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  taikan at 10:58 AM JST - 30th July

  If the goal of this program is simply to increase the revenues of the 30 universities that are selected, then the measures referred to in the article should be of some assistance in achieving that goal. However, if the goal of the program is to "import brains" to give Japan…

  Posted in Japan to accept 300,000 students from abroad at 10:58 AM JST - 30th July

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  taikan at 01:56 AM JST - 30th July

  The Constitution that the US required Japan to adopt during the post-WWII occupation includes a provision similar to the First Amendment to the US Constitution that guarantees freedom of speech. Because of the way that provision is worded, it has been interpreted by the Japanese courts as protecting the rights…

  Posted in It’s time for emperor to rev up his own sound truck at 01:56 AM JST - 30th July

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  taikan at 02:38 AM JST - 25th July

  USAR -- Political views are not taken into account in the selection of judges in Japan. After passing the bar exam, all future judges, prosecutors and attorneys in Japan go through the same training, which includes working in judicial chambers. At the end of that process, those who performed well…

  Posted in How effective do you think the lay jury system will be when it starts in Japan next year? at 02:38 AM JST - 25th July

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  taikan at 06:06 AM JST - 24th July

  Regardless of what one thinks of Chavez, Venezuela's deals with Russia make sense from his perspective. Although Venezuela is one of the five founding members of OPEC, it's oil production is less than one-third that of Russia, so strengthening its ties with Russia and Russia's largest oil companies may have…

  Posted in Chavez seeks alliance with Russia for protection from U.S. at 06:06 AM JST - 24th July

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  taikan at 02:00 AM JST - 24th July

  High conviction rates are the norm in any legal system for a variety of reasons. Often it is because the "finders of fact," whether they are lay jurors (as in the United States) or professional judges, do not truly believe in the presumption of innocence, but instead come to the…

  Posted in How effective do you think the lay jury system will be when it starts in Japan next year? at 02:00 AM JST - 24th July

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  taikan at 12:49 AM JST - 21st July

  Westurn -- This situation is little, if any, different from that in the United States. It took a massive court judgment to get Ford to issue a "fix" for a design defect in the Pinto that caused it to explode when hit from the rear, even though the design problem…

  Posted in Fuji Heavy, Mitsubishi Fuso, Honda recalling vehicles at 12:49 AM JST - 21st July

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  taikan at 12:35 AM JST - 21st July

  After passing the bar exam, Japanese must attend what Westerners refer to as the Legal Research and Training Institute, which provides both academic and on-the-job training. At the end of that program, they must pass another exam before being allowed to become a lawyer, a prosecutor or a judge trainee.…

  Posted in Lawyers issue new proposal for judicial reform in Japan at 12:35 AM JST - 21st July

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  taikan at 12:18 AM JST - 21st July

  Sarge -- From your perspective (and mine), there is no doubt that being a militant "sucks."

  However, if a military force comprised of Muslims had attacked the United States and toppled its "hard-line Christian" government, wouldn't you be willing to join the resistance forces, even against a stronger military power?…

  Posted in NATO forces kills 4 Afghan civilians at 12:18 AM JST - 21st July

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  taikan at 11:58 PM JST - 20th July

  Mainichi Shimbun should bring back WaiWai when the New York Times starts putting articles from the National Enquirer on its website.

  Posted in Mainichi promises new start following criticism of online English column at 11:58 PM JST - 20th July

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  taikan at 02:20 AM JST - 18th July

  What's missing from this string is an understanding of executive privilege, which like most privileges was created by court decisions. As reflected in those court decisions, the purpose of executive privilege is to protect the confidentiality of advice given to executive decision makers in the government so that those charged…

  Posted in Bush claims privilege to withhold CIA leak records at 02:20 AM JST - 18th July