A Japanese court on Wednesday sentenced a man who refused to wear a face mask aboard a Peach Aviation flight as a measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to two years in prison, suspended for four years, for causing the aircraft to make an unscheduled landing to remove the…
OSAKA A man who kicked up a fuss on a domestic flight after he was asked to wear a face mask, causing the pilot to make an unscheduled landing, was handed a two-year prison sentence, suspended for four years, on Dec. 14.
The Supreme Court on Dec. 12 ruled that it is illegal for guaranty companies to terminate tenants’ rental contracts or assume they have vacated the properties if they fall behind in their payments.
Plaintiffs on Tuesday appealed a Tokyo court ruling that concluded the Japanese government's ban on same-sex marriage is constitutional. The Tokyo District Court rejected their damages claim but said in its Nov 30 ruling that the existing legal system not allowing a same-sex couple to marry and become a family…