Top court repeals order for registry of surrogate-born twins

Top court repeals order for registry of surrogate-born twins

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 7 Kyodo - Japanese TV personality Aki Mukai (L) and former professional wrestler Nobuhiko Takada are pictured during a press conference on April 11, 2007, after the Supreme Court repealed in March a lower court ruling ordering a Tokyo ward office to accept on its registry twins born to the couple through an American surrogate mother. The decision by the top court finalized Shinagawa Ward's rejection to register the 2003 births of the boys.(Kyodo)

Babies born via surrogate mother

Babies born via surrogate mother

TOKYO, Japan, July 31 Kyodo - Former pro wrestler Nobuhiko Takada and TV personality Aki Mukai hold up a piece of paper showing the names of their twin babies, born through a surrogate mother in the United States, during a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2004.

Top court repeals order for registry of surrogate-born twins

Top court repeals order for registry of surrogate-born twins

TOKYO, Japan - Files photos show TV personality Aki Mukai (L) and former professional wrestler Nobuhiko Takada. The Supreme Court on March 23 repealed a lower court ruling ordering a Tokyo ward office to accept on its registry twins born to the couple through an American surrogate mother. The decision by the top court's No. 2 petty bench finalizes Shinagawa Ward's rejection to register the births of the boys, now aged 3.

2 baseball teams pledge good play in quake-hit Japan region

2 baseball teams pledge good play in quake-hit Japan region

Professional wrestler-turned-TV personality Nobuhiko Takada (L) shakes hands with former pro baseball player Akinori Iwamura ahead of an exhibition game between two local teams in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 7, 2015, to cheer up sufferers from the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that devastated the northeastern region. Takada rooted for the Sanriku Railway Kit Dreams, an amateur team, while Iwamura is manager of the Fukushima Hopes, a regional pro club. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Top court repeals order for registry of surrogate-born twins

Top court repeals order for registry of surrogate-born twins

TOKYO, Japan - Files photos show TV personality Aki Mukai (L) and former professional wrestler Nobuhiko Takada. The Supreme Court on March 23 repealed a lower court ruling ordering a Tokyo ward office to accept on its registry twins born to the couple through an American surrogate mother. The decision by the top court's No. 2 petty bench finalizes Shinagawa Ward's rejection to register the births of the boys, now aged 3. (Kyodo)