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High court rejects redress appeal of WWII forced laborers from China

SAPPORO, Japan - Chinese plaintiffs and their supporters hold a protest rally in Sapporo on June 28 after the Sapporo High Court dismissed their appeal seeking compensation from the Japanese government and six companies for forcing them during World War II to work at coal mines and construction sites in Hokkaido.

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High court rejects redress appeal of WWII forced laborers from China

SAPPORO, Japan - Chinese plaintiffs and their lawyers arrive at the Sapporo High Court on June 28 to attend a trial on their appeal seeking compensation from the Japanese government and six companies for forcing them during World War II to work at coal mines and construction sites in Hokkaido.

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70 plaintiffs accept settlement over black lung suit

SAPPORO, Japan - Plaintiffs in a suit seeking damages for black lung problems caused by working at Hokkaido's coal mines hold up photos of the victims of black lung in front of the Sapporo High Court in Sapporo on Dec. 15 after they reached an out-of-court settlement with the state.

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Court says city not remiss for letting bathhouse bar foreigners

SAPPORO, Japan - David Aldwinckle, a U.S.-born local resident who is now a naturalized Japanese with the name of Debito Arudou, speaks to reporters in Sapporo on Sept. 16 after the Sapporo High Court rejected an appeal by Arudou and two foreign nationals seeking compensation from the Otaru city government for failing to stop a bathhouse under its jurisdiction ban from turning foreigners away.

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High court dismisses Ainu claim over Hokkaido land

SAPPORO, Japan - Japan's indigenous Ainu people, clad in their traditional costumes, enter the Sapporo High Court in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on May 27 to hear a ruling on their claim that the Hokkaido prefectural government's decision to pay them money generated from Ainu land be nullified. The court dismissed their demand.

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Court says city not remiss for letting bathhouse bar foreigners

SAPPORO, Japan - David Aldwinckle, a U.S.-born local resident who is now a naturalized Japanese with the name of Debito Arudou, speaks to reporters in Sapporo on Sept. 16 after the Sapporo High Court rejected an appeal by Arudou and two foreign nationals seeking compensation from the Otaru city government for failing to stop a bathhouse under its jurisdiction ban from turning foreigners away. (Kyodo)

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70 plaintiffs accept settlement over black lung suit

SAPPORO, Japan - Plaintiffs in a suit seeking damages for black lung problems caused by working at Hokkaido's coal mines hold up photos of the victims of black lung in front of the Sapporo High Court in Sapporo on Dec. 15 after they reached an out-of-court settlement with the state. (Kyodo)

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High court orders baseball club to pay damages over foul ball accident

The defense team for a female spectator who lost sight in her eye after being hit by a foul ball during a professional baseball game arrives at the Sapporo High Court on May 20, 2016. The court ordered the Nippon Ham Fighters to pay the woman about 33.57 million yen ($305,000) in damages. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court ruling questions constitutionality of 2014 election

Plaintiffs' lawyers hold a banner in front of the Sapporo High Court in the major northern Japanese city of Sapporo on April 24, 2015, after the court ruled that the last general election was "in a state of unconstitutionality" due to disparities in the weight of votes between constituencies, but it rejected the plaintiffs' demand to nullify the poll results. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-bankers sentenced to prison terms over bad loans

SAPPORO, Japan - The Sapporo High Court sentenced Hiroshi Yamauchi (L in file photo) and Sadamasa Kawatani (C), two former Hokkaido Takushoku Bank presidents, to two-and-a-half years in prison each on Aug. 31 for irresponsibly extending loans that led to the Sapporo-based bank's collapse in 1997. Yoichi Nakamura (R), the former head of a Sapporo-based resort hotel developer, received 18 months in prison. (Kyodo)

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High court rejects redress appeal of WWII forced laborers from C

SAPPORO, Japan - Chinese plaintiffs and their supporters hold a protest rally in Sapporo on June 28 after the Sapporo High Court dismissed their appeal seeking compensation from the Japanese government and six companies for forcing them during World War II to work at coal mines and construction sites in Hokkaido. (Kyodo)

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High court rejects redress appeal of WWII forced laborers from C

SAPPORO, Japan - Chinese plaintiffs and their lawyers arrive at the Sapporo High Court on June 28 to attend a trial on their appeal seeking compensation from the Japanese government and six companies for forcing them during World War II to work at coal mines and construction sites in Hokkaido. (Kyodo)

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July upper house poll "constitutional" despite vote disparity: court

Plaintiffs' lawyers hold a banner outside the Sapporo High Court with a message criticizing a ruling by the court in northern Japan on Nov. 2, 2016, after the court judged an upper house election "constitutional" despite the maximum disparity of 3.08 times between the most and least populated constituencies. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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High court dismisses Ainu claim over Hokkaido land

SAPPORO, Japan - Japan's indigenous Ainu people, clad in their traditional costumes, enter the Sapporo High Court in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on May 27 to hear a ruling on their claim that the Hokkaido prefectural government's decision to pay them money generated from Ainu land be nullified. The court dismissed their demand. (Kyodo)

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Ex-tax bureau chief gets prison term for tax evasion

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo District Court on July 11 sentenced Tsunekichi Hamada (in file photo), a former head of the Sapporo Regional Taxation Bureau, to 14 months in prison for evading some 250 million yen in income tax. Hamada, 64, who has pleaded guilty to the charge, was also ordered to pay a 55 million yen fine. He appealed the ruling to the Tokyo High Court.