Retail Operations, Inc., a U.S. firm, obtains a judgment in a U.S. court against Shinobu, Ltd., a Japanese business. Whether the court's judgment will be enforced by a court in Japan depends on the Japanese court's application of

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The principle of comity refers to the recognition and enforcement of foreign legal judgments based on mutual respect among nations, rather than on a sense of legal obligation. In the context of international law, it means that a court in one country may choose to recognize and enforce the judgments of a court in another country, provided certain conditions are met. This principle is relevant when a U.S. court's judgment is sought to be enforced in Japan, as it would depend on whether the Japanese court decides to apply the principle of comity to recognize and enforce the U.S. court's judgment.