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  • Man Arrested on Suspicion of Murdering Mother in Japan’s Chiba Pref.; Second Body Found in Home

    CHIBA — Police arrested a 45-year-old man on Saturday on suspicion of murdering who was believed ...

    May 10, 2025

  • Teen Arrested on Suspicion of Stabbing Grandfather to Death in Japan’s Aichi Prefecture; Grandmother Also Found Dead

    NAGOYA — A 16-year-old boy was arrested Saturday on suspicion of murdering his grandfather in the...

    May 10, 2025

  • Illegal Trades through Hacked Securities Accounts Totaled ¥305 Bil. from Jan. to April: FSA; Major Securities Companies Planning Policies for Compensating Victims

    The total value of illegal stock trades made through securities accounts that had been hacked via...

    May 9, 2025

  • Knife Attack Suspect Picked Todaimae Station Due to University-Related Name; Says He Wanted to Show Danger of Education-Obsessed Parenting

    The suspect who assaulted a man with a knife at a station in Tokyo on Wednesday night told police...

    May 9, 2025

  • Five Teachers Injured at Tokyo School; Suspected Attackers Arrested at Scene

    Two men broke into the municipal Daisan Elementary School in Tachikawa, Tokyo, on Thursday mornin...

    May 8, 2025

  • Man Arrested after 2 Injured in Knife Attack at Todaimae Station; Victims’ Injuries Are Not Life-Threatening

    A 43-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a knife attack at Toda...

    May 8, 2025

  • 2 Men Injured After Knife Attack at Tokyo Subway Station; Suspected Attacker Apprehended, Arrested at Scene

    Two men were injured after being attacked at a subway station in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo, on Wednesday...

    May 7, 2025

  • Man Arrested on Suspicion of Drunk Driving after Rear-ending Bus in Yokosuka

    A bus was rear-ended by a vehicle that fled the scene at a bus stop near Yokosuka-chuo Station on...

    May 5, 2025

  • Police Failed to Interview Ex-Boyfriend Despite Reports of Stalking; Arrested on Suspicion of Abandoning Body in Bag in Kawasaki

    YOKOHAMA — A man arrested for abandoning the body of a 20-year-old woman had not been interviewed...

    May 5, 2025

  • Man Arrested over Body Found in Bag in Eastern Japan

    YOKOHAMA (Jiji Press) — Japanese police on Saturday arrested a man, 27, for allegedly abandoning ...

    May 4, 2025

  • Actress Ryoko Hirosue to Suspend Activities in Entertainment; After Bipolar Disorder Diagnosis, Hirosue to Focus on Recovery

    Actress Ryoko Hirosue will take time off from her activities in the entertainment industry due to...

    May 3, 2025

  • 7 Children Hit by Car on Osaka Street; Man Arrested on Suspicion of Attempted Murder (UPDATE 1)

    Seven children were hit by a car on a street in Nishinari Ward, Osaka City, at around 1:30 p.m. o...

    May 1, 2025

  • Yokohama Court Orders U.S. Soldier Pay ¥16.45 Mil. to 4 Victims Over Assault

    YOKOHAMA — A district court on Friday ruled that a U.S. soldier must pay a total of \16.45 millio...

    April 26, 2025

  • 2 Japanese Men Arrested Over Myanmar-Based Scam Operations; Allegedly Forced to Impersonate Police, Others to Fool Victims

    Two Japanese men allegedly involved in international scam operations conducted from Myanmar were ...

    April 24, 2025

  • Body of Elderly Woman Found in Drum in Saitama Pref.

    SAITAMA - An adult body was found on Friday in a metal drum on the premises of a recycling compan...

    April 20, 2025

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