A Tokyo court has ordered U.S.-based Zoom Video Communications to pay a total of about ¥182 million in damages for violating the trademark of Japanese electric musical device developer. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/04/24/zoom-trademark-lawsuit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #zoom #tech #internet #japanesecourts #lawsuits

Bereaved families and others on Thursday mourned victims of a sightseeing tour boat's sinking in Hokkaido on the fourth anniversary of the accident, which killed 20 people and left six others missing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/24/japan/hokkaido-shiretoko-tour-boat-accident-memorial/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #japanesecourts #hokkaido #shiretokopeninsula #kazui #marineaccidents

A district court in southwestern Japan has dismissed a claim for damages by people with disabilities who said that the unmanned operations of stations by Kyushu Railway violated their freedom of movement. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/24/japan/crime-legal/oita-court-rejection-disability-unmanned-stations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #oita #japanesecourts #rail #jr #jrkyushu #disability #barrierfree

The older sister of a former death-row inmate has reiterated her criticism of a planned revamp of Japan's retrial system, particularly over a proposed restriction on the use of newly disclosed evidence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/24/japan/crime-legal/iwao-hakamata-sister-retrial-review/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #iwaohakamata #hidekohakamata

At least ¥40 billion ($250 million) in deposits and savings have been secured during the liquidation process of the Unification Church in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/23/japan/crime-legal/unification-church-savings/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #unificationchurch #japanesecourts #mext

The Justice Ministry and the Liberal Democratic Party have been at odds over how to revise Japan's retrial system, which has been criticized for procedures that can take decades. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/22/japan/politics/ldp-ministry-retrial-revision/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #japanesecourts #diet #ldp #justiceministry #shoshimaekawa #iwaohakamata #falseconvictions

A group of users of Timee's short-term job app are suing the Japanese staffing service over last-minute cancellations of "spot work" contracts, which they argue are illegal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/22/japan/crime-legal/spot-work-app-lawsuit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #timee #nonregularworkers #jobs #apps

The elder sister of former death-row inmate Iwao Hakamata, 90, who was acquitted in a high-profile retrial, on Saturday criticized the Justice Ministry's bill to reform the nation's retrial system. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/18/japan/crime-legal/hakamata-sister-retrial-system-protest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #iwaohakamata #japanesecourts #falseconvictions #justiceministry #ldp

The Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office indicted five Japanese oil distributors Friday over their alleged operation of a price cartel for gas oil sold to transport and other companies in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/04/17/companies/oil-distributors-cartel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #oil #japanesecourts #ftc

Public prosecutors are seeking a five-year prison sentence for the president of the operator of a tour boat that sank off Hokkaido in 2022, leaving more than 20 people aboard dead. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/17/japan/crime-legal/hokkaido-boat-operator-prosecutors-five-years/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #hokkaido #shiretokopeninsula #kazui #marineaccidents