Japan Korear Cases

Intriguing legal battles and investigations adapted from notorious historical cases in Japan and South Korea.

1. Immediate Appeal against the Dismissal of the Petition for a Provisional Injunction to Suspend Operation of Kansai Electric Power Company's Takahama Nuclear Power Plant Units 1-4 (Reiwa 6 (Ra) No. 36)

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2025 (Osaka High Court decision rendered in early 2025))
3. Original Case: 令和6(ラ)36 関西電力株式会社・高浜発電所1ないし4号機運転差止仮処分申立て却下決定に対する即時抗告事件
4. Key Figures: Petitioners: Local residents and civic groups opposing the restart; Respondent: Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.
5. Case Tags: Nuclear Safety Litigation;Provisional Injunction (Provisional Disposition);Citizen and Resident Lawsuit;Post-Fukushima Regulatory Compliance

1. Reiwa 7 (Wa) 130 Professional Negligence Resulting in Death Case

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (March 2025)
3. Original Case: 令和7(わ)130 業務上過失致死被告事件
4. Key Figures: Defendant: Kenji Tanaka (physician); Victim: Yuki Sato (patient)
5. Case Tags: Criminal Negligence;Medical Malpractice;Death by Occupational Negligence;Japanese Penal Code

1. 2025 (Ne) 88 Damages and Compensation Appeal Case

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (Tokyo High Court) (2025)
3. Original Case: 令和7(ネ)88 損害賠償等請求控訴事件
4. Key Figures: Appellants: Lee Chun-ok and three other Korean survivors of forced labor; Appellee: Nippon Steel Corporation
5. Case Tags: Wartime Forced Labor;1965 Japan-Korea Claims Settlement Agreement;Individual Reparation Rights;International Comity

1. Reiwa 6 (Ne) 1861 Marriage Freedom for All Lawsuit Appeal Case

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2025)
3. Original Case: 令和6(ネ)1861 「結婚の自由をすべての人に」訴訟控訴事件
4. Key Figures: Plaintiffs: multiple same-sex couples (including individuals from Tokyo and other regions); Defendant: the Government of Japan
5. Case Tags: Constitutional Litigation;Same-Sex Marriage;Equal Protection;LGBTQ Rights

1. Reiwa 7 (Gyo-Ko) 18 Illegal Confirmation Request Appeal Case

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2025)
3. Original Case: 令和7(行コ)18 違法確認請求控訴事件
4. Key Figures: Plaintiff-Appellant: Attorney Katsuaki Ikeda; Defendant-Appellee: Government of Japan (Minister of Justice)
5. Case Tags: Administrative Litigation;Judicial Independence;Attorney Misconduct;Freedom of Expression

1. Reiwa 5 (Wa) 1536 Damages Claim Case

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2025)
3. Original Case: 令和5(ワ)1536 損害賠償請求事件
4. Key Figures: Plaintiffs: Korean bereaved family members of former forced laborers (e.g., individuals identified as Lee and others); Defendant: Nippon Steel Corporation
5. Case Tags: WWII Forced Labor;Japan-Korea Historical Dispute;State Successor Liability;International Human Rights

1. 2023 (Gyo-Ko) No. 5 Appeal Case Seeking Revocation of Reduction of Livelihood Protection Standards

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2025)
3. Original Case: 令和5(行コ)5 生活保護基準引下処分取消等請求控訴事件
4. Key Figures: Plaintiffs: multiple public assistance recipients; Defendant: the State (Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare)
5. Case Tags: Administrative Revocation Action;Livelihood Protection Reduction;Constitutional Right to Life (Article 25);Ministerial Discretion Abuse

1. Case No. 2024(wa)626: Currency Counterfeiting and Uttering (Amended Charge: Counterfeiting Currency and Uttering Thereof)

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (Between March and June 2025)
3. Original Case: 令和6(わ)626 偽造通貨行使(変更後の訴因 通貨偽造・同行使)被告事件
4. Key Figures: Defendant: Kenji Watanabe (渡辺健二); Accomplices: Yuki Sato (佐藤優貴), Haruna Tanaka (田中春奈)
5. Case Tags: Currency Counterfeiting;Uttering Counterfeit Notes;Organized Crime;Cross-Prefectural Economic Offense