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taikan at 01:34 AM JST - 1st August

failure to report income is tax invasion

Betzee, I suggest you read the indictment. The only charges are for violations of Title 18, section 1001 of the US Code. That section prohibits the making of a materially false statement in connection with a matter under the jurisdiction of the government.…

Posted in Longest-serving GOP Sen Ted Stevens indicted at 01:34 AM JST - 1st August
taikan at 04:31 AM JST - 31st July

The indictment of Stevens is just the latest in a string of indictments (and guilty pleas) arising from an investigation into contributions and gifts of various types made by VECO and its executives to a number of Alaska state and federal office holders. Do not be surprised if Congressman Young…

Posted in Longest-serving GOP Sen Ted Stevens indicted at 04:31 AM JST - 31st July
taikan at 11:34 AM JST - 30th July

When the Peace Treaty with Japan was being negotiated, this issue was addressed and the US refused to support South Korea's position, and instead concluded that the islets in question belonged to Japan. Therefore, "remaining neutral" about the dispute at this time actually represents a change in the US' position.…

Posted in U.S. stays neutral on territorial row between Japan, S Korea at 11:34 AM JST - 30th July
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
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
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
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
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
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
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