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		<title>Weekly Roundup #5</title>
		<link>http://www.japanlawgeek.com/2013/02/weekly-roundup-5/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2013 22:59:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fukushima residents forced to evacuate after the 11 March Nuclear Incident/Accident/Meltdown (I have no idea what we&#8217;re supposed to be calling it) have finally decided to bring a suit against TEPCO and the Japanese government for damages (mental anguish, etc) with compensation totals apparently reach JPY100 million for some households. Interesting, but by no means [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OMG &#8211; what IS that?</title>
		<link>http://www.japanlawgeek.com/2013/02/omg-what-is-that/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 07:44:29 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Crimes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oops. It seems that Singaporean photographer, Leslie Kee, has just been arrested by Japanese police for violating Japan&#8217;s law against obscenity (わいせつ); or more specifically, Article 175 of the Criminal Code. The penal provision stipulates that Kee may now be facing imprisonment of up to 2 years or a fine of not more than 2.5 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>[Review] Minister of Justice &#8211; Sadakazu Tanigaki</title>
		<link>http://www.japanlawgeek.com/2013/01/sadakazu-tanigaki/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 21:25:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lets be honest &#8211; it you have been trying to keep tabs on the Minister of Justice, you (like me) will have experienced a profound and painful episode of whiplash. The year 2012 witnessed the rise (and inevitable fall) of six Ministers of Justice. With those numbers, you&#8217;re more likely to last longer as a prime [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Roundup #4</title>
		<link>http://www.japanlawgeek.com/2012/09/weekly-roundup-4-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2012 01:15:48 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Monday Morning Mania]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Police Agency has released the monthly suicide rates for 2012 (up to the end of August)&#8230; just one problem&#8230; the data table is empty&#8230; completely empty&#8230; I&#8217;m not too blindly optimistic to think that there haven&#8217;t been any suicides nationally thus far this year. The Public Prosecutors Office has released its 2011 statistics and by contrast [...]]]></description>
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		<title>[Symposium] Upcoming Nichibenren events</title>
		<link>http://www.japanlawgeek.com/2012/09/symposium-upcoming-nichibenren-events/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2012 14:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are two upcoming events hosted by the Nichibenren that you may want to put into your diaries: 1. Earthquake disaster reconstruction and the role of law &#8211; website / pamphlet 第２５回司法シンポジウムでは、「震災復興と司法の役割」という全体会テーマの下、第１分科会「震災復興に向けての弁護士の役割と立法提言」、第２分科会「地域司法の充実を目指す新たな視点と取組－３・１１を契機として－」の２つの分科会を開催し、震災復興と司法の役割について考えます。 日時        ２０１２年９月１５日（土）１０：３０～１７：３０ 場所        弁護士会館    千代田区霞が関１－１－３　地下鉄丸ノ内線・日比谷線・千代田線　「霞ヶ関駅」 内容等 ○ 第１分科会　１０：３０～１５：１５　弁護士会館２階講堂「クレオ」 「震災復興に向けての弁護士の役割」 ○第２分科会　 １１：００～１５：１５　弁護士会館１７階１７０１会議室 「地域司法の充実を目指す新たな視点と取組－３・１１を契機として－」 ○全体会　１５：３０～１７：３０　弁護士会館２階講堂「クレオ」 「震災復興と司法の役割」 2. Day [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Roundup #3</title>
		<link>http://www.japanlawgeek.com/2012/09/weekly-roundup-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Sep 2012 22:59:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Foreigners living in Japan illegally are apparently urging the authorities (I cannot begin to imagine what kind of influence they think they have) to grant them special permission to stay here. Perhaps this is a job for the brand-spanking new foreigner friendly law firm? It&#8217;s nice to see FOI (Freedom of Information) requests shedding some light [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Battle Royale! Apple versus Samsung!</title>
		<link>http://www.japanlawgeek.com/2012/08/battle-royale-apple-versus-samsung/</link>
		<comments>http://www.japanlawgeek.com/2012/08/battle-royale-apple-versus-samsung/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 01:05:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Tokyo District Court is expected to come down with its ruling today re: Apple versus Samsung. Exciting stuff. UPDATE: The Tokyo District Court has ruled that Samsung did not infringe Apple&#8217;s patents! I haven&#8217;t seen the judgment, but I understand that it was limited to a single patent re: the syncing of mobile devices [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A huge blow to big tobacco</title>
		<link>http://www.japanlawgeek.com/2012/08/a-huge-blow-to-big-tobacco/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 07:40:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Regular readers of this blog are no doubt aware that I have a dim view of smoking. So it is with great joy that I can report that the Australian High Court have just dealt Big Tobacco a huge blow by confirming the legality of the Australian government&#8217;s initiative to require cigarette companies to use [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sunlight is the best disinfectant</title>
		<link>http://www.japanlawgeek.com/2012/07/sunlight-is-the-best-disinfectant/</link>
		<comments>http://www.japanlawgeek.com/2012/07/sunlight-is-the-best-disinfectant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2012 21:16:11 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Criminal Justice System]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Excellent news today &#8211; there has been a decline in the number of murder indictments issued by Japanese prosecutors since the debut of the saibanin system (lay judge) in Japan. I predicted that this would happen, and sure enough, it has. The Japan Times reports that: In 2006, 1,769 murder cases were handed over to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Firm (the foreigner version)</title>
		<link>http://www.japanlawgeek.com/2012/07/the-firm-the-foreigner-version/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2012 20:44:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It would seem that there will soon be a law firm that specialises in assisting foreigners in Japan. The firm is reported as being the first to cater specifically to foreign clients, and will &#8220;deal with issues linked to applications for refugee or resident status.&#8221; I&#8217;m not entirely sure I see the point &#8211; while [...]]]></description>
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