Verdicts, that could destroy the separation of the three powers that form the basis of democracy, continue to be issued. One of these was a verdict in China over the well-known Japanese brand Mujirushi Ryouhin. Mujirushi Ryouhin (or Muji) is known for the production and sale of simple products designed for daily use. They have 229 stores in China, however, another chain store sells similar products under the same brand name. The operator of the Chinese store registered the characters used by Muji’s brand name a little before the Japanese store launched in China, and sued the original Mujirushi Ryouhin. Surprisingly, the court ordered the Japanese company to pay 10,000,000 yen in compensation. From place names, to the names of cartoon characters, Chinese companies are registering the trademarks for Japanese names and this is becoming a big problem. In other news, a Korean court ruled in favor of Korean laborers forced to work for Japanese companies prior to the end of World War II, stating that each person should receive compensation of about 10,000,000 yen. In 1965, as part of the Japan-Korea treaty, Japan paid an amount that exceeds Korea’s then national budget in compensation, in return for Korea abandoning all future rights to make further claims against Japan. The lawsuit was filed by private individuals, but the terms of the treaty state that this was a complete and final conclusion, and subsequent Korean presidents confirmed that this was the case. Besides this, in Korea, another similar problem has been raised over the issue of comfort women during the war.