Crime & Courts
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7 Men Arrested Over Robbery of ¥423 Mil. on Tokyo Street; Members of Gang Groups Among Those Arrested
Seven men were arrested on Saturday on suspicion of robbing a Chinese man and six others of about...
March 14, 2026
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Man, Woman Found with Stab Wounds Inside Tokyo Apartment in Meguro Ward After Fire Reported
Police received a call reporting a “smell of smoke” at a 10-story apartment building in the Kami-...
March 12, 2026
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Former Unification Church Files Special Appeal to Supreme Court to Overturn Dissolution Ruling
Family Federation for World Peace and Unification — formerly known as the Unification Church — fi...
March 9, 2026
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Potential Claims Against Unification Church Raise Questions About Its Ability to Pay Japanese Victims
With the Unification Church’s dissolution having been upheld by the Tokyo High Court, attention i...
March 5, 2026
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Chinese Man Arrested on Suspicion of Smuggling 250 Counterfeit ¥10,000 Silver Coins
Police have arrested a Chinese national on suspicion of importing counterfeit silver coins. He is...
March 5, 2026
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Tokyo High Court Upholds Unification Church Dissolution Order; Liquidation Process to Begin
The Tokyo High Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court ruling that ordered the dissolution of the...
March 4, 2026
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Tokyo High Court Upholds Unification Church Dissolution Order
Tokyo, March 4 (Jiji Press)—Tokyo High Court on Wednesday upheld a district court order for the d...
March 4, 2026
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Former Nomura Securities Employee Given 18-year Prison Sentence for Arson, Attempted Murder-Robbery in Hiroshima
HIROSHIMA — The Hiroshima district court handed down an 18-year prison sentence to a former emplo...
March 3, 2026
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Chiba Police to Arrest Japanese National in Midair; Man Accused of Vandalizing Shrine, Temple Being Brought to Japan from U.S.
CHIBA — The Chiba prefectural police plan to arrest a Japanese national while he is en route to J...
March 3, 2026
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Tokyo High Court Set to Rule on Unification Church Dissolution Request
The Tokyo High Court is expected to hand down a ruling Wednesday on whether to dissolve the Famil...
March 3, 2026
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Man Accused of Making Woman Drink 32 Shots of Tequila, Resulting in Death, Denies Sexual Intent in 1st Court Hearing
A man accused of making a woman drink 32 shots of tequila, resulting in her death, denied having ...
March 2, 2026
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Arson Suspected After 11 Fires in 9 Days in Japan’s Ibaraki Pref. City
CHIKUSEI, Ibaraki — Eleven fires have been reported in the span of nine days in different parts o...
March 1, 2026
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Tokyo Police Officer Dismissed for Taking Nude Photos of 20 Dead Women’s Bodies
A police officer in Tokyo was dismissed on Friday over taking pictures of dead women’s bodies, th...
February 27, 2026
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Record 167 Elementary School Students Harmed Via Social Media in 2025, Highlights Growing Dangers Including Deepfakes
The number of elementary school students falling victim to crimes through social media rose 20% t...
February 27, 2026
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Death Penalty Sought for Murder of U.S. Man, Family in Saitama Prefecture
SAITAMA (Jiji Press) — Public prosecutors on Thursday demanded the death penalty for a 43-year-ol...
February 26, 2026
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