Japan Korear Cases

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

1. Case for Revocation of Restitution Order for Public Assistance Benefits

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2025)
3. Original Case: 令和6(行ウ)84 費用返還決定処分取消請求事件
4. Key Figures: Plaintiff: an individual recipient of public assistance; Defendant: Mayor of Kawasaki City (or relevant municipal welfare office)
5. Case Tags: Administrative Litigation;Public Assistance Law;Restitution of Overpaid Benefits;Revocation of Administrative Disposition

1. Reiwa 6 (Wa) 699 Damages Claim Case

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2025)
3. Original Case: 令和6(ワ)699 損害賠償請求事件
4. Key Figures: Plaintiffs: Lee Yong-soo and two other former "comfort women" from South Korea; Defendant: Government of Japan
5. Case Tags: War Crimes;State Immunity;Comfort Women;Historical Reconciliation

1. Reiwa 7 (Wa) 17895 Damages Claim Case

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2025 (filed and tried under Reiwa 7))
3. Original Case: 令和7(ワ)17895 損害賠償請求事件
4. Key Figures: Plaintiffs: Korean former forced laborers and bereaved families; Defendant: Japanese corporation (Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation)
5. Case Tags: Crimes Against Humanity;State Immunity;Post-War Reparations;Japan-Korea Historical Disputes

1. Information Not Available

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (Unknown (case number corresponds to Reiwa 5, i.e. 2023, not 2025))
3. Original Case: 令和5(行ウ)45 不開示決定処分取消請求事件
4. Key Figures: Unknown
5. Status or Result: Unknown
6. Case Tags: N/A;N/A;N/A;N/A

1. Reiwa 6 (Ra) 37 - Immediate Appeal Against Dismissal of Provisional Disposition to Prohibit Operation of the Aging Mihama Unit 3 Reactor

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2025)
3. Original Case: 令和6(ラ)37 老朽美浜3号機運転禁止仮処分申立て却下決定に対する即時抗告事件
4. Key Figures: Appellants: Residents near Mihama Nuclear Power Plant, represented by civic groups including "Association to Halt the Mihama No. 3 Reactor"; Appellee: Kansai Electric Power Company (KEPCO)
5. Case Tags: Nuclear Safety Compliance Offense;Provisional Disposition Appeal;Aging Infrastructure Litigation;Environmental Public Interest Suit

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