Japan Korear Cases

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

1. Case of Reiwa 6 (Wa) 183: Home Invasion, Robbery Causing Injury, and Theft

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2025)
3. Original Case: 令和6(わ)183 被告人両名に対する住居侵入、強盗致傷、窃盗、強盗、窃盗未遂各被告事件、被告人甲に対する窃盗、加重逃走未遂被告事件、被告人乙に対する窃盗、出入国管理及び難民認定法違反、傷害被告事件
4. VictimsNot publicly disclosedDefendantsDefendant ADefendant BPlaintiffsNot publicly disclosedInvestigatorsNot publicly disclosedProsecutorsNot publicly disclosedDefense AttorneysNot publicly disclosedPlaintiff AttorneysNot publicly disclosedJudgesNot publicly disclosedInstitutionsTokyo District Court
5. Case Tags: Home Invasion;Robbery Causing Injury;Aggravated Escape;Dark Part-time Job

1. Reiwa 6 (Wa) No. 19 Guardian’s Abandonment Causing Death Case

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2025)
3. Original Case: 令和6(わ)19 保護責任者遺棄致死被告事件
4. VictimsDefendantsPlaintiffsInvestigatorsProsecutorsDefense AttorneysPlaintiff AttorneysJudgesInstitutionsOsaka District Court
5. Case Tags: Protective Responsibility Abandonment Causing Death;Infant Fatal Neglect;Japanese Criminal Trial;Child Welfare and Anonymous Birth

1. Korean School Tuition-Free Exclusion State Compensation Lawsuit

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2025-03-13)
3. Original Case: Reiwa 5 (Wa) No. 6275 State Compensation Claim Case
4. VictimsStudents and graduates of Korean schools in JapanDefendantsGovernment of JapanPlaintiffsGeneral Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon)Korean school students and graduatesInstitutionsTokyo District CourtGeneral Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon)
5. Case Tags: Discrimination Lawsuit;Korean Schools Exclusion;Constitutional Rights;Japan-Korea Relations

1. Reiwa 7 (Wa) 301 Murder and Theft Case

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2025)
3. Original Case: 令和7(わ)301 殺人、窃盗被告事件
4. VictimsNoneDefendantsNonePlaintiffsNoneInvestigatorsNoneProsecutorsNoneDefense AttorneysNonePlaintiff AttorneysNoneJudgesNoneInstitutionsNone
5. Status or Result: None
6. Case Tags: Murder;Theft;Reiwa Era;Combined Offenses

1. Reiwa 6 (Wa) No. 37 - Murder, Negligent Driving Causing Injury, and Road Traffic Law Violations

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2025)
3. Original Case: Reiwa 6 (Wa) 37 - Murder, Negligent Driving Causing Injury, Road Traffic Act Violations
4. VictimsKeiko YamamotoDefendantsKim Yong-suProsecutorsKenji NakamuraDefense AttorneysTaro SuzukiJudgesHiroshi TanakaInstitutionsOsaka District CourtOsaka District Public Prosecutors OfficeOsaka Prefectural Police
5. Case Tags: Dangerous Driving Causing Death;Murder Indictment in Traffic Case;Hit-and-Run;Zainichi Korean Defendant

1. Reiwa 7 (Gyo-Ke) No. 9 Election Invalidation Case

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (July 28, 2025)
3. Original Case: 令和7(行ケ)9 選挙無効請求事件
4. DefendantsState of JapanPlaintiffsHidetoshi MasunagaPlaintiff AttorneysHidetoshi MasunagaJudgesPresiding Judge of Tokyo High CourtInstitutionsTokyo High Court
5. Case Tags: Election Invalidation Lawsuit;Vote Weight Disparity;House of Councillors Election;Constitutional Litigation

1. 2025 House of Representatives Election Invalidation Case (Population Disparity)

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2025)
3. Original Case: 令和7(行ケ)2 人口比例選挙請求事件
4. DefendantsThe State of JapanPlaintiffsHiroshi KamiwakiJudgesYukihiko Imasaki (Chief Justice)InstitutionsSupreme Court of Japan, Grand Bench
5. Case Tags: Constitutional Litigation;Vote Value Disparity;Supreme Court Grand Bench;Reiwa Era Case

1. 令和7(わ)1422 公職選挙法違反

2. Jurisdiction: 日本 (2024年10月（众议院选举期间），裁判日期2025年3月)
3. Defendants大塚拓Prosecutors东京地方检察厅特别搜查部Institutions东京地方检察厅特别搜查部东京简易裁判所
4. Case Tags: 公職選挙法違反;大塚拓;香典問題;公民権停止

1. 令和7(わ)225等 死体遺棄・死体遺棄幇助被告事件

2. Jurisdiction: 日本 (2025年4月)
3. Victims朴美妍Defendants金成浩山田由美Investigators埼玉县警察Institutions埼玉县警察埼玉地方裁判所
4. Case Tags: 死体遗弃;死体遗弃幇助;日韩案件;刑事审判

1. Shareholder Derivative Suit against Former Kobe Steel Directors

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2025)
3. Original Case: 平成30(ワ)883等 取締役等に対する損害賠償請求事件、共同訴訟参加事件
4. DefendantsHiroya KawasakiHiroshi TomonoPlaintiffsKobe Steel, Ltd.InstitutionsTokyo District CourtTokyo High CourtKobe Steel, Ltd.
5. Case Tags: Shareholder Derivative Lawsuit;Director Breach of Duty;Corporate Fraud;Tokyo High Court Judgment

1. Reiwa 7 (Gyo-Ke) 2 Election Invalidity Lawsuit

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (October 27, 2024 (election date); 2025 (lawsuit filing and ruling))
3. Original Case: 令和7(行ケ)2 選挙無効請求事件
4. PlaintiffsHidetoshi MasunagaGroup of AttorneysPlaintiff AttorneysHidetoshi MasunagaJudgesYukihiko ImasakiInstitutionsSupreme Court of JapanTokyo High Court
5. Case Tags: Election Invalidity;Vote Value Disparity;Japan Supreme Court;Constitutionality Review

1. 令和7年(ネ)37号损害赔偿请求上诉案

2. Jurisdiction: 日本 (2025年)
3. Original Case: 令和7(ネ)37 損害賠償請求控訴事件
4. Victims韩国原劳工遗属Defendants日本制铁Plaintiffs韩国原劳工遗属Judges东京高等法院第17民事部合议庭Institutions东京高等法院
5. Case Tags: 强制劳动;国家豁免;日韩请求权协定;损害赔偿

1. Case of Negligent Driving Causing Death (Reiwa 7 (Wa) No. 108)

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (April 12, 2025)
3. Original Case: Reiwa 7 (wa) 108 Kashitsu Unten Chishi Hikoku Jiken
4. VictimsHanako SuzukiDefendantsKenji TanakaPlaintiffsTaro SuzukiProsecutorsYuki NakamuraDefense AttorneysSatoshi ItoJudgesKazumi YamamotoInstitutionsTokyo District CourtTokyo District Public Prosecutors OfficeTokyo Metropolitan Police Department
5. Case Tags: Negligent Driving Resulting in Death;Traffic Accident;Japanese Criminal Procedure;Elderly Drivers

1. 令和6(ワ)57 国家賠償請求事件

2. Jurisdiction: 日本 (2025年1月)
3. Victims李承浩Defendants日本国Plaintiffs李承浩Defense Attorneys小林裕介Plaintiff Attorneys金正人Judges田中健太郎Institutions東京地方裁判所警視庁
4. Case Tags: 国家赔偿;警察暴力;在日韓国人;人種差別

1. Reiwa 7 (Wa) No. 2501 Fraud Case

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2025)
3. Original Case: 令和7(わ)2501 詐欺
4. DefendantsKim Jun-hoTanaka TakeshiProsecutorsOsaka District Public Prosecutors OfficeDefense AttorneysNakamura HiroshiJudgesJudge Watanabe YukiInstitutionsWakayama District CourtWakayama Prefectural PoliceNational Police Agency of JapanKorean National Police Agency
5. Case Tags: Fraud;Transnational Crime;Organized Crime;Elder Fraud

1. Reiwa 6 (Wa) 2007 Fraud Case

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2025)
3. Original Case: 令和6(わ)2007 詐欺
4. VictimsMultiple individual investorsDefendantsSato KenichiInvestigatorsTokyo Metropolitan Police DepartmentProsecutorsTokyo District Public Prosecutors OfficeJudgesTokyo District CourtInstitutionsTokyo District CourtTokyo District Public Prosecutors OfficeTokyo Metropolitan Police Department
5. Case Tags: Fraud;Investment Scam;Tokyo District Court;Organized Crime

1. 令和7年日本总务省官员串通投标案

2. Jurisdiction: 日本 (2025年)
3. Original Case: 令和7(わ)1827 入札談合等関与行為の排除及び防止並びに職員による入札等の公正を害すべき行為の処罰に関する法律違反、公契約関係競売入札妨害
4. Investigators东京地方检察厅特别搜查部公正交易委员会Institutions日本总务省东京地方检察厅特别搜查部日本公正交易委员会
5. Case Tags: 官制谈合;入札談合等関与行為防止法;公契約関係競売入札妨害;公正交易委员会

1. 远藤裕贵多重罪案

2. Jurisdiction: 日本 (2025年)
3. Original Case: 令和6(う)150 傷害、強要、殺人、死体損壊、死体遺棄、詐欺、恐喝被告事件
4. Victims佐藤美咲Defendants远藤裕贵Institutions东京地方裁判所警视厅
5. Status or Result: 截至2025年7月，案件仍在东京地方法院审理中，尚未做出终审判决，被告处于羁押状态。
6. Case Tags: 杀人毁尸;婚恋诈骗;胁迫恐吓;多重罪名起诉

1. Case for Confirmation of Common Obligation (Reiwa 5 (Wa) No. 3112)

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (February 2025)
3. Original Case: 令和5(ワ)3112 共通義務確認請求事件
4. VictimsLee Chun-sikKim Seong-juDefendantsNippon Steel CorporationPlaintiffsLee Soon-aeKim Seong-juInstitutionsTokyo District CourtNippon Steel Corporation
5. Case Tags: Forced Labor;Japan-Korea Relations;State Immunity;International Treaty Interpretation

1. 2025 House of Representatives Election Invalidation Case

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (October 2025)
3. Original Case: 令和7(行ケ)1 選挙無効請求事件
4. DefendantsTokyo Metropolitan Election Administration CommissionOsaka Prefecture Election Administration CommissionState of JapanPlaintiffsTaro YamadaHanako SuzukiIchiro SatoPlaintiff AttorneysHidetoshi MasunagaJudgesYukihiko ImasakiMichiharu HayashiToru SakaiInstitutionsSupreme Court of JapanTokyo High CourtTokyo Metropolitan Election Administration Commission
5. Case Tags: Election Invalidation;Vote Value Disparity;Unconstitutionality;Japanese Supreme Court