Law in Japan – Articles & Advice

Sapporo Court Holds Hearing on Separate Surnames Lawsui...

On July 29, 2026, the Sapporo District Court held the eighth oral argument hearing in a lawsuit advo...

Equality CivilCode . . .

Japan • Jul 29, 2026 • 92 • 182 • 0

Japan Enacts Bill Overhauling Guardianship System

Japan's parliament has enacted a bill to revise the Civil Code, overhauling the country's adult guar...

Legislation CivilCode . . .

Japan • Jun 17, 2026 • 176 • 221 • 0

Japan Panel to Consider Victims' Involvement in Crimina...

Japanese Justice Minister Hiroshi Hiraguchi has requested an advisory panel to explore ways to expan...

Legislation Justice . . .

Japan • Jun 15, 2026 • 172 • 200 • 0

Panel to Consider Expanding Victims’ Involvement in Cri...

Justice Minister Hiroshi Hiraguchi has asked an advisory panel to consider ways to expand the involv...

Legislation CriminalJustice . . .

Japan • Jun 15, 2026 • 168 • 232 • 0

Signatures Seeking Marriage Equality Handed to Japan To...

Plaintiffs in same-sex marriage lawsuits across Japan have submitted approximately 36,000 online sig...

SupremeCourt Marriage . . .

Japan • Jun 08, 2026 • 169 • 225 • 0

Nagoya Court Recognizes AI-Generated Explicit Images as...

The Nagoya District Court has sentenced a former elementary school teacher to three years and six mo...

AI CourtRuling . . .

Japan • Jun 05, 2026 • 128 • 163 • 0

Japan Court Recognizes AI-Created Naked Girl Images as...

On June 5, 2026, the Nagoya District Court sentenced Shota Suito, a 35-year-old former elementary sc...

AI CourtRuling . . .

Japan • Jun 05, 2026 • 148 • 228 • 0

Japan to Ban Cannabis Ingredient CBN from June

Japan's health ministry is set to ban the production, sale, possession, and use of cannabinol (CBN),...

Regulation Health . . .

Japan • May 31, 2026 • 185 • 292 • 0

Lower House Approves Bill to Revise Personal Informatio...

The House of Representatives has passed a bill to revise the personal information protection law, in...

Legislation Privacy . . .

Japan • May 26, 2026 • 110 • 164 • 0

International Conference on Law 2026 Held in Tokyo

The International Conference on Law (ICL) 2026 convened on March 17 in Tokyo, bringing together lega...

Law Conference . . .

Japan • Mar 17, 2026 • 197 • 208 • 0

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