| 2002 | |
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| Nov.1 | Police arrested seven JRU members, then searched 64 spots including the union office and union officers' residences, and seized 1094 items. (JRU-Urawa incident) |
| 2003 | |
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| Jun. 21 | Police searched 18 spots and seized 538 items on the ground of an alleged incident which took place on 22 June 2002. (Tokyo Station incident) |
| Aug. 1 | JRU submitted a complaint to ILO. |
| Oct. 2 | ITF associated itself with the complaint. |
| Oct. 10 | JRU7 were granted bail after 344 days in detention. |
| 2004 | |
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| Nov. 17 | ILO released the recommendations (PDF.file) of Case 2304. |
| Nov. | The oppression case was carried on ICFTU annual survey 2004 of violations of trade union rights. |
| 2005 | |
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| Mar. 16 | Tokyo Station incident - Three suspects, non-prosecuted |
| Mar. 28 | JFBA issued a warning letter to the police. |
| Nov.17 | ILO made a second recommendation (follow-up) to the Japanese government. |
| Dec. 7 | Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department raided on the JRU and JREU offices with massive confiscation on suspicion of alleged "embezzlement". |
| 2006 | |
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| Feb. 3 | ILO Workers' Group sent a letter to Prime Minister, Koizumi , to respect the decisions of ILO Governing Body. |
| Jun. 16 | ILO Governing Body made a third recommendation (follow-up). |
| Jun.30 | Tokyo District Court gave a judgment to order Tokyo Metropolitan Government to pay compensation. |
| Aug.2-9 | JRU's Motion unanimously was adopted at 41st ITF Congress. |
| 2007 | |
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| Feb.15,19 |
The Tokyo police raided JRU office and other locations on suspicion of another alleged “embezzlement”. |
| May-June |
Three suspects of “embezzlement” (2005) were exempted from prosecution under the statute of limitations. |
| Jun.15 |
ILO made a fourth recommendation (follow-up). |
| Jul.13 |
The Aichi police raided head office and Nagoya region office of Central Japan Railway Workers’ Union (JRCU), and conducted questionings on suspicion of alleged “theft”. |
| Jul.17 |
The Tokyo District Court convicted JRU7, who immediately appealed to a higher court. |
| Aug.30 |
East Japan Railway Company dismissed JRU7 on the ground of the decision of the Tokyo District Court. JRU requested an urgent intervention from ILO. |
| Nov.30 |
Public Safety Bureau of the Tokyo police filed criminal papers with prosecutors against Mr. Matsuzaki (former president of JREU) on suspicion of alleged “embezzlement” (2005). |
| Dec.28 |
The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office dropped the case against Mr. Matsuzaki because of insufficient evidence. |
| 2008 | |
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| Mar.18 | Public Safety Bureau of the Tokyo police filed criminal papers with prosecutors against Mr. Sato (former Director of Japan Railway Welfare Association) on suspicion of another alleged “embezzlement”. |
| Mar.19 |
A member of JRCU was indicted without arrest by the Nagoya District Prosecutors Office : Gamagoori Station case. |
| Apr.25 |
The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office dropped the case against Mr. Sato because of insufficient evidence. |
| Nov.19 | ILO made a fifth recommendation (follow-up). |
| 2009 | |
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| Apr.21 |
The Nagoya District Court convicted Mr. Kato, a defendant of Gamagoori Station Case. He immediately appealed to a higher court. |
| Jun. 5 |
The Tokyo High Court delivered JRU7 a decision of “dismissal of an appeal”. They immediately made a final appeal to the Supreme Court. |
| Oct.5 | The Nagoya High Court delivered Mr. Kato a decision of “dismissal of an appeal”. He immediately made a final appeal to the Supreme Court. |
| 2010 | |
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| Jan.15 |
East Japan Railway Company reinstated Yoshida, an alleged “victim” of JR Urawa Case. |
| Feb.23 | Tokyo District Court made a decision to order Kodansha Ltd. and the writer, Mr. Nishioka, to pay JRU, JREU and Mr. Yanaji (one of JRU7) compensation of 2,200,000 yen. |
| Nov.18 | ILO Governing Body made a sixth recommendation (follow-up). |
