Crime & Courts
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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
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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
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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
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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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Suspect Found Unconscious at Prosecutor’s Office in Fukuoka; Apparently Attempted Suicide
FUKUOKA — A 45-year-old man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder was found unconscious after...
April 20, 2025
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Hackers Take Over Accounts at Japan Securities Firms, Make Illicit Stock Trades in Apparent Bid to Raise Prices
A series of crimes has occurred in which hackers took over individual investors’ accounts with se...
April 16, 2025
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Police Refer Madame Dewi to Prosecutors; Television Celebrity Suspected of Throwing Glass at Woman
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department referred television celebrity Dewi Sukarno to the Tokyo ...
April 16, 2025
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Japanese Actress Ryoko Hirosue Released; Prosecutors Continue Investigation on Suspicion of Injuring Nurse
The Shizuoka District Public Prosecutors Office’s Hamamatsu branch released actress Ryoko Hirosue...
April 16, 2025
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Child Sex Crime Victims Oppose Civil Lawsuit Time Limit; Japan’s Revisions of Criminal, Civil Codes Not in Sync
Victims of childhood sexual violence and lawyers supporting them are calling for the abolition of...
April 16, 2025
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Man Arrested for Stabbing Teenage Girl to Death at Entrance of Her Apartment in Saitama City
A 24-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of killing a 15-year-old girl in Sakura Wa...
April 15, 2025
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2025 Expo Osaka: Man Arrested for Obstructing Operation at Expo Venue; ‘Joke’ about Carrying a Bomb Led to Evacuation, West Gate Closure
A man was arrested for allegedly obstructing security guards’ operation over lying about having a...
April 15, 2025
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Body of Nursery School Teacher Found on Miyagi Coast; Possible Murder Case as Body Shows External Injuries to Chest
The Miyagi Prefectural Police received a call from a passer-by at around 10:10 on Sunday morning ...
April 14, 2025
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Ginza Restaurant Kanetanaka President Arrested on Drug Possession; High-end Restaurant Frequented by Influential Figures
The president of Kanetanaka, a famous ryotei high-end restaurant frequented by key figures in Jap...
April 12, 2025
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Ryoko Hirosue Suspected of Kicking Nurse at Hospital; Actress Has Her Tokyo Home Searched by Police
The Shizuoka prefectural police on Thursday searched the home of actress Ryoko Hirosue in Tokyo, ...
April 10, 2025
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Ryoko Hirosue, Famous Japanese Actress, Arrested for Injuring Nurse; Police Say She Kicked, Scratched Victim at Shizuoka Pref. Hospital
Shizuoka prefectural police Department announced that Ryoko Hirosue, 44-year-old actress, was arr...
April 8, 2025
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