Toyota apologizes, settles lawsuit over suicide of employee due to overwork, harassment

Jan 31, 2022 23:33 pm UTC| Economy Law Business

Toyota Motor Corp has settled a lawsuit seeking 123 million yen in damages that blamed overwork and harassment for the suicide of employees as company president Akio Toyoda has apologized to the family. The settlements...

Japanese manga publishers seek $3.5 million in damages against US firm Cloudflare for copyright infringement

Jan 31, 2022 23:32 pm UTC| Law Economy

Four leading Japanese manga publishers Kodansha, Shueisha, Shogakukan, and Kadokawa will sue US-based web infrastructure company Cloudflare for copyright infringement at the Tokyo District Court this week. They will...

India targets 30 percent tax on crypto and NFT income

Jan 31, 2022 22:46 pm UTC| Digital Currency Business Law

India proposed establishing a digital rupee by next year and imposing a 30 percent tax on income from digital assets transfer, such as cryptocurrencies and NFTs. To capture crypto transaction details, Indias finance...

Japan records most tweet removal requests in 1st half of 2021: Twitter

Jan 31, 2022 22:07 pm UTC| Economy Business Law

Japan registered 18,518 of all legal demands to have tweets removed from across the world in the first half of 2021, or 43 percent of the total, to be the top requestor to Twitter Inc. in that period. According to the...

The policing bill will criminalise Gypsy and Traveller families - but there is a solution

Jan 26, 2022 04:50 am UTC| Law

The policing bill making its way through UK parliament has sparked controversy over its draconian proposals to expand police powers and curb protests. The bill will also have a detrimental impact on Gypsy and Traveller...

Nova Scotia’s shift to publicly funded early learning and child care won’t be easy, but it’s critical

Jan 26, 2022 04:33 am UTC| Law

On Jan. 14, as part of the Canada-wide early learning and child care agreement, Nova Scotia announced a reduction in child-care fees by 25 per cent retroactive from Jan. 1, 2022 and other related changes that are part of a...

Seoul city councilperson seeks ban of dog meat consumption

Jan 24, 2022 23:54 pm UTC| Economy Business Law

Seoul municipal councilperson Yang Min-gyu has proposed an ordinance bill calling for a long-term plan to ban dog meat consumption. According to Yang, who is part of the ruling Democratic Party, pets are now being...