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A group of plaintiffs hold up a sign Wednesday in Tokyo saying the Supreme Court ruled the July 2025 Upper House election was conducted in an unconstitutional state.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 11, 2026
Japan Supreme Court rules 2025 election was held in unconstitutional state
Chief Justice Yukihiko Imasaki said the maximum vote-value disparity raised constitutional concerns but dismissed requests to invalidate the election.
The Tokyo District Court judged that fake ads on Facebook and Instagram infringed on Yusaku Maezawa's publicity rights but dismissed his request for an injunction against Meta.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 11, 2026
Tokyo court dismisses suit against Meta over fake ads involving entrepreneur
The ruling is believed to be the first judicial decision on whether fake ads impersonating celebrities infringe on?their rights.
A former prosecutor who accused her boss of rape speaks during a news conference in Osaka on Oct. 27.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 6, 2026
Ex-Japan prosecutor who accused boss of rape says dignity ‘shattered’
The ex-prosecutor, who uses the pseudonym Hikari, came forward in 2024 to accuse her boss of raping her six years earlier.
A building in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, seen collapsed in January 2024 following a major earthquake
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 6, 2026
Noto quake victims’ family sues government and building owner over fatal collapse
A seven-story building collapsed in the 2024 earthquake, killing a man’s wife and daughter while crushing his house and restaurant next door.
Former Lower House member Masatoshi Akimoto
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 6, 2026
Six-year sentence sought for former lawmaker in wind power bribery case
The trial is scheduled to conclude after final arguments from the defense in January.
Kyohei Sorita
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 30, 2026
Renowned Japanese pianist found guilty of driving at 144 kph
According to a court ruling, Kyohei Sorita drove a car at 144 kph on an expressway in Tokyo’s Meguro Ward on the night of Dec. 20 last year.
An illustration of Yukio Tanaka, who was acquitted in the 2013 murder of the president of Ohsho Food Service
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 29, 2026
Kyoto prosecutors appeal acquittal over 2013 murder of Ohsho president
In its Oct. 16 ruling, Kyoto District Court found that reasonable doubt remained over whether Yukio Tanaka was the shooter.
A former manager at Takenaka admitted to having a subcontractor submit inflated bills for construction work related to the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2026
Ex-Takenaka manager admits breach of trust over Osaka Expo
The former manager acknowledged having a subcontractor submit inflated bills for construction work related to last year’s World Exposition.
Author Li Kotomi speaks at a news conference on Thursday in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 29, 2026
Politician ordered to pay ?1.1 million for outing author as transgender
A Tokyo court ruled that the disclosure of the author’s assigned gender at birth without her consent was an unlawful invasion of privacy.
The family of a Kurdish man who died in custody at the Metropolitan Police Department's Takao station has sued the metropolitan government and a clinic for ?57 million in damages.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 28, 2026
Bereaved family of Kurdish man who died in custody sues Tokyo government
The man’s death “reflects a profound lack of human rights awareness within the police organization,” the family’s attorney said.
The Tokyo Stock Exchange placed Nidec on "special alert" in October 2025 and gave it a year to improve its internal controls or risk delisting.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 27, 2026
Nidec to sue former executives over accounting issues
Besides Shigenobu Nagamori, the company plans to sue former chairman Hiroshi Kobe and former chief executives Mitsuya Kishida and Jun Seki.
The plaintiffs’ legal team rally in Shizuoka on Tuesday, after the district court rejected their lawsuit seeking an injunction against the operation of the No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5 nuclear reactors in Hamaoka.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 27, 2026
Court finds Hamaoka reactor restart unlikely after data scandal
Chubu Electric said at a separate news conference that it will scrutinize the content of the ruling.
The second trial hearing for a former prosecutor in a sexual assault case was held at the Osaka District Court on Tuesday as the trial resumed after a two-year hiatus.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 27, 2026
Former senior Osaka prosecutor changes plea in sexual assault case to not guilty
The focus of the trial is expected to shift to whether the woman was unable to resist and whether Kentaro Kitagawa acted with criminal intent.
Manga artist Yoshinori Kobayashi (right) holds a news conference in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward on Monday after filing a lawsuit arguing that the adoption system established under the revised Imperial House Law is unconstitutional.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 27, 2026
Manga artist sues government over revised Imperial House Law
Yoshinori Kobayashi said limiting who is eligible to be adopted into the imperial family violates the Constitution.
Kenji Inaba observes pedestrian traffic in the early hours of Oct. 17 at a site in Nagoya where his daughter was struck in July by a man who jumped from an apartment building.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 26, 2026
Father of woman struck by man who jumped from building seeks murder charge
Kenji Inaba, whose daughter Hora died, argues that the 29-year-old man — who survived — knew his actions might cause another person’s death.
A former University of Tokyo professor was sentenced to two years in prison, suspended for three years, and fined about ?1.83 million for accepting lavish entertainment in exchange for favoring a cosmetics industry group in a joint research project.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 23, 2026
Ex-University of Tokyo professor gets suspended sentence over bribes
According to the ruling, the 63-year-old former professor, Shinichi Sato, received a total of about ?1.83 million worth of entertainment.
A massive sinkhole on a road into which a truck fell, leading to the death of the driver, remains open in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, in January, a year after the road collapse.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 22, 2026
Family of driver who died after truck fell into Saitama sinkhole sues prefecture
The family says they suffered extreme psychological distress over an extended period, and that the man had carried out his duties with utmost care.
Following the rollout of an electronic warrant system, police officers will be able to obtain arrest warrants from courts online instead of needing to visit them in person.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 20, 2026
Electronic warrant system to be rolled out in Tokyo and nearby areas by March
Currently, police officers need to visit courts in person to obtain printed arrest and search warrants.
Judges at the Kyoto District Court who handed down a not-guilty ruling Friday on Yukio Tanaka over the murder of the president of a Gyoza no Ohsho restaurant chain operator
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 16, 2026
Yakuza member found not guilty in fatal shooting of Gyoza no Ohsho president
Yukio Tanaka was arrested in October 2022, nine years after Takayuki Ohigashi’s killing.
The Nagoya District Court in Nagoya
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 16, 2026
Nagoya court dismisses lawsuit filed on paper under digital civil litigation rules
The lawsuit was thrown out by the Nagoya District Court under rules requiring legal representatives to submit civil court documents online.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
Hsiao Kui-yu, 68, owner of Yuchan Candied Fruit, stands in front of photographs of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displayed at the shop, which Huang frequently visits during trips to Taiwan, in Taipei on Tuesday.
G7 diplomats speak out on Taiwan as China ramps up military drills
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a working lunch focused on international crises and challenges during the Group of Seven foreign ministers' summit at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris on Monday.
今日吃瓜 Rapidus is said likely to miss mass production deadline
The Rapidus Analysis Center and the IIM-1 Innovative Integration for Manufacturing foundry in Chitose, Hokkaido
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
A legend reborn: ‘Ocarina of Time’ remake improves on the Zelda masterpiece
The new remake of 1998's "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.

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