| Case Number |
Date of Judgment |
Commonly Used Case Name |
Significance |
| 2003 No. 157 |
February 19, 2008 |
Mapplethorpe Case |
The Court found that a collection of Mapplethorpe photographs that included images of male genitalia was not obscene. The Court's decision was believed to be the first time the top court overruled a lower court ruling on obscenity.[1] |
| 2005 No. 1977 |
November 1, 2007 |
Overseas Hibakusha Case |
The Court found that the government's refusal to provide health-care benefits to hibakusha living abroad was illegal. It was the first time the Court declared a government order illegal and upheld a ruling mandating the payment of damages.[2] |
| 2007 No. 30 |
August 7, 2007 |
Bull-Dog Sauce Case |
Discriminatory treatment of some shareholders designed to prevent hostile takeover of a company (in this case the use of a "poison pill") does not necessarily violate the principle of shareholder equality under Japanese statutes. Such decisions must be made by shareholders who deem it in the company's best interest; it cannot be a move made by management to protect itself.[3] |
