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Japan's Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate Now A Free Man
A Japanese court on Thursday acquitted Iwao Hakamada, the world's longest-serving death row prisoner, closing a nearly six decades-long chapter.
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Japan Top Court Rules Eugenics Law Unconstitutional, Victims Seek Justice
Japan's top court ruled on Wednesday that a defunct eugenics law under which thousands of people were forcibly sterilised between 1948 and 1996 was unconstitutional, local media reported.
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Maamla Legal Hai, Sunflower Season 2, Shōgun and More: New OTT Releases for Weekend Binge-Watch
Top five OTT releases of this week are Netflix's Maamla Legal Hai, Apple TV's Napoleon, Zee5's Sunflower Season 2 and Disney+ Hotstar's Shōgun. Ravi Kishan starrer Maamla Legal Hai is set in the District Court of Patparganj, where bizarre cases pop up. Joaquin Pheonix plays the eponymous French emperor and commander in Apple TV's Oscar-nominated b...
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Japan Ordered To Pay $1,54,000 To Victims Of Wartime Sexual Slavery
A South Korean court on Thursday ordered Japan to compensate 16 women over wartime forced sexual slavery, overturning a lower-court ruling that had dismissed the case.
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Hong Kong Student Made Pro-Independence Posts From Japan, Jailed
A Hong Kong court today sentenced a student to two months imprisonment for sedition over pro-independence social media posts she published while studying in Japan.
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Japan Court Cancels Sterilisation Surgery Rule For Gender Change
Japan's top court ruled on Wednesday that a legal clause requiring people to undergo sterilisation surgery if they want to legally change their gender is unconstitutional.
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Japan's Top Court To Rule On Surgery Requirement For Gender Change Today
Japan's top court is set to rule on Wednesday on the validity of a legal clause that requires people who want to legally change their gender to undergo sterilisation surgery.
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Japanese Man Gets 23 Years In Jail For Halloween Attack Dressed As 'Joker'
A Japanese court sentenced a man to 23 years in jail after finding him guilty of attempted murder and starting a fire on a train in Tokyo while dressed as comic book villain the Joker.
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Court Relief To Japan Transgender Woman Over Access To Female Toilets
In a landmark verdict, Japan's Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in favour of a transgender bureaucrat who sued the government over access to female toilets at work.
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Hearing For Shinzo Abe Murder Suspect Cancelled Over Unsure Object: Report
A pre-trial hearing for the man accused of killing Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe was cancelled Monday after a suspicious object was delivered to the court, local media said.
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Japan Court Ruling On Same-Sex Marriage That Could Be A Setback To Rights
A Japanese court ruled on Monday that the country's failure to recognise same-sex marriage is constitutional, in a setback for activists after a landmark verdict last year found the opposite.
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PM Meets Japan Business Leaders, Discusses India Investment Opportunities
PM Modi In Japan: PM Modi courted top Japanese business leaders, including Masayoshi Son of SoftBank and Osamu Suzuki of Suzuki Motor Corp, to discuss investment opportunities India offers in sectors ranging from textiles to automobiles.
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Japan Court Upholds US Father-Son Jail Sentences In Nissan's Carlos Ghosn Escape Case
A Tokyo court has upheld jail sentences for a US father-son duo who helped ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn flee Japan, as the pair waived their right to appeal.
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Japan Court Jails US Father-Son In Nissan's Carlos Ghosn Escape Case
An American father-son duo who helped former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn flee Japan were sentenced to 20 months and two years in prison by a Tokyo court on Monday.
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Japan's "Black Widow" Loses Final Death Sentence Appeal: Reports
A Japanese woman dubbed the "Black Widow" who used cyanide to kill her elderly lovers had her final appeal against the death sentence rejected on Tuesday by the country's top court, local media said.
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Japan's Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate Now A Free Man
A Japanese court on Thursday acquitted Iwao Hakamada, the world's longest-serving death row prisoner, closing a nearly six decades-long chapter.
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Japan Top Court Rules Eugenics Law Unconstitutional, Victims Seek Justice
Japan's top court ruled on Wednesday that a defunct eugenics law under which thousands of people were forcibly sterilised between 1948 and 1996 was unconstitutional, local media reported.
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Maamla Legal Hai, Sunflower Season 2, Shōgun and More: New OTT Releases for Weekend Binge-Watch
Top five OTT releases of this week are Netflix's Maamla Legal Hai, Apple TV's Napoleon, Zee5's Sunflower Season 2 and Disney+ Hotstar's Shōgun. Ravi Kishan starrer Maamla Legal Hai is set in the District Court of Patparganj, where bizarre cases pop up. Joaquin Pheonix plays the eponymous French emperor and commander in Apple TV's Oscar-nominated b...
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Japan Ordered To Pay $1,54,000 To Victims Of Wartime Sexual Slavery
A South Korean court on Thursday ordered Japan to compensate 16 women over wartime forced sexual slavery, overturning a lower-court ruling that had dismissed the case.
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Hong Kong Student Made Pro-Independence Posts From Japan, Jailed
A Hong Kong court today sentenced a student to two months imprisonment for sedition over pro-independence social media posts she published while studying in Japan.
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Japan Court Cancels Sterilisation Surgery Rule For Gender Change
Japan's top court ruled on Wednesday that a legal clause requiring people to undergo sterilisation surgery if they want to legally change their gender is unconstitutional.
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Japan's Top Court To Rule On Surgery Requirement For Gender Change Today
Japan's top court is set to rule on Wednesday on the validity of a legal clause that requires people who want to legally change their gender to undergo sterilisation surgery.
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Japanese Man Gets 23 Years In Jail For Halloween Attack Dressed As 'Joker'
A Japanese court sentenced a man to 23 years in jail after finding him guilty of attempted murder and starting a fire on a train in Tokyo while dressed as comic book villain the Joker.
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Court Relief To Japan Transgender Woman Over Access To Female Toilets
In a landmark verdict, Japan's Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in favour of a transgender bureaucrat who sued the government over access to female toilets at work.
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Hearing For Shinzo Abe Murder Suspect Cancelled Over Unsure Object: Report
A pre-trial hearing for the man accused of killing Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe was cancelled Monday after a suspicious object was delivered to the court, local media said.
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Japan Court Ruling On Same-Sex Marriage That Could Be A Setback To Rights
A Japanese court ruled on Monday that the country's failure to recognise same-sex marriage is constitutional, in a setback for activists after a landmark verdict last year found the opposite.
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PM Meets Japan Business Leaders, Discusses India Investment Opportunities
PM Modi In Japan: PM Modi courted top Japanese business leaders, including Masayoshi Son of SoftBank and Osamu Suzuki of Suzuki Motor Corp, to discuss investment opportunities India offers in sectors ranging from textiles to automobiles.
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Japan Court Upholds US Father-Son Jail Sentences In Nissan's Carlos Ghosn Escape Case
A Tokyo court has upheld jail sentences for a US father-son duo who helped ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn flee Japan, as the pair waived their right to appeal.
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Japan Court Jails US Father-Son In Nissan's Carlos Ghosn Escape Case
An American father-son duo who helped former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn flee Japan were sentenced to 20 months and two years in prison by a Tokyo court on Monday.
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Japan's "Black Widow" Loses Final Death Sentence Appeal: Reports
A Japanese woman dubbed the "Black Widow" who used cyanide to kill her elderly lovers had her final appeal against the death sentence rejected on Tuesday by the country's top court, local media said.
