In New York, the statute of limitations for personal injury cases gives an injured person three years from the date of the injury to go to court and file a lawsuit against those responsible for the injury (or for the underlying accident).
Other possibly helpful tidbits of info: Wolf in japanese is 'ookami' pronounced [oh-kah-me]. Oni [oh-knee], Mononoke [mo-noh-noh-kay], and Youkai [yo-k-eye] are all words to describe evil things, literal translations are oni=demonic ogre, mononoke=forest spirit (usually angry), and youkai=demon.
Article 36bis allows an application in foreign languages (currently only in English) if the applicant submits a Japanese translation within two months from the filing date. However, the applicant may not amend the foreign language file (Article 17, paragraph 2). In 2007 there was a revision of Japan Patent Law.