comparative consumer law

Disciplinary action against whistle-blowing employee illegal

The Kyoto District Court on 27 April 2023 ruled that the disciplinary action taken by Kyoto City against a male employee who took out consultation records concerning children in order to blow the w…

2023/04/28 14:09

Guidance on the use of chat GPTs by students in Japanese universities.

According to the Mainichi Shimbun newspaper on 21 April 2023, major Japanese universities have issued guidance on the use of chat gpt. The Mainichi Shimbun asked 19 universities in Japan – Ao…

2023/04/21 09:51

Violation of doctor’s duty to advise on hospital transfer

On 18 April 2023, the Hitoyoshi Branch of the Kumamoto District Court handed down a judgement ordering a hospital in Kumamoto Prefecture to pay compensation. The case was claimed by the family of a…

2023/04/20 10:38

What obligations do building material manufacturers who manufacture and sell asbestos-containing building materials owe to workers engaged in demolition demolition work?

A decision of 3 June 2022 of the Second Petty Bench of the Supreme Court of Justice held that building material manufacturers are not obliged, when manufacturing and selling asbestos-containing bui…

2023/04/15 19:01

Osaka High Court Rules against Beneficiaries in Lawsuit over Revocation of Reduced Welfare Benefits

On 14 April 2023, the Osaka High Court ruled in a lawsuit filed by about 40 recipients in Osaka Prefecture against the Government and 12 cities in the Prefecture, claiming that the Government&#8217…

2023/04/15 15:48

Fraudulent Insurance Instruments Sales by Japan Post and Employee Liability

In June 2019, Japan Post Insurance announced that in the five years to March of the same year, 23,900 customers were disadvantaged by switching insurance policies. This resulted in a number of case…

2023/04/13 18:41

Otsu District Court Dismisses Lawsuit d by Nine Plaintiffs Seeking Revocation of Reduced Welfare Benefits

The Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW), which examines every five years whether the standard amount of welfare benefits is balanced with the actual consumption of low-income households n…

2023/04/13 15:01

Osaka Airport Airport Flight Injunction Lawsuit and Dando Notes

Shigemitsu Dando was a criminal law scholar and former Supreme Court Justice. After his death in 2012, his nearly 100,000 items were donated to Ryukoku University in Kyoto. The university, which ha…

2023/04/13 10:15

Kinki Nippon Tourist Falsifies Results, Overstates Vaccine Business by ¥290 Million

Kinki Nippon Tourist Co. We were unaware that such a company had been entrusted by the government with call center operations for vaccination n the new coronavirus. In addition, the company alleged…

2023/04/12 18:21

Here is the table of contents for Issue 135, the latest issue of Consumer Law News.

Up to now, 133 issues have been published. Unfortunately, the articles are in Japanese only. If you register as a member, you can read all articles including precedents. The website is as follows;…

2023/04/12 15:48

Backlash against unsolicited call ban

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2023/04/11 16:55

Ruling Rejects Decision to Reduce Public Support

The Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW) has implemented a drastic reduction in welfare payments since 2013. Over the three-year period from 2013 to 2015, the MHLW lowered the standard amo…

2023/04/11 16:55

Regulatory Status of Educational Use of ChatGPT in Japanese Universities

Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno mentioned the use of ChatGPT in education at a press conference on April 6, 2023. The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) has indic…

2023/04/11 15:40

The right to be forgotten in Japan

While the right to be forgotten can has b found in rulings in lower courts, the Supreme Court Decision on 31st January 2017 did indicated the criteria of deleteing a posting on website. The claiman…

2017/02/01 17:56

What is a solicitation?

The notion of solicitation is not clear, whether the word includes an influential conduct to a number of consumers; if so an advertisement shall be included within the solicitation. The Japanese co…

2017/01/25 08:57

Quantitative Suitability in Consumer Law (1)

On current consumer contract law before rivised, Art.4, stipulates the consumer right of cancellation to the contract; it says that a consumer can  annul the consumer contact only based on misleadi…

2016/05/29 10:14

The Consumer Contract Act revised, too

According to the National Consumer Affairs Centre’s finding, the number of consultation of elderlies, over 65 years of age, in local consumer centres is around 240,000 in previous fiscal year. It i…

2016/05/27 11:40

Specific Commercial Practices Act revised

Revised law has been passed unanimously in the House Councilors on 25th May 2016. The law, regulating the commercial practices in specific trading such as door-to-door sales, prohibits vicious trad…

2016/05/26 10:37

Claim of victim of Tohoku Tsunami disaster approved

The Sendai District court added a ruling in terms of Tohoku tsunami disaster on Mar. 24th, 2016. The court ordered the Higaisi Matuyama City to pay compensation, JPY 26,000,000, to a claimant who w…

2016/03/25 12:03

What is the reason why Gus water heater accidents ocurred consecutively?

The Consumer Accident Investigation Committee blamed the lack of recognition of METI for the necessity of inquiry to accidents. It was reported on January 25, 2015. The opinion was revealed respect…

2014/01/26 12:21

Proprietor’s assurance shall be restricted?

The Legislative Panel of the Ministry of Justice is going on the civil code revision. One of the controversial issues is personal assurance to business activities. The council is considering that t…

2014/01/26 11:11

The guideline of solicitation of financial instruments to elderly published

The Japan Securities Instruments Industry Association published a guideline regarding to solicitation of financial products to elderly on Sep. 13, 2013.

2014/01/20 10:46

Compensation ordered a cat foster based on ill-treatment

On January 18, 2014, the Osaka District Court ordered to pay JPY 630,000 as damages compensation to the defendant, who was foster parent of cats. The cats, previously were fed by a volunteer locate…

2014/01/19 16:27