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Aug. 30 general election 'unconstitutional': Osaka High Court

OSAKA, Japan - Lawyers for a plaintiff seeking nullification of the Aug. 30 general election returns in the Osaka No. 9 constituency speak at a news conference in Osaka on Dec. 28 after the Osaka High Court ruled that the election was ''unconstitutional,'' given that the disparity in the value of a vote reached a maximum 2.30. The court, however, rejected the claim that the election returns in the constituency should be nullified.

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Transport ministry annuls firm's license to operate ''km'' taxis

TOKYO, Japan - Kokusai Motorcars Co.'s President Shinichi Sugawara (L) receives a notification from a Japanese Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry official (R) of its revoked business license in Yokohama on Sept. 2. Kokusai Motorcars, operating its ''km'' taxis, reached the threshold for nullification with more than 80 penalty points in three years by repeatedly binding drivers to work over the legal limit of 21 hours in two days.

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High court upholds ruling favoring Korean A-bomb victim

FUKUOKA, Japan - Supporters of Choi Gye Chol, a South Korean atomic-bomb victim who died in July 2004, welcome a high court ruling on Sept. 26 upholding a lower court ruling stating atomic-bomb survivors living abroad do not need to visit Japan when they apply for healthcare benefits. Choi's daughter (C) holds a picture of her father in front of the Fukuoka High Court. Choi filed a lawsuit in February 2004, seeking nullification of Nagasaki government's decision to reject his application for an allowance. The court upheld a September 2004 decision by the Nagasaki District Court.

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Nagasaki appeals ruling on overseas A-bomb victims

NAGASAKI, Japan - Mi Suk (C), daughter of Choi Gye Chol, a South Korean atomic-bomb victim who filed a lawsuit seeking nullification of the Nagasaki city government's decision to reject his application for allowances for atomic-bomb victims, holds up Choi's photo during a press conference in Nagasaki on Oct. 7. Mi protested the Nagasaki government's appeal against the Nagasaki District Court's ruling in favor of Choi. Choi died at a hospital in Busan in July aged 78.

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Overseas A-bomb sufferers exempted from visiting Japan

NAGASAKI, Japan - Supporters of Choi Gye Chol, a South Korean atomic-bomb victim who died at a hospital in Pusan in July aged 78, celebrate at the entrance to the Nagasaki District Court on Sept. 28 after the court ruled atomic-bomb sufferers do not have to visit Japan to apply for allowance for victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings. Choi filed a lawsuit seeking nullification of the Nagasaki city government's decision to reject his application for the allowance. In 1980 the Japanese government granted him the right to receive support when he visited Japan, but the permission was invalidated later the same year after he left Japan for South Korea.

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Top court upholds nullification of village head's election

AWASHIMAURA, Japan - Yasuo Kamimaru, the leader of the Niigata Prefecture village of Awashimaura, speaks at a news conference in the village July 30 after losing his job due to a Supreme Court decision issued the same day. The court upheld a ruling invalidating his uncontested 2001 reelection after he was sued by a potential contender who claimed Kamimaru blocked his candidacy.

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Top court rules 1998 voting disparity constitutional

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a session of Japan's Supreme Court on Sept. 6, when it handed down a ruling saying that a nearly 5 to 1 disparity rate in a 1998 House of Councillors election was constitutional. The top court rejected a lawsuit filed by voters demanding nullification of the results of the election over the disparity. The disparity means that one vote in the least-populated district was worth nearly five votes in the most heavily populated one.

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Overseas A-bomb sufferers exempted from visiting Japan

NAGASAKI, Japan - Supporters of Choi Gye Chol, a South Korean atomic-bomb victim who died at a hospital in Pusan in July aged 78, celebrate at the entrance to the Nagasaki District Court on Sept. 28 after the court ruled atomic-bomb sufferers do not have to visit Japan to apply for allowance for victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings. Choi filed a lawsuit seeking nullification of the Nagasaki city government's decision to reject his application for the allowance. In 1980 the Japanese government granted him the right to receive support when he visited Japan, but the permission was invalidated later the same year after he left Japan for South Korea. (Kyodo)

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Nagasaki appeals ruling on overseas A-bomb victims

NAGASAKI, Japan - Mi Suk (C), daughter of Choi Gye Chol, a South Korean atomic-bomb victim who filed a lawsuit seeking nullification of the Nagasaki city government's decision to reject his application for allowances for atomic-bomb victims, holds up Choi's photo during a press conference in Nagasaki on Oct. 7. Mi protested the Nagasaki government's appeal against the Nagasaki District Court's ruling in favor of Choi. Choi died at a hospital in Busan in July aged 78. (Kyodo)

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Suit filed to void upper house election over vote disparity

A group of lawyers head to the Hiroshima High Court on July 11, 2016, to file a lawsuit seeking nullification of the outcome of the Hiroshima constituency's upper house election the previous day due to the uncorrected disparity in the weight of votes among constituencies. Other similar lawsuits will soon follow. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-official argues security laws unconstitutional

Tokinao Chindo, a former local government official, attends a press conference in the central Japan city of Tsu on Nov. 16, 2015, after filing a lawsuit seeking the nullification of recently enacted security laws, which will expand the Self-Defense Forces' overseas activities. Chindo, 76, argues the laws are against Japan's pacifist Constitution. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Top court to rule on vote value disparity suits

A group of lawyers, led by Hidetoshi Masunaga (C), head to the Supreme Court in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2015, to attend a hearing over a lawsuit in which they are seeking the nullification of the 2014 general election, arguing it was held under an unacceptable disparity in the value of votes. The top court will hand down a ruling by the end of 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo High Court rules 2014 poll vote disparity constitutional

Lawyers, who filed a lawsuit seeking the nullification of the results of the House of Representatives election last December for vote disparity, speak at a news conference in Tokyo on March 19, 2015, after the Tokyo High Court ruled that the election with a maximum 2.13-fold disparity in the weight of votes between districts was constitutional. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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High court rejects suit seeking upper house race nullification

A lawyer representing residents in Shikoku, one of Japan's main islands, meets with reporters on Oct. 18, 2016, after the Takamatsu High Court turned down their lawsuit seeking the nullification of the upper house election in July due to vote value disparity. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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High court upholds ruling favoring Korean A-bomb victim

FUKUOKA, Japan - Supporters of Choi Gye Chol, a South Korean atomic-bomb victim who died in July 2004, welcome a high court ruling on Sept. 26 upholding a lower court ruling stating atomic-bomb survivors living abroad do not need to visit Japan when they apply for healthcare benefits. Choi's daughter (C) holds a picture of her father in front of the Fukuoka High Court. Choi filed a lawsuit in February 2004, seeking nullification of Nagasaki government's decision to reject his application for an allowance. The court upheld a September 2004 decision by the Nagasaki District Court. (Kyodo)

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3rd anniv. of Japan-S. Korea "comfort women" deal

Protesters call for the nullification of a deal between Japan and South Korea to settle the issue of "comfort women," who worked in Japan's wartime military brothels, in Seoul on Dec. 28, 2018, the 3rd anniversary of the signing of the agreement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan-South Korea "comfort women" deal

Protesters call for the nullification of a deal between Japan and South Korea to settle the issue of so-called comfort women, who were forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels, in front of the Japanese Consulate General in Busan on Dec. 28, 2017. A statue symbolizing the "comfort women" stands in front of the consulate general. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan-South Korea "comfort women" deal

Protesters call for the nullification of a deal between Japan and South Korea to settle the issue of so-called comfort women, who were forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels, in front of the Japanese Consulate General in Busan on Dec. 28, 2017. A statue symbolizing the "comfort women" stands in front of the consulate general. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan-South Korea "comfort women" deal

Protesters call for the nullification of a deal between Japan and South Korea to settle the issue of so-called comfort women, in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Dec. 28, 2017. Japan and South Korea agreed in December 2015 to "finally and irreversibly" resolve the issue of comfort women, who were forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels, but the South Korean government said in December 2017 that the deal did not reflect the opinions of the victims. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan-South Korea "comfort women" deal

Protesters call for the nullification of a deal between Japan and South Korea to settle the issue of so-called comfort women, in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Dec. 28, 2017. Japan and South Korea agreed in December 2015 to "finally and irreversibly" resolve the issue of comfort women, who were forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels, but the South Korean government said in December 2017 that the deal did not reflect the opinions of the victims. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gathering in Seoul to support ex-comfort women

Supporters of former "comfort women" gather in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on May 17, 2017, as they have done every Wednesday, calling for nullification of the bilateral deal over the comfort women issue. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court rejects suit over vote gap in July upper house election

Lawyers seeking nullification of the 2016 upper house election in Japan due to the vote value disparity attend a press conference on Oct. 31, 2016, in Fukuoka after the Fukuoka High Court rejected their lawsuit. But the court said the maximum disparity of 3.08 times between the most and least populated constituencies in the July 10 election was "in a state of unconstitutionality." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Naha court rejects suit seeking nullification of upper house race

A lawyer (C) meets with reporters on Oct. 20, 2016, in front of the Naha branch of the Fukuoka High Court, which turned down a lawsuit seeking to nullify the July upper house election outcome over the disparity in the relative value of votes between constituencies. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court rules July upper house race constitutional

Lawyers attend a press conference on Oct. 19, 2016, in the southwestern Japan city of Miyazaki, after the Miyazaki branch of the Fukuoka High Court turned down a lawsuit seeking nullification of the upper house election in July due to the vote value disparity. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court rules July upper house race constitutional

Lawyers display a banner criticizing an Oct. 19, 2016, ruling of the Miyazaki branch of the Fukuoka High Court, which turned down a lawsuit seeking nullification of the upper house election in July due to the vote value disparity. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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High court rejects suit seeking upper house race nullification

Lawyers representing residents in Shikoku, one of Japan's main islands, head to the Takamatsu High Court, which turned down on Oct. 18, 2016, their lawsuit seeking the nullification of the upper house election in July due to the vote value disparity. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Comfort women fund launched in S. Korea

Members of civil groups stage a protest in Seoul on July 28, 2016 against the launch of the Reconciliation and Healing Foundation. Claiming that the fund to provide support to former comfort women was set up under an agreement between South Korea and Japan without hearing voices of the victims, the members sought the nullification of the deal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Comfort women fund launched in S. Korea

Members of civil groups stage a protest in Seoul on July 28, 2016 against the launch of the Reconciliation and Healing Foundation. Claiming that the fund to provide support to former comfort women was set up under an agreement between South Korea and Japan without hearing voices of the victims, the members sought the nullification of the deal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Comfort women fund launched in S. Korea

Members of civil groups stage a protest in Seoul on July 28, 2016 against the launch of the Reconciliation and Healing Foundation. Claiming that the fund to provide support to former comfort women was set up under an agreement between South Korea and Japan without hearing voices of the victims, the members sought the nullification of the deal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aug. 30 general election 'unconstitutional': Osaka High Court

OSAKA, Japan - Lawyers for a plaintiff seeking nullification of the Aug. 30 general election returns in the Osaka No. 9 constituency speak at a news conference in Osaka on Dec. 28 after the Osaka High Court ruled that the election was ''unconstitutional,'' given that the disparity in the value of a vote reached a maximum 2.30. The court, however, rejected the claim that the election returns in the constituency should be nullified. (Kyodo)

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Transport ministry annuls firm's license to operate ''km'' taxis

TOKYO, Japan - Kokusai Motorcars Co.'s President Shinichi Sugawara (L) receives a notification from a Japanese Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry official (R) of its revoked business license in Yokohama on Sept. 2. Kokusai Motorcars, operating its ''km'' taxis, reached the threshold for nullification with more than 80 penalty points in three years by repeatedly binding drivers to work over the legal limit of 21 hours in two days. (Kyodo)

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Top court rules 1998 voting disparity constitutional

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a session of Japan's Supreme Court on Sept. 6, when it handed down a ruling saying that a nearly 5 to 1 disparity rate in a 1998 House of Councillors election was constitutional. The top court rejected a lawsuit filed by voters demanding nullification of the results of the election over the disparity. The disparity means that one vote in the least-populated district was worth nearly five votes in the most heavily populated one.