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Court voids poll in western Japan constituency

OKAYAMA, Japan - Lawyers smile outside the Okayama branch of the Hiroshima High Court on Nov. 28, 2013, after the court ruled that the result in the Okayama constituency in July's House of Councillors election should be invalidated due to an unconstitutional disparity in the weight of votes. The decision is the first ruling among 14 similar lawsuits filed with high courts across Japan by groups of lawyers, who have argued the disparity up to 4.77-fold in the July 21 upper house election is against the equal-protection clause under the Constitution.

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Top court voids inheritance clause

TOKYO, Japan - A lawyer holds a banner that reads "unconstitutional" outside the Supreme Court in Tokyo on Sept. 4, 2013, after the top court ruled a Civil Code clause granting less inheritance to children born out of wedlock compared to siblings of married parents is unconstitutional.

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Top court voids inheritance clause

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japan's Supreme Court in Tokyo holding a hearing on July 10, 2013, on a lawsuit about a Civil Code clause granting less inheritance to children born out of wedlock compared to siblings of married parents. The top court ruled the clause is unconstitutional on Sept. 4, 2013.

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JBC voids Kameda's license, banned for life from boxing

TOKYO, Japan - Undated photo shows Shiro Kameda, the father of former WBC flyweight champion Koki Kameda. The Japan Boxing Commission on April 13, 2010, annulled his corner license effectively banning him for life from activities related to professional boxing. The elder Kameda offered to return his license, which had been suspended since 2007, to take responsibility for an epithet-laden tirade against WBC fight officials last month.

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High court also voids deportation order of Myanmar man

NAGOYA, Japan - Khin Maung Hla, a 40-year-old Myanmar man who is seeking asylum in Japan on the grounds that he faces persecution in his home country due to his involvement in pro-democracy activities, arrives at the Nagoya High Court on Jan. 18 to hear the court's ruling on his appeal. The high court upheld a lower court decision which voided a government order to deport him.

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High court also voids deportation order of Myanmar man

NAGOYA, Japan - Khin Maung Hla, a 40-year-old Myanmar man who is seeking asylum in Japan on the grounds that he faces persecution in his home country due to his involvement in pro-democracy activities, arrives at the Nagoya High Court on Jan. 18 to hear the court's ruling on his appeal. The high court upheld a lower court decision which voided a government order to deport him. (Kyodo)

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JBC voids Kameda's license, banned for life from boxing

TOKYO, Japan - Undated photo shows Shiro Kameda, the father of former WBC flyweight champion Koki Kameda. The Japan Boxing Commission on April 13, 2010, annulled his corner license effectively banning him for life from activities related to professional boxing. The elder Kameda offered to return his license, which had been suspended since 2007, to take responsibility for an epithet-laden tirade against WBC fight officials last month. (Kyodo)

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AUM founder's daughter voids parents' rights to inherit her property

The fourth daughter of AUM Shinrikyo cult founder Shoko Asahara, who does not want to go public, speaks alongside her lawyer Taro Takimoto (R), at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2017. The Yokohama family court granted her request to nullify her parents' right to inherit her property in the event of her death. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court voids surveillance measures against group led by ex-AUM member

Photo taken Sept. 25, 2017, shows a condominium building that houses a group led by a former key member of the AUM Shinrikyo cult in Tokyo. The Tokyo District Court ruled that the group called Hikarinowa, or the Circle of Rainbow Light, does not require state surveillance, finding that it has separated from the founder of AUM, who is on death row for masterminding the 1995 sarin gas attack in Tokyo and other crimes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court voids surveillance measures against group led by ex-AUM member

Former AUM Shinrikyo cult member Fumihiro Joyu speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 25, 2017, after the Tokyo District Court ruled that a group established by Joyu does not require state surveillance, finding that it has separated from the founder of AUM who is on death row for masterminding the 1995 sarin gas attack in Tokyo and other crimes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo