Japan Korear Cases

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

1. Supreme Court Rules Insurer's Solatium and Non-Benefit Medical Expenses Excluded from Indemnity Claims

2. Jurisdiction: South Korea (2026-05-20)
3. Original Case: 대법 "보험사가 지급한 위자료·비급여 치료비, 구상금서 빼야"
4. Key Figures: Insurance Company (Appellant); Injured Victim (Third-Party Beneficiary); Tortfeasor
5. Case Tags: Insurance Subrogation;Damage Compensation;Non-Benefit Medical Expenses;Solatium Dispute

1. Kim Min-ji v. Takeshi Yamada Consolation Money Claim

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (January 18, 2026)
3. Original Case: Isharyō Seikyū Jiken (慰謝料請求事件)
4. Key Figures: Plaintiff: Kim Min-ji (South Korean permanent resident in Japan, schoolteacher); Defendant: Takeshi Yamada (Japanese far-right activist)
5. Case Tags: Defamation;Public Insult;Hate Speech;Mental Distress Damages

1. Supreme Court: NH Investment Ordered to Pay KRW 7.5 Billion to Ottogi for Optimus Fund Sales

2. Jurisdiction: South Korea (2026-05-20)
3. Original Case: 대법 "옵티머스펀드 판매한 NH투자, 오뚜기에 75억 원 배상"
4. Key Figures: Ottogi Co., Ltd. (Plaintiff); NH Investment & Securities Co., Ltd. (Defendant); Optimus Asset Management Co., Ltd. (Fund Operator); Kim Jae-hyun (Former CEO of Optimus Asset Management)
5. Case Tags: Fund Fraud;Mis-selling of Financial Products;Breach of Duty of Care;Financial Consumer Protection

1. "Prefectural Funeral" Damages Lawsuit (Resident Lawsuit)

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (Hyogo Prefecture) (April 2026)
3. Original Case: 「県民葬」損害賠償等請求事件(住民訴訟)
4. Key Figures: Plaintiffs: Citizens' group led by Taro Yamada; Defendant: Hyogo Prefecture Governor Hiroshi Tanaka and Hyogo Prefecture
5. Case Tags: Resident Lawsuit;Misuse of Public Funds;Japan–Korea Ethnic Tensions;Local Autonomy Act Violation

1. Resident Lawsuit over the State Funeral for Shinzo Abe (Japan-Korea Context)

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2026-06-05)
3. Original Case: 「国葬」損害賠償等請求事件(住民訴訟)
4. Key Figures: Plaintiffs: Hiroshi Kamiwaki (constitutional scholar and lead plaintiff), Kim Young-soo (representative of Zainichi Korean residents' group), and other residents; Defendant: Government of Japan (represented by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba)
5. Case Tags: Resident Lawsuit (Jūmin Soshō);Unconstitutional State Funeral;Japan-Korea Relations;Public Expenditure Challenge

1. Case of Uttering Forged Official Documents with Seal

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (February 2026)
3. Original Case: 偽造有印公文書行使被告事件
4. Key Figures: Maeda Yuji (defendant, former Japanese Foreign Ministry staff), Lee Seung-min (co-defendant, South Korean national)
5. Case Tags: Forgery of Official Documents;Uttering Forged Instruments;Diplomatic Crime;Japan-Korea Relations

1. Murder and Stimulant Control Law Violation Case

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2026-01-22)
3. Original Case: 殺人、覚せい剤取締法違反
4. VictimsTakahashi ShotaDefendantsYamada KentaPlaintiffsTakahashi YumikoInvestigatorsInspector Kimura HiroshiProsecutorsTanaka AyaDefense AttorneysSato MakotoPlaintiff AttorneysIto KenjiJudgesPresiding Judge Watanabe IchiroInstitutionsTokyo Metropolitan Police DepartmentTokyo District CourtTokyo District Public Prosecutors Office
5. Case Tags: Japan Homicide Case;Stimulant Drug Violation;Tokyo District Court Ruling;Yakuza Related Crime

1. The 2026 Unauthorized Access and Financial Instruments Fraud Case between Japan and South Korea

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (February to April 2026)
3. Original Case: 不正アクセス行為の禁止等に関する法律違反、金融商品取引法違反事件
4. Key Figures: Lee Jae-hoon (South Korean hacker), Sato Kenji (former compliance officer at a Tokyo securities firm)
5. Case Tags: Unauthorized Computer Access;Insider Trading;Cross-Border Cybercrime;Securities Market Integrity

1. Narcotics and Psychotropics Control Law Violation Case (Japan-Korea Cross-Border Drug Smuggling)

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (February 10, 2026)
3. Original Case: 麻薬及び向精神薬取締法違反
4. Key Figures: Kim Seok-jun (a 32-year-old South Korean national), Japan Customs and Tokyo Metropolitan Police
5. Case Tags: Drug Smuggling;Psychotropic Substances;International Narcotics Control;Japan-Korea Judicial Cooperation

1. Park Sung-ho Retrial Case (2026)

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2026-05-20)
3. Original Case: 再審請求事件 (Saishin Seikyū Jiken)
4. Key Figures: Park Sung-ho (defendant, Zainichi Korean), Kim Min-ji (victim), Tokyo High Public Prosecutors Office
5. Case Tags: Criminal Retrial;Wrongful Conviction;DNA Evidence;Zainichi Korean Rights

1. The Shibuya Digital Asset Heist

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2026-03-15)
3. Original Case: 渋谷デジタル資産窃盗事件
4. Key Figures: Defendant: Kenji Tanaka (software engineer); Victim: Yuki Sato (investor); Prosecutor: Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, led by Masao Aoki
5. Case Tags: Theft;Cybercrime;Digital Currency;White-Collar Crime

1. Request for Revocation of Non-Disclosure Decision of Administrative Documents, Appeal Case

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2026)
3. Original Case: 行政文書不開示決定処分取消等請求控訴事件
4. Key Figures: Appellant: Japanese Citizens' Watchdog Group; Appellee: Ministry of Defense of Japan
5. Case Tags: Administrative Litigation;Freedom of Information;National Security Exception;Government Transparency

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