Japan-Korea Relations

Legal case arising within the complex context of historical and contemporary Japan-Korea relations.

1. Reiwa 4 (Ne) 1675 Damages Appeal Case

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2025)
3. Original Case: 令和4(ネ)1675 損害賠償請求控訴事件
4. InstitutionsTokyo High Court
5. Case Tags: Civil Appeal;Damages Claim;Japan-Korea Relations;Tokyo High Court

1. Case of Claim for Unpaid Wages, etc., Reiwa 4 (Gyo-U) No. 36

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2025)
3. Original Case: 令和4(行ウ)36 未払賃金等請求事件
4. DefendantsTokyo Metropolitan GovernmentInstitutionsTokyo District Court
5. Case Tags: Unpaid Wages;Administrative Litigation;Foreign Workers' Rights;Japan-Korea Relations

1. Reiwa 7 (Gyo-Ku) No. 7 - Application for Stay of Execution

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2025)
3. Original Case: 令和7(行ク)7 執行停止の申立て
4. DefendantsMinister of Justice of JapanPlaintiffsKim Sung-sooInstitutionsTokyo District CourtMinistry of Justice of Japan
5. Case Tags: Stay of Execution;Deportation and Immigration;Administrative Litigation;Japan-Korea Relations

1. Comfort Women Damages Lawsuit against the Japanese Government

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2025)
3. Original Case: Reiwa 3 (Wa) 523 Songai Baishō Seikyū Jiken
4. VictimsLee Yong-sooKim Bok-dongDefendantsGovernment of JapanPlaintiffsLee Yong-sooBereaved family of Kim Bok-dongInstitutionsTokyo District CourtTokyo High Court
5. Case Tags: Comfort Women;State Immunity;Japan-Korea Relations;1965 Claims Agreement

1. Reiwa 5 (Wa) 6581 State Compensation Claim Case (Independent Party Intervention)

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2025)
3. Original Case: 令和5(ワ)6581 国家賠償請求事件(独立当事者参加事件)
4. VictimsKim Cheol-suDefendantsState of JapanPlaintiffsKim Cheol-suKim Mi-youngLee Jung-sooInvestigatorsNoneProsecutorsNoneDefense AttorneysNonePlaintiff AttorneysPark Sang-minJudgesNoneInstitutionsTokyo District CourtKorean Residents Union in Japan
5. Case Tags: Police Brutality;State Compensation;Foreign Residents' Rights;Japan-Korea Relations

1. Forced Labor Compensation Case (Reiwa 4 (Wa) 4312)

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2025)
3. Original Case: Reiwa 4 (Wa) 4312 Damages Claim Case
4. VictimsLee Chun-sikKim Jae-rimYang Geum-deokDefendantsNippon Steel CorporationGovernment of JapanPlaintiffsKim Sung-juKim Jae-rimYang Geum-deokJudgesTetsuro NakayoshiInstitutionsTokyo District CourtTokyo High CourtSupreme Court of Japan
5. Case Tags: Forced Labor;Japan-Korea Relations;Post-War Compensation;1965 Claims Agreement

1. Reiwa 5 (Wa) No. 2 Damages Case

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2025)
3. Original Case: 令和5(ワ)2 損害賠償請求事件
4. VictimsPark Hae-jinKim Sung-sooLee Myung-jaDefendantsTokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc.Government of JapanPlaintiffsKorean Federation of Fisheries CooperativesPark Hae-jinKim Sung-sooLee Myung-jaDefense AttorneysHiroshi SaitoYuko NakamuraPlaintiff AttorneysTakeshi YamadaChoi Min-sooJudgesKenji MurakamiInstitutionsTokyo District CourtMinistry of Foreign Affairs of JapanKorean Federation of Fisheries CooperativesInternational Atomic Energy Agency
5. Case Tags: Environmental Tort;Japan-Korea Relations;Fukushima Water Discharge;Transboundary Harm

1. Reiwa 5 (Wa) 1536 Damages Claim Case

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2025)
3. Original Case: 令和5(ワ)1536 損害賠償請求事件
4. InstitutionsTokyo District Court
5. Case Tags: Japanese Civil Law;Tort Liability;Tokyo District Court;Japan-Korea Relations