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The Japan TimesJapan's justice minister has asked a legal panel to review the country's retrial system after the acquittal of the world's longest-serving death row prisoner last year heightened scrutiny of the system. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/29/japan/crime-legal/japan-retrial-system-probe/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/29/japan/crime-legal/japan-retrial-system-probe/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#crimelegal</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesecourts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japanesecourts</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iwaohakamata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iwaohakamata</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/deathpenalty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#deathpenalty</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/falseconvictions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#falseconvictions</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shizuoka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#shizuoka</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/massmurder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#massmurder</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesepolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japanesepolice</a>

The Japan TimesThe world's longest-serving death row prisoner, Iwao Hakamata, won compensation from Japan this week after almost five decades in jail — and he owes his freedom to a judge with steely determination. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/27/japan/crime-legal/japan-judge-retrial-system/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/27/japan/crime-legal/japan-judge-retrial-system/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#crimelegal</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesecourts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japanesecourts</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iwaohakamata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iwaohakamata</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/deathpenalty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#deathpenalty</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hiroakimurayama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hiroakimurayama</a>

The Japan TimesOpposition parties have demanded the ruling Liberal Democratic Party reinvestigate its members' ties with the Unification Church, following a court order to strip the group of its religious corporation status. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/27/japan/politics/reinvestigation-urge-ties-moonies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/27/japan/politics/reinvestigation-urge-ties-moonies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shinzoabeassassination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#shinzoabeassassination</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unificationchurch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#unificationchurch</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mext</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ldp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ldp</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesecourts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japanesecourts</a>

The Japan TimesThe Tokyo District Court on Wednesday found a former judge guilty of insider trading by using information obtained during his work on loan at the Financial Services Agency. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/26/japan/crime-legal/ex-judge-guilty-insider-trading/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/26/japan/crime-legal/ex-judge-guilty-insider-trading/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#crimelegal</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesecourts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japanesecourts</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#stocks</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/investments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#investments</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fsa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fsa</a>

The Japan TimesVictims who suffered from having given large donations to the Unification Church have expressed joy over the Tokyo District Court's decision to revoke its religious corporation status. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/26/japan/crime-legal/unification-church-victims-reactions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/26/japan/crime-legal/unification-church-victims-reactions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#crimelegal</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesecourts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japanesecourts</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mext</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unificationchurch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#unificationchurch</a>

The Japan TimesA Japanese court has awarded ex-boxer Iwao Hakamata, who was acquitted of a 1966 murder case in a retrial last year, some ¥217 million ($1.44 million) in compensation for being unjustly detained for over 47 years. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/25/japan/crime-legal/japan-hakamata/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/25/japan/crime-legal/japan-hakamata/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#crimelegal</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iwaohakamata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iwaohakamata</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesecourts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japanesecourts</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/deathpenalty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#deathpenalty</a>

The Japan TimesThe Osaka High Court on Tuesday ruled that law provisions that do not allow same-sex marriage are unconstitutional, overturning a lower court judgment. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/25/japan/crime-legal/japan-same-sex-marriage-ruling/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/25/japan/crime-legal/japan-same-sex-marriage-ruling/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#crimelegal</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesecourts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japanesecourts</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/samesexmarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#samesexmarriage</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lgbtq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lgbtq</a>

The Japan TimesTokyo District Court expected to present its decision on the request to dissolve told the Unification Church in Japan on Tuesday, according to sources. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/23/japan/crime-legal/court-decision-unification-church/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/23/japan/crime-legal/court-decision-unification-church/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#crimelegal</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unificationchurch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#unificationchurch</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesecourts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japanesecourts</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mext</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shinzoabe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#shinzoabe</a>

The Japan TimesThe Tokyo District Court on Friday ordered major ad firm Tokyu Agency to pay a fine of ¥200 million for bid-rigging over the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/21/companies/tokyo-games-bid-rigging/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/21/companies/tokyo-games-bid-rigging/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#business</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/companies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#companies</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/2020tokyoolympics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#2020tokyoolympics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tokyo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tokyo</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tokyuagency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tokyuagency</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesecourts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japanesecourts</a>

The Japan TimesThe Osaka District Court has rejected a petition for damages for coercive interrogations in an embezzlement case in which a former company president was later acquitted. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/21/japan/lawsuit-coercive-interrogations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/21/japan/lawsuit-coercive-interrogations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pressance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pressance</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shinobuyamagishi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#shinobuyamagishi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/osaka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#osaka</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lawsuits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lawsuits</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/daisuketabuchi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#daisuketabuchi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesecourts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japanesecourts</a>

The Japan TimesThe Kyoto Family Court has dismissed a petition filed by a married person to have their gender designation changed in the family register. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/20/japan/crime-legal/court-rejects-married-person-gender-change/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/20/japan/crime-legal/court-rejects-married-person-gender-change/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#crimelegal</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesecourts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japanesecourts</a>

The Japan TimesA former judge in Japan has admitted to insider trading using information obtained while he was seconded to the Financial Services Agency. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/19/japan/crime-legal/former-judge-insider-trading/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/19/japan/crime-legal/former-judge-insider-trading/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#crimelegal</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesecourts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japanesecourts</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#stocks</a>

The Japan TimesThe son of a victim in an abduction case involving the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult wants perpetrators to continue feeling remorse 30 years on. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/19/japan/aum-victim-son/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/19/japan/aum-victim-son/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aumshinrikyo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aumshinrikyo</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kiyoshikariya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kiyoshikariya</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesecourts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japanesecourts</a>

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