law-to-allow-joint-custody/ #japan #crimelegal #divorce #parenthood #children

thejapantimes, 1 day ago to Japan

Japan's parliament has passed legislation to introduce a "blue ticket" fine system under which bicycle riders pay penalties for minor traffic violations to escape criminal punishment. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/17/japan/crime-legal/bill-passed-to-introduce-fines-for-cyclists/ #japan #crimelegal #cycling #trafficaccidents #japanesepolice #upperhouse

thejapantimes, 1 day ago to Japan

The Supreme Court will take measures to accommodate disabled plaintiffs in five damages lawsuits over forced sterilization under the now-defunct eugenic protection law, including setting up ramps for wheelchair users, sources said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/17/japan/crime-legal/supreme-court-measures-for-plaintiffs-with-disabilities/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #disability #sterilization #eugenicprotectionlaw #discrimination

thejapantimes, 2 days ago to Japan

Police in Tochigi have arrested two men for attempted theft, with investigators on high alert for similar crimes in nearby prefectures. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/16/japan/crime-legal/serial-robbers-arrested/ #japan #crimelegal #gunma #nagano #tochigi #fukushima #japanesepolice

thejapantimes, 2 days ago to Japan

Japanese billionaire and influencer Yusaku Maezawa said that he sued Facebook's Japan branch and its American parent company Meta, for their negligence in regulating the use of his name and image in investment scams on their social media platforms. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/16/japan/crime-legal/maezawa-sues-meta/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #fraud #investments #socialmedia #yusakumaezawa

thejapantimes, 2 days ago to Japan

Tokyo police on Thursday sent papers to prosecutors over an 18-year-old man's alleged use of smart glasses to cheat on Waseda University entrance exams in February. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/16/japan/crime-legal/waseda-exam-cheating/ #japan #crimelegal #wasedauniversity #japanesepolice

thejapantimes, 3 days ago to worldnews

Michael Cohen faced a fierce cross-examination on Tuesday afternoon in the criminal trial of Donald Trump, as the defense tried to tear down the prosecution’s key witness. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/15/world/crime-legal/cohen-takeaways-trump-criminal-trial/ #worldnews #crimelegal #michaelcohen #us #donaldtrump

thejapantimes, 3 days ago to worldwithoutus

Thirteen years after activist Gerry Ortega's murder in Palawan, the accused mastermind, ex-governor Joel Reyes, remains at large, while his brother, who was also implicated, serves as mayor. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/15/asia-pacific/crime-legal/justice-philippine-activist-murder/ #asiapacific #crimelegal #environment #murder #philippines

thejapantimes, 3 days ago to Japan

A 59-year-old former employee of Bandai Namco Entertainment has been arrested on suspicion of embezzling ¥54 million ($345,300) in company assets meant for game development. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/15/japan/crime-legal/bandai-namco-entertainment-employee-arrested-over-embezzlement/ #japan #crimelegal #bandainamcoentertainment #japanesepolice #videogames

thejapantimes, 3 days ago to worldwithoutus

North Korea laundered $147.5 million through virtual currency platform Tornado Cash in March after stealing it last year from a cryptocurrency exchange, according to confidential work by United Nations sanctions monitors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/15/asia-pacific/crime-legal/north-korea-stolen-crypto/ #asiapacific #crimelegal #northkorea #cryptocurrencies #un

thejapantimes, 3 days ago to Japan

Police are hunting for a group of men who robbed a woman at her home in a remote mountainous area in Fukushima Prefecture on Tuesday, and probing connections to a spate of similar incidents that occurred recently in neighboring prefectures. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/15/japan/crime-legal/police-search-for-men-who-allegedly-robbed-a-house/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #fukushima

thejapantimes, 4 days ago to Japan

A male employee of Otsuka Foods has filed a ¥2.2 million lawsuit against the company for developing depression due to unfair treatment after making a whistleblower report over the company’s alleged wrongdoing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/14/japan/crime-legal/japan-whistleblower-lawsuit/ #japan #crimelegal #whistleblowers #japanesecourts #shiga #otsukafoods #depression #mentalhealth

thejapantimes, 4 days ago to worldnews

Michael Cohen testified Monday that Donald Trump approved a hush money payment to Stormy Daniels to keep their affair hidden and protect his 2016 presidential campaign. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/14/world/crime-legal/michael-cohen-trump-hush-money/ #worldnews #crimelegal #us #donaldtrump #michaelcohen

thejapantimes, 4 days ago to Japan

Tokyo District Court ordered AGC Green-Tech to pay ¥3.7 million to a female clerical worker. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/14/japan/crime-legal/japan-gender-discrimination/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #discrimination #women039sissues #agcgreentech

thejapantimes, 5 days ago to Japan

A 49-year-old stripper has filed a lawsuit against an adult video website operator to compel it take down videos of pornographic movies in which she had appeared in some three decades ago because she only consented for them to be shown in theaters. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/13/japan/crime-legal/adult-video-streaming/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #streaming

thejapantimes, 5 days ago to Japan

The Tokyo District Court on Monday sentenced a former industry ministry bureaucrat to 10 years in prison for drugging six women with sleeping pills and then raping or groping them in 2022. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/13/japan/crime-legal/meti-bureaucrat-rape-ruling/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #sexcrimes #rape

thejapantimes, 5 days ago to worldnews

A former U.S. Marine pilot fighting extradition from Australia on U.S. charges of training Chinese military pilots to land on aircraft carriers, unknowingly worked with a Chinese hacker, his lawyer said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/13/world/crime-legal/us-pilot-australia-chinese-hacker/ #worldnews #crimelegal #us #australia #china #hackers

thejapantimes, 6 days ago to Japan

Tokyo police said they rearrested three men on suspicion of brokering prostitution through a recruitment website targeted at Japanese women. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/12/japan/crime-legal/three-men-arrested-for-brokering-prostitution-overseas/ #japan #crimelegal #prostitution #hostbars #internet

thejapantimes, 6 days ago to Japan

Of the 122 fraud cases in which more than ¥10 million each was stolen last year, money transfers via online banking services accounted for 32 cases. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/12/japan/crime-legal/money-stolen-via-online-transfers-up-five-fold/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #fraud #internet

thejapantimes, 7 days ago to Japan

A 25-year-old man was served a fresh arrest warrant Saturday on charges of murder — the first in the case of a gruesome murder of a Tokyo couple in Tochigi Prefecture — after being arrested last month for allegedly disposing of their bodies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/11/japan/crime-legal/tochigi-murder-charge/ #japan #crimelegal

thejapantimes, 8 days ago to Japan

The details of what happened to a Tokyo couple whose bodies were burned in Tochigi Prefecture are starting to become more clear following the arrest on Monday of their daughter’s common-law husband, the suspected mastermind. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/10/japan/crime-legal/tochigi-burned-couple-explainer/ #japan #crimelegal #nasu #tochigi #japanesepolice

thejapantimes, 8 days ago to Japan

A 51-year-old man arrested on suspicion of stabbing a young woman to death in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward earlier this week had allegedly lent ¥18 million to the victim. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/10/japan/crime-legal/shinjuku-murder-case-details/ #japan #crimelegal #tokyo #shinjuku #japanesepolice #stabbings