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EDITORIAL: Court issues timid ruling on grave issue ...
The two reactors shown at bottom at the Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture are the only two units online in Japan. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
April 18, 2013
A recent ruling by the Osaka District Court on the safety of two nuclear reactors didn’t signal a shift in attitude on the issue.
UPDATE: Hiroshima court rules Lower House election...
A voter casts a ballot in the Lower House election on Dec. 16. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
March 25, 2013
HIROSHIMA--In a landmark decision, the Hiroshima High Court ruled on March 25 that the results of the Dec. 16 Lower House election in two constituencies were invalid due to the ...
Weakened Ozawa remains intent on rallying third...
Ichiro Ozawa attends an event themed on international exchanges in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Nov. 12. (Naoko Kawamura)
November 13, 2012
Once on the verge of becoming prime minister, prolonged investigations and a court fight over a land deal have taken a toll on Ichiro Ozawa, now a scarred political heavyweight ...
High court gives Ozawa stronger vindication than...
Ichiro Ozawa, middle, enters the Tokyo High Court on Nov. 12. (Shiro Nishihata)
November 12, 2012
In a ruling reaffirming his innocence more explicitly than a lower court did in April, the Tokyo High Court on Nov. 12 found political heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa not guilty of...
Top court brings justice for man who lost wife,...
Hiroshi Motomura answers questions from reporters after the top court rejected the defendant's appeal on Feb. 20. (Mari Endo)
February 22, 2012
Although he finally achieved justice for his slain wife and their baby girl, Hiroshi Motomura doesn't see himself as winning the 13-year court fight to get the death penalty...
EDITORIAL: Osaka should respect ruling on Kimigayo, ...
January 18, 2012
In a noteworthy ruling handed down Jan. 16, the Supreme Court defined the extent of punishment for Tokyo public school teachers who disobeyed their principals' order to stand...
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