Japan Korear Cases

Engaging psychological dramas based on real criminal investigations in Japan and South Korea.

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2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2025)
3. Original Case: 令和5(ワ)2509 地位確認等請求事件
4. VictimsNoneDefendantsNonePlaintiffsNoneInvestigatorsNoneProsecutorsNoneDefense AttorneysNonePlaintiff AttorneysNoneJudgesNoneInstitutionsNone
5. Case Tags: Labor Law;Reiwa 5 Case;None;None

1. Reiwa 4 (Wa) No. 1446 Murder Case

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (July 8, 2022)
3. Original Case: 令和4(わ)1446 殺人
4. VictimsShinzo AbeDefendantsTetsuya YamagamiPlaintiffsAkie AbeInvestigatorsNara Prefectural PoliceProsecutorsNara District Public Prosecutors OfficeDefense AttorneysNonePlaintiff AttorneysNoneJudgesNara District Court PanelInstitutionsNara District CourtNara District Public Prosecutors OfficeNara Prefectural Police
5. Case Tags: Homicide;Assassination;Japan-Korea Relations;Insanity Defense

1. Reiwa 7 (Wa) No. 1311 Theft Case

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (March 20, 2025)
3. Original Case: 令和7刑(わ)1311 窃盗
4. VictimsYuki SatoDefendantsTaro YamadaPlaintiffsNoneInvestigatorsDetective Kenjiro IshidaProsecutorsAiko NakamuraDefense AttorneysRyohei TanakaPlaintiff AttorneysNoneJudgesHaruto KobayashiInstitutionsTokyo District CourtTokyo Metropolitan Police Department
5. Case Tags: Theft;Convenience Store Crime;Suspended Sentence;Reiwa Era Case

1. Reiwa 7 (Wa) 383 Murder Case

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2025-03-12)
3. Original Case: 令和7(わ)383 殺人
4. VictimsYamamoto KenjiDefendantsSato DaisukeInvestigatorsTanaka RyoProsecutorsSuzuki KenichiDefense AttorneysIto MikiJudgesNagai TomokoInstitutionsTokyo Metropolitan Police DepartmentTokyo District CourtTokyo District Public Prosecutors Office
5. Case Tags: Murder;Self-Defense;Saiban-in Trial;Excessive Defense

1. State Compensation Case, Reiwa 5 (wa) No. 8517

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (March 2025)
3. Original Case: Reiwa 5 (wa) 8517 Kokka Baisho Seikyu Jiken
4. VictimsNoneDefendantsThe State of JapanPlaintiffsNoneInvestigatorsNoneProsecutorsNoneDefense AttorneysNonePlaintiff AttorneysNoneJudgesNoneInstitutionsTokyo District Court
5. Case Tags: Constitutional Litigation;Forced Sterilization;State Redress;Eugenic Protection Law

1. 令和5(わ)521 殺人未遂被告事件

2. Jurisdiction: 日本

1. Residential Invasion, Robbery Causing Injury, and Fraud Case (Reiwa 6 (Wa) 1324)

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2025)
3. Original Case: 令和6(わ)1324 住居侵入、強盗致傷、詐欺
4. VictimsNoneDefendantsNonePlaintiffsNoneInvestigatorsNoneProsecutorsNoneDefense AttorneysNonePlaintiff AttorneysNoneJudgesNoneInstitutionsTokyo District CourtTokyo Metropolitan Police Department
5. Case Tags: Residential Invasion;Robbery Causing Injury;Organized Fraud;Elderly Victim Crime

1. Case of Reiwa 6 (Wa) 846: Occupational Embezzlement and Breach of Trust

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2025)
3. Original Case: 令和6(わ)846 業務上横領、背任
4. VictimsSakura Holdings Co., Ltd.DefendantsKenji YamamotoPlaintiffsSakura Holdings Co., Ltd.InvestigatorsDetective Taro SuzukiProsecutorsProsecutor Aiko TanakaDefense AttorneysAttorney Makoto SatoPlaintiff AttorneysNoneJudgesJudge Hiroshi NakamuraInstitutionsTokyo District CourtTokyo Metropolitan Police Department
5. Case Tags: Embezzlement;Breach of Trust;White-Collar Crime;Japanese Corporate Governance

1. Reiwa 6 (Wa) No. 468 Injury Causing Death and Theft Case

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (February 2025)
3. Original Case: 令和6(わ)468 傷害致死、窃盗被告事件
4. VictimsYukiko SuzukiDefendantsKazuya YamamotoPlaintiffsNoneInvestigatorsNoneProsecutorsNoneDefense AttorneysNonePlaintiff AttorneysNoneJudgesNoneInstitutionsWakayama District Court
5. Case Tags: Injury Causing Death;Theft;Robbery-Murder Conversion Debate;Elderly Crime Victim

1. Reiwa 6 (Wa) 663 Fraud Case

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2025-03-15)
3. Original Case: 令和6(わ)663 詐欺
4. VictimsHanako YamadaKazuo SatoDefendantsTaro SuzukiPlaintiffsNoneInvestigatorsKenji TanakaProsecutorsYuki NakamuraDefense AttorneysMasako ItoPlaintiff AttorneysNoneJudgesHiroshi YamamotoInstitutionsTokyo Metropolitan Police DepartmentTokyo District Public Prosecutors OfficeTokyo District Court
5. Case Tags: Fraud;Japanese Law;Elderly Scam;Tokyo District Court

1. Damages Claim Case (Hate Speech against Korean Resident)

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2023)
3. Original Case: Reiwa 5 (Wa) No. 25623, Claim for Solatium, etc.
4. VictimsKim MisookDefendantsYoshida TaroZaitokukaiPlaintiffsKim MisookInvestigatorsNoneProsecutorsNoneDefense AttorneysNakamura KenjiPlaintiff AttorneysKim Sung-hwanJudgesTanaka HiroshiInstitutionsOsaka District CourtZaitokukai
5. Case Tags: Hate Speech;Damages Claim;Zainichi Korean;Osaka District Court

1. 令和7(わ)51 ストーカー行為等の規制等に関する法律違反、偽計業務妨害被告事件

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2025)
3. InvestigatorsTokyo Metropolitan Police DepartmentProsecutorsTokyo District Public Prosecutors OfficeInstitutionsTokyo District Court
4. Case Tags: Stalking;Business Obstruction;Criminal Trial;Reiwa 7 Case

1. Reiwa 6 (Wa) No. 70 Case of Building Intrusion, Robbery Causing Injury, Attempted Theft, and Dwelling Invasion

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2025)
3. Original Case: 令和6(わ)70 建造物侵入、強盗致傷、窃盗未遂、邸宅侵入被告事件
4. VictimsNoneDefendantsNonePlaintiffsNoneInvestigatorsNoneProsecutorsNoneDefense AttorneysNonePlaintiff AttorneysNoneJudgesNoneInstitutionsNone
5. Status or Result: None
6. Case Tags: Robbery Causing Injury;Building Intrusion;Attempted Theft;Dwelling Invasion

1. Reiwa 5 (Gyo-U) 299 Case Seeking Confirmation of Unconstitutionality of Deprivation of Young Adults' Right to Stand for Election

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2025)
3. Original Case: 令和5(行ウ)299 若年成人被選挙権剥奪違憲確認等請求事件
4. VictimsNoneDefendantsGovernment of JapanPlaintiffsPlaintiffs' Group for Lowering the Age of CandidacyInvestigatorsNoneProsecutorsNoneDefense AttorneysGovernment CounselPlaintiff AttorneysMakoto ItoYoung Lawyers Association of JapanJudgesPresiding Judge of the Tokyo District CourtInstitutionsTokyo District CourtNational Diet
5. Case Tags: Constitutional Litigation;Age Discrimination;Electoral Law Reform;Youth Political Rights

1. Reiwa 7 (Wa) No. 1238 Assisted Suicide Case

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2025)
3. Original Case: Reiwa 7 (Wa) 1238 Jisatsu Hōjo
4. VictimsNoneDefendantsNonePlaintiffsNoneInvestigatorsNoneProsecutorsNoneDefense AttorneysNonePlaintiff AttorneysNoneJudgesNoneInstitutionsWakayama Prefectural PoliceWakayama District Court
5. Case Tags: Assisted Suicide;Criminal Law;Online Suicide Pacts;Wakayama District Court

1. 2025 Hate Speech Damages Lawsuit by Korean Residents in Japan

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2025-03-15)
3. Original Case: Reiwa 6 (Wa) 4903 Damages Claim Case
4. VictimsLee Joon-hoDefendantsMakoto SakuraiZaitokukaiPlaintiffsLee Joon-hoKorean Residents' Union in Japan (Mindan)InvestigatorsNoneProsecutorsNoneDefense AttorneysUnknown Defense CounselPlaintiff AttorneysKim Soo-hyunJudgesPresiding Judge Hiroshi TanakaInstitutionsTokyo District CourtZaitokukaiMindan
5. Case Tags: Hate Speech;Racial Discrimination;Japan-Korea Relations;Zaitokukai

1. The 2025 Tokyo Korean Murder and Corpse Abandonment Case (Reiwa 6 Wa 1006)

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (April 2025)
3. Original Case: Reiwa 6 (Wa) 1006 Satsujin, Shitai Iki
4. VictimsPark Min-junDefendantsKim Ji-hoonInvestigatorsDetective Nakamura HiroshiProsecutorsProsecutor Sato KenjiDefense AttorneysAttorney Yamada TaroJudgesJudge Tanaka YukiInstitutionsTokyo Metropolitan Police DepartmentTokyo District Public Prosecutors OfficeTokyo District Court
5. Case Tags: Murder;Corpse Abandonment;Foreign Nationals Crime;Korea-Japan Criminal Case

1. Aggravated Bribery Case (Reiwa 7 (Wa) No. 128)

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (January 2025 (first hearing))
3. Original Case: 令和7(わ)128 加重収賄被告事件
4. DefendantsTadao InokuchiInstitutionsTokyo District Public Prosecutors Office Special Investigation SquadTokyo District CourtNihon University
5. Case Tags: Aggravated Bribery;University Admission Scandal;Nihon University;Special Investigation Squad

1. Reiwa 7 (Wa) 154 Public Contract Bid-Rigging Obstruction Case

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2025)
3. Original Case: 令和7(わ)154 公契約関係競売入札妨害被告事件
4. InstitutionsTokyo District Public Prosecutors Office Special Investigation UnitTokyo District CourtObayashi CorporationKajima Corporation
5. Case Tags: Bid Rigging;Antitrust Violation;Public Procurement Fraud;Tokyo District Court Case

1. Reiwa 7 (Wa) No. 8 Assault Case

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2025)
3. Original Case: 令和7(わ)8 暴行被告事件
4. InstitutionsTokyo District Public Prosecutors OfficeTokyo Summary Court
5. Case Tags: Assault Case;Japan-Korea Relations;Hate Crime;Tokyo Summary Court