Japan Korear Cases

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

1. Ikebukuro Pokémon Center Murder Case

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (March 26, 2026)
3. Original Case: 池袋ポケモンセンター殺人事件
4. Key Figures: Taiki Hirokawa (suspect, deceased); Moe Harukawa (victim, deceased)
5. Case Tags: Homicide;Weapons Violation;Stalking;Public Safety

1. The Assault Defendant Case (Japan-Korea)

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (February 14, 2026)
3. Original Case: 暴行被告事件 (Bōkō Hikoku Jiken)
4. Key Figures: Defendant: Taro Yamada (Japanese male, 35, unemployed); Victim: Soo-hyun Lee (South Korean female, 24, exchange student)
5. Case Tags: Assault and Battery;Hate Crime Allegation;International Diplomatic Incident;Xenophobic Violence

1. Japan-South Korea Forced Labor Damages Appeal Case

2. Jurisdiction: Japan, Tokyo High Court (2026 (appeal hearings and final ruling in October 2026))
3. Original Case: 損害賠償請求控訴事件
4. Key Figures: Appellants: Kim Chang-soo and other South Korean survivors and bereaved families of World War II forced labor; Appellees: Nippon Steel Corporation and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
5. Case Tags: Forced Labor;War Reparations;State Immunity;Japan-Korea Relations

1. Osaka City Official Bribery and Leak Case

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2026-05-20)
3. Original Case: 地方公務員法違反事件 (Chihō Kōmuin Hō Ihan Jiken)
4. Key Figures: Yamada Taro (Director of Osaka City Construction Bureau), Kimura Yuki (CEO of Kansai Construction Co.)
5. Case Tags: Bribery;Leak of Official Secrets;Abuse of Authority;Conflict of Interest

1. Case of Appeal Seeking Injunction Against Revocation of Japanese Language Institution Designation

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2026-04-15)
3. Original Case: 日本語教育機関抹消処分差止請求控訴事件
4. Key Figures: Appellant: Sejong Japanese Language Academy (represented by Director Park Jin-woo); Appellee: Minister of Justice of Japan (Immigration Services Agency)
5. Case Tags: Administrative Litigation;Immigration Control;Revocation of Educational Institution Designation;Korea-Japan Relations

1. Shibuya Stabbing Case: Attempted Murder of Japanese Politician

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (March 15, 2026)
3. Original Case: Shibuya Sashō Jiken
4. Key Figures: Park Jung-ho (South Korean national, attacker), Yamamoto Taro (Japanese House of Councillors member, victim)
5. Case Tags: Attempted Murder;Politically Motivated Crime;Japan-Korea Diplomatic Tensions;Hate Crime

1. Shareholder Rights Exercise Property Benefit Provision Restitution and Joint Litigation Participation Appeal Case

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2026-04-15)
3. Original Case: 株主権行使に関する財産上の利益供与に係る返還同共同訴訟参加請求控訴事件
4. Key Figures: Appellant: Yamamoto Takashi (former director of Tōyō Techno Solutions K.K.); Appellees: Mizuhara Kenji (minority shareholder), Korean Investment Consortium (intervenor)
5. Case Tags: Commercial Bribery;Shareholder Derivative Action;Cross-Border Corporate Governance;Appellate Review

1. Damage Compensation Request, Succession Participation Petition Case

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2026)
3. Original Case: 損害賠償請求、承継参加申出事件
4. Key Figures: Information not available in the search results.
5. Status or Result: Information not available.
6. Case Tags: Damages;Civil Procedure;Succession of Interest;Japan-Korea Relations

1. Case of Request for Revocation of Decision to Dismiss Objection against Non-Registration on the Electoral List

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (March 2026)
3. Original Case: 選挙人名簿不登録異議申出棄却決定取消請求事件
4. Key Figures: Plaintiff: Kim Hyun-tae (a Korean resident in Japan); Defendant: Yokohama City Election Administration Commission
5. Case Tags: Administrative Revocation Action;Election List Dispute;Foreign Nationals' Suffrage;Japan-Korea Relations

1. Theft, Breaking and Entering, and Violations of Stimulants and Narcotics Control Laws Case

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2026)
3. Original Case: 窃盗、住居侵入、覚醒剤取締法違反、麻薬及び向精神薬取締法違反被告事件
4. Key Figures: Defendant (name not specified)
5. Case Tags: Theft/Larceny;Drug Offenses;Residential Burglary;Criminal Trespass

1. Negligent Driving Resulting in Death Case

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2026-03-20)
3. Original Case: 過失運転致死被告事件
4. Key Figures: Mitsuyo Mizutani (defendant); A family of five from Shizuoka Prefecture and a 56-year-old male employee from Saitama Prefecture (victims)
5. Case Tags: Negligent Driving Resulting in Death;Distracted Driving;Multi-vehicle Collision;Expressway Accident

1. Tokyo Spoiler Site Copyright Infringement Case

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2026-04-16)
3. Original Case: 東京地裁ネタバレサイト著作権侵害事件
4. Key Figures: Wataru Takeuchi (website operator); Toho Co., Ltd. & Kadokawa Corporation (IP rights holders); Content Overseas Distribution Association (CODA) (complainant); Jun Shimato (presiding judge)
5. Case Tags: Copyright Infringement;Criminal Prosecution;Derivative Work;Digital Piracy

1. Japan Supreme Court Rejects Compensation Claims by Korean Wartime Sex Slaves and Forced Laborers

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2026-04-10)
3. Original Case: 損害賠償請求事件
4. Key Figures: Plaintiffs: Korean wartime sex slaves (comfort women) and former Korean soldiers forced to serve the Imperial Japanese Army; Defendant: Government of Japan
5. Case Tags: Wartime Sexual Slavery;Forced Labor;State Compensation;Japan-Korea Relations

1. Tochigi Home Invasion Robbery-Murder Case

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (Tochigi Prefecture) (May 14, 2026)
3. Original Case: 栃木県上三川町強盗殺人事件
4. Key Figures: Victim: Eiko Tomiyama (69). Perpetrators: 4 male high school students (all 16). Coordinators: Kaito Takemae (28) and his wife Miyu (25).
5. Case Tags: Robbery-Murder;Home Invasion;Anonymous and Fluid Crime Group (Tokuryu);Juvenile Offenders