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Man Sentenced to 6 Years for Explosive Posts

Former company employee Hironobu Suwa was charged with violating the Explosives Control Act after being found in possession of explosives at his apartment in October two years ago.

VOX POPULI: For deaf pupils, sign language is their required mother tongue | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

Victims' families to sue over fatal 2022 Hokkaido boat accident

The families of 14 victims in the fatal tourist boat accident off Hokkaido in 2022 that left 20 people dead and six missing plan to file a damages suit against the ship operator in July, their lawyers say.

EDITORIAL: Crackdown on disruption of election must not limit free speech | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions

A Sapporo court ruled last month that an Ainu group only has the right to engage in salmon fishing for cultural but not commercial reasons.

Families of Hokkaido boat accident victims to sue operator | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

Ainu lose legal battle over right to catch salmon in northern Japan

A Japanese court rejects a demand by a group of Ainu indigenous people in northern Japan to be recognized as exempt from a ban on commercial salmon fishing in a river, arguing they had inherited this right from their ancestors.

Same-sex couple to seek a court order allowing their marriage | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

SENDAI A same-sex couple here plans to ask a court to order city officials to accept their marriage registration form, calling for recognition of same-sex marriages.

Fukushima Nuclear Waste Water Disputes Continued: International Law in Japanese Court?

Written by Grace Nishikawa and Dr. Marlies Hesselman, https://www.ejiltalk.org/fukushima-nuclear-waste-water-disputes-continued-international-law-in-japanese-court/ 16 Feb 24 On 24th August 2023, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) started releasing the ALPS-treated waste water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean over a period of 30 years. As discussed on this blog before, here and here, the decision led to strong international responses from neighbouring States, such as China…

Why is Japan seeking the dissolution of the controversial Unification Church?

Japan’s government on Friday asked a court to order the dissolution of the Unification Church branch in Japan following the assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe in July 2022.