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Japan extradites Russian man convicted of grave crimes

Runaway Russian citizen Vladimir Zolenko, who had been convicted of committing grave crimes, was extradited from Japan.

16:05 10.12.2019

Japanese court acquits Russian man sentenced nearly 20 years ago

The Sapporo District Court has found Russian citizen Andrey Novosyolov, arrested in November 1997 for carrying weapons, not guilty.

10:56 07.03.2017

Life sentence upheld for last Aum Shinrikyo sect leader

The Tokyo High Court has upheld a lower court’s ruling to sentence the last of the three principal Aum Shinrikyo sect leaders, Katsuya Takahashi, who escaped justice for 17 years, to life in prison.

11:40 07.09.2016

Japan court upholds sentence against two Russian nationals for drug smuggling

The Sapporo High Court in Japan has upheld the sentence handed down to two Russian nationals for drug trafficking.

11:42 24.03.2016

Akira Kawamura: Japan arbitration centers are open to everyone

Akira Kawamura, president of the Japan Association of Arbitrators (the JAA), visited RAPSI's studio at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum to speak about Japanese arbitration institutions and the possibility of a specialized Russian-Japanese arbitration center.

11:36 24.06.2015

Last Aum Shinrikyo sect leader sentenced to life in prison

The Tokyo District Court on Thursday sentenced the last of the three principal Aum Shinrikyo sect leaders, Katsuya Takahashi, who escaped justice for 17 years, to life in prison.

10:27 30.04.2015

Trial of last Aum Shinrikyo sect leader begins in Tokyo

The trial of the last of the three principal Aum Shinrikyo sect leaders, Katsuya Takahashi, who escaped justice for 17 years, has begun in a Tokyo district court.

10:50 16.01.2015

Japan expands sanctions against Russia over Ukrainian turmoil

Japanese government has expanded the sanctions against Russia by adding another 26 individuals and 14 entities, allegedly involved in the elections in the self-proclaimed People’s Republics in Eastern Ukraine, to the sanctions list, Interfax reports on Tuesday.

12:32 09.12.2014

Japan complies with the Hague convention on child abduction

The Osaka Family Court has ruled in favor of returning a 4-year-old child taken to Japan by its mother to live with the father in Sri Lanka, in accordance with the Hague convention on child abduction.

15:54 19.11.2014

Japan announces additional sanctions against Russia

The Japanese government announced additional sanctions against Russia related to the situation in Ukraine, RIA Novosti reports Wednesday, citing Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga.

14:50 24.09.2014

Russian captain arrested in Japan on suspicion of illegal crab fishing

Japanese authorities have arrested the captain of a Russian vessel flying the Togolese flag on suspicion of illegal crab fishing.

10:52 24.09.2014

Japan nationals banned from entering Russia amid sanctions

Russia has presented Friday a list of Japan nationals who are banned from entering the country as a retaliatory measure to Tokyo’s visa sanctions, the statement on the Russian foreign ministry's website reads.

17:56 22.08.2014

Former Aum Shinrikyo leader sentenced to five years in prison - report

A court in Tokyo has sentenced Naoko Kikuchi, a former leader of the Aum Shinrikyo cult who escaped police for 17 years, to five years in prison, Kyodo News Agency reported.

10:53 30.06.2014

Trial of former Aum Shinrikyo leader begins in Japan

The trial of Naoko Kikuchi, a former leader of the Aum Shinrikyo cult who escaped police for 17 years, has begun in Japan.

12:06 08.05.2014

Japan imposes visa sanctions on 23 Russian officials

The Japanese Government has introduced a visa ban for 23 Russian officials in the wake of the situation in Ukraine. The names of the officials have not been revealed.

12:20 29.04.2014

UN court bans Japanese whaling in Antarctica

The International Court of Justice ordered Japan to cease its whaling activities in Antarctica, Reuters reports.

14:55 31.03.2014

California city sued over controversial World War II monument

A city in southern California has been sued for unconstitutional interference with the authority of the US Government to conduct foreign relations in a case arising from the city’s recent construction of a monument to so-called “comfort women,” a class of women who were allegedly forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese authorities during World War II.

18:00 24.02.2014

Death-row inmate takes the witness stand in Aum Shinrikuo trial in Japan

Tomomasa Nakagawa, a senior member of the notorious Aum Shinrikyo cult who has been sentenced to death for his crimes, has testified against his fellow member, 48-year-old Makoto Hirata, in a jury trial in the Tokyo District Court.

11:53 21.01.2014

Yakuza boss faces unprecedented compensation claim

A former restaurant owner from Nagoya filed the first civil lawsuit in Japan’s history against the boss of the country’s largest Yakuza syndicate “Yamaguchi-gumi”. Boss Kenichi Shinoda now faces a claim demanding full compensation for money allegedly extorted by his cohorts under threats of violence.

13:13 17.07.2013

Japan seeks confirmation of Snowden revelations on tapping embassies

The Japanese government has requested official confirmation from the US authorities that the Japanese embassy was among the 38 diplomatic missions tapped by the National Security Agency.

12:15 01.07.2013