Court declares last year's election unconstitutional

Court declares last year's election unconstitutional

FUKUOKA, Japan - People hold up a banner calling for equal value for each vote in front of the Fukuoka High Court on March 12, 2010, after the court ruled the general election in August 2009 unconstitutional due to a sharp disparity in the value of each vote. The court became the third high court to rule the House of Representatives election unconstitutional.

Man convicted in 1963 Sayama murder case still seeking retrial

Man convicted in 1963 Sayama murder case still seeking retrial

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuo Ishikawa (L), who was given a life sentence and spent almost 32 years in prison over a 1963 murder in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, before being released on parole, meets the press with his lawyer (R) after filing his third petition for a retrial with the Tokyo High Court on May 23, insisting he is innocent. Ishikawa, 67, was convicted of the murder of a 16-year-old female high school student in the city near Tokyo in a case that became known as the ''Sayama Incident.''

U.S. Supreme Court allows congressional panel to obtain Trump's tax returns

STORY: U.S. Supreme Court allows congressional panel to obtain Trump's tax returns DATELINE: Nov. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of U.S. Supreme Court 2. various archived shots of Trump arriving at the White House on Nov. 3, 2019(file) STORYLINE: The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal on Tuesday from former President Donald Trump seeking to shield his tax returns from a congressional panel. The order was in response to an appeal Trump's attorneys filed with the high court last month after a lower court declined to reverse its ruling requesting that he turn over his tax records to the House Ways and Means Committee led by Democrats. House Democrats have been seeking access to Trump's tax returns for years for one of their probes related to Trump. Trump, who recently launched a third bid for the White House, has lashed out at investigations involving him, alleging that they are politically motivated. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporti

Man convicted in 1963 Sayama murder case still seeking retrial

Man convicted in 1963 Sayama murder case still seeking retrial

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuo Ishikawa (L), who was given a life sentence and spent almost 32 years in prison over a 1963 murder in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, before being released on parole, meets the press with his lawyer (R) after filing his third petition for a retrial with the Tokyo High Court on May 23, insisting he is innocent. Ishikawa, 67, was convicted of the murder of a 16-year-old female high school student in the city near Tokyo in a case that became known as the ''Sayama Incident.'' (Kyodo)

Court declares last year's election unconstitutional

Court declares last year's election unconstitutional

FUKUOKA, Japan - People hold up a banner calling for equal value for each vote in front of the Fukuoka High Court on March 12, 2010, after the court ruled the general election in August 2009 unconstitutional due to a sharp disparity in the value of each vote. The court became the third high court to rule the House of Representatives election unconstitutional. (Kyodo)

Mayor standing bribery trial wins 3rd term uncontested

Mayor standing bribery trial wins 3rd term uncontested

Hiroto Fujii (C), mayor of Minokamo who is appealing a high court conviction for bribery, celebrates in the city in Gifu Prefecture on May 14, 2017 on securing his third term after becoming the only person to file candidacy for the May 21 election by the start of the official campaign period. Fujii, 32, won uncontested just five months after stepping down as mayor and seeking a mandate following his conviction. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo