Questions tagged [japan]
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How is a deceased beneficiary handled in Japan if a will doesn't specify?
Presume that a notary deed will in Japan provides equal shares of the estate to three beneficiaries, all Japanese citizens, and does not specify what happens if a beneficiary dies before the testator. ...
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Japanese Law: Do I need to get permissions and pay fees to create 3D models of ancient Japanese temples?
I want to create 3D models of Japanese ancient temples such as the "Fujiyoshida, Japan at Chureito Pagoda and Mt. Fuji" for my commercial mobile app.
Here is the link to this temple: https://...
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Japan: Civil Code (Act 89 of 1896, Act 44 of 2017): Where are penalty scopes described?
Civil Code of Japan is described in Acts 89 of 1896, I am not sure why there is dual reference, probably it was mended in 2017 under Act 44. I.e. the Civil Code of Japan, most part of which is ...
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Can a Japanese Company sue another Japanesse Company in US Court?
The company Pocketpair recently released a game that many allege violates Nintendo's IP rights. My friends and I were discussing the situation when I brought the Idea-Expression Dichotomy, a feature ...
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Do book editors get copyright?
Suppose Alice writes a book. She hires Bob to be her editor. Bob catches spelling and grammar mistakes, and also rewords some passages to make them easier to read.
Eventually, Alice wants to sell her ...
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Is it legal to execute deserters (who deserted during a war) after a war has ended?
The documentary The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On (1987) follows what happened to two Japanese soldiers who (possibly) deserted during the war and were (possibly) executed afterwards.
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Question concerning the legality of Software Patents
I have a question concering the public reveal of new patents filed by Nintendo Co., Ltd., and how such patents are legal given how general the concepts are, and how this would effect development of ...
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Are businesses required to let all shareholders attend their offline shareholder meetings?
Cover Corporation is a Japanese media company managing content creators which is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange as of March 27, 2023. They held a shareholder meeting at June 29th, 2023. It was ...
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is uncensorship in japanese porn illegal
According to some laws in japan censorship is a must for adult films but why does uncensored porn in JAPANESE ADULT VIDEOS ,PORNHUB,ETC exist is that legal? of not what charges they could be facing?
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Why is the conviction rate in North America and Japan so high?
What causes the conviction rates in North America and Japan to be so high?
Are the cases usually strong where this happens? And what happens to weaker cases, do they result in an acquittal or do they ...
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If one is tried+convicted of a crime at a certain time, can one be tried+convicted of another crime that happened at the same time? [Yakuza Series]
100% inspired by Yakuza Lost Judgement.
Bob is accused of assaulting Alice at X o'clock, with video evidence. It goes to trial, and Bob is successfully convicted.
Later on, strong evidence comes up of ...
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Is one allowed to operate a live-feed drone on the streets in Japan? (Yakuza Judgement)
In Yakuza Judgement, a detective agency often uses a quad-copter drone with a camera providing a live feed in the bustling city in Japan. One use they have for it (which is obviously problematic) is ...
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Can peer/societal-pressure count as witness intimidation?
Inspired by Yakuza: Lost Judgement.
Briana the boss committed a crime, and only Walter the worker directly witnessed it. Briana is well-loved in society (e.g. very sociable and nice to everyone, with ...
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Board of 9 judges in Japan?
This is from a fictional trial from Yakuza Judgement, set in Tokyo Japan. The context is a trial where someone is accused of murder.
On the left is the defendant (in white) and his attorney team. On ...
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Why does Japanese entertainment make such backhanded references to brands (e.g. WcDonalds instead of McDonalds)?
There's tons of examples. To name a few:
MgRonald's and Sentucky Fried Chicken (instead of McDonald's and KFC) in Hataraku Maou-sama
Attack Family (instead of Smash Brothers) in Jaku Kyara Tomozaki-...
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