Japanese Court Awards $1.4 Million to Exonerated Man
Iwao Hakamada, 89, who is believed to have been the world’s longest-serving death row inmate, was exonerated last year of a ...
Osaka High Court rules gay marriage ban unconstitutional
OSAKA—Presiding Judge Kumiko Honda of the Osaka High Court here ruled in favor of LGBT plaintiffs on March 25 over the ...
Japan's Same-Sex Marriage Ban Unconstitutional Rules Osaka High Court, Piling Pressure On Lawmakers
The Osaka High Court ruled Tuesday that Japan's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, marking a pivotal moment for ...
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Japan high court rules same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
OSAKA (Kyodo) -- The Osaka High Court on Tuesday became the fifth high court in Japan to rule that the country's lack of legal recognition of same-sex marriage is unconstitutional but upheld a lower ...
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Another Japan court finds same-sex marriage denial unconstitutional
The Osaka High Court's ruling follows similar judgments made by the Sapporo, Tokyo, Fukuoka and Nagoya high courts.
Japan’s refusal to recognize same-sex marriage in law is unconstitutional, a court finds
A Japanese high court has ruled that Japan’s refusal to legally recognize same-sex marriages is unconstitutional, a latest ...
Japan’s high court rulings split on legality of welfare cuts
Two high courts issued contrasting rulings on March 13 in lawsuits challenging Japan’s largest cuts to welfare benefits since ...
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Japan high court declares denial of same-sex marriage unconstitutional
Japan’s Nagoya High Court ruled on Friday that the country’s lack of legal recognition for same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. This ruling marks the fourth consecutive high court decision to ...
A court orders the Unification Church in Japan dissolved
The Unification Church in Japan was ordered dissolved by a court after a government request spurred by the investigation into ...