Japanese mafia’s second in command released on 1.5 billion yen bail
The number two leader of Japan’s largest yakuza, or mafia, is set to be released on a bail of 1.5 billion yen (approx. $18.86 million) before his trial begins for charges of extortion. 64 year old...
View ArticleBereaved families protests light sentence given to teen for driving into...
On Tuesday, February 19, Kyoto District Court gave its verdict in the case filed against a 19-year-old boy who ran over a group of primary school children and an accompanying pregnant woman while they...
View ArticleNumber two boss of Japan’s largest yakuza syndicate given 6 years for blackmail
On Friday the Kyoto District Court sentenced 65 year old Kiyoshi Takayama to six years in prison for the criminal extortion of a construction company employee. Takayama is the second-in-command of the...
View ArticleKyoto court nullifies $47,000 credit card bill racked up by 16 year old
A judge from the Kyoto District Court has ruled that part of the bill from an American Express credit card that a 16 year old kid stole from his father was invalid. Around 47,000 dollars of the 54,000...
View ArticleKyoto court rules anti-Korean rallies as hate speech, orders activists to...
The Kyoto District Court has made a landmark ruling on a lawsuit filed by a Korean school against activists who organized rallies outside the school. The court has ordered the anti-Korean activists to...
View ArticleAnti-Korean activists protest Kyoto court ruling on ‘discrimination’ case
Earlier this month, a group of activists found a new target for their anger after a Kyoto District Court ruled last October that one of the rallies organized constituted racial discrimination. The...
View ArticleDistrict court rules kin and employer of dead epileptic driver to pay damages...
The Kyoto District Court ruled on Tuesday that the relatives and employer of an epileptic driver, who killed seven pedestrians in 2012, should pay damages to the family of one of the victims of the...
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