Japan courts dismissed compensation claims of 'war orphans'
June 15, 2013
On June 15, 2007, Japanese district courts dismissed the claims of Japanese plaintiffs abandoned as children in China during World War II. The courts ruled that the current government was not required to compensate the plaintiffs because it was not obligated to aid in the war orphans' reestablishmen....... [more] 
Japan, UN reach agreement to combat drug and human trafficking
June 4, 2013
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the government of Japan on Monday came to an agreement to increase efforts to combat drug and human trafficking in Africa and Southeast Asia. The agreement was reached at the end of the Fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD V....... [more]
Japan lawmakers approve international child abduction treaty
May 23, 2013
The Japanese parliament approved a bill on Wednesday adopting the Hague convention on resolving cross-border abductions of children. Parliament unanimously passed the treaty in response to international pressure for Tokyo to address concerns that Japanese mothers from broken international marriages....... [more]
Iceland granted citizenship to Bobby Fischer
March 21, 2013
On March 21, 2005, Iceland's parliament granted citizenship to US chess champion Bobby Fischer in a unanimous vote. Fischer had been detained in Japan and risked being deported to the US, where he was wanted for violating international sanctions due to playing a chess game in Yugoslavia. On March 23....... [more]
Japan continues to suffer export restrictions, citizen protests two years after Fukushima
March 9, 2013
Almost two years after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster Japanese officials report that 44 countries still ban or limit food imports from Japan, as thousands of the nation's citizens gathered on Saturday in ongoing anti-nuclear demonstrations around the country. China and South Korea, both majo....... [more]
Japan court rejects Samsung's patent claim against Apple
February 28, 2013
The Tokyo District Court on Thursday rejected a patent infringement claim brought by Samsung against Apple. Samsung accused Apple of stealing its data transmission technology used in Apple's iPhone smartphones, but the court dismissed the challenge. The alleged patent infringement involved technolo....... [more]
Federal appeals court rules anti-whaling group modern-day 'pirates'
February 27, 2013
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Monday that the US-based anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) are modern-day pirates, clearing the path for Japanese whalers to pursue legal action against them. The decision overturns a lower court ruling which found against....... [more]
Nations reach agreement on treaty addressing mercury use
January 20, 2013
More than 140 nations gathered in Geneva for a UN forum agreed on Saturday to a legally binding treaty addressing the use of mercury, a metal that is infamous for its detrimental effects on health and the environment. The treaty, named the Minamata Convention on Mercury for a city in Japan that has....... [more]
New Zealand joins Australia in dispute over Japanese whaling
November 25, 2012
New Zealand announced Friday that it will support Australia in an ongoing legal dispute before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) between Australia and Japan over Japanese whaling near Antarctica. Australia filed a complaint against Japan in the ICJ in May 2011 arguing that Japan's whaling pra....... [more]
Japan high court upheld death sentence for cult member involved in nerve gas attack
November 21, 2012
On November 21, 2011, the Supreme Court of Japan upheld a death sentence for Seilcho Endo, who was a member of Aum Shinrikyo, a Japanese cult. Endo was convicted for his role in two nerve gas attacks in 1994 and 1995, and was the thirteenth cult member sentenced for involvement in the attacks. The c....... [more]
Japan rejects Samsung patent infringement claims against Apple: AJW report
October 22, 2012
Apple defeated additional patent infringement claims made by Samsung Electronics in Japan, it was reported Saturday, overcoming Samsung's attempt to enjoin iPhone sales in the country. The Tokyo District Court rejected Samsung's claims that Apple's iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S infringed on Samsung patents....... [more]
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