Lawmaker Kei Sato, who was at the scene of the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, appeared at the trial of the suspect, Tetsuya Yamagami, as a witness Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/30/japan/crime-legal/japan-pm-abe-shooting-trial-witness-testimony/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #keisato #shinzoabe #tetsuyayamagami #japanesecourts #nara
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21 years sought for man accused of murdering manicurist https://www.byteseu.com/2395987/ #Ibaraki #Japan #JapaneseCourts #Mito #stabbings #Stalking
A transgender man in Japan is seeking legal recognition as the father of his biological child, who was conceived using an egg retrieved from him while he was still legally registered as female. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/25/japan/crime-legal/transgender-lawsuit-father/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #transgender #marriage #parenthood #humanrights #lgbtq #children
Public prosecutors are seeking a 21-year prison for a man accused of murdering his former girlfriend, a pregnant manicurist, in the city of Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, late last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/25/japan/crime-legal/mito-manicurist-murder-prosecutors/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #mito #ibaraki #japanesecourts #stalking #stabbings
A high-profile Japanese anime voice actor has sued TikTok over videos he says feature an AI clone of his "lustrous" baritone. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/27/japan/crime-legal/japan-voice-actor-court-fight-tiktok-ai-voice-cloning/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #intellectualproperty #kenjirotsuda #ai #tiktok