Crime & Courts
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Relief in Sight for Copyright Holders; Recovery of ¥2 Tril. Damages from Pirated Content Get Closer
The Intellectual Property High Court’s judgment is a ray of hope for copyright holders of enterta...
March 3, 2025
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Court Rules Foreign Service Provider Must Disclose Information in Piracy Case; Illustrator’s Work Shared Illegally
The Intellectual Property High Court ruled that a foreign telecommunications service provider whi...
March 3, 2025
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Someone Breaks into Home of Late Monta Mino; Security Camera Footage Shows 2 People Fleeing
The home of Monta Mino, a freelance presenter and TV personality who died Saturday aged 80, was b...
March 2, 2025
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Boy Arrested on Suspicion of Attempted Murder after Admitting to Stabbing Man on Street in Adachi Ward, Tokyo
A boy was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder on Monday morning after admitting to stabbing...
February 24, 2025
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Station Staff Remember Panic, Confusion Felt during Cult’s Attack
At around 8:10 a.m. during rush hour on Monday, March 20, 1995, commuters were thrown into a pani...
February 22, 2025
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Amount of Smuggled Gold Seized by Customs Quadrupled in 2024; Increase Attributed to Rising Gold Prices, Post-Pandemic Increase in Cross-Border Travel
The amount of smuggled gold seized by customs nationwide in 2024 was 1,218 kilograms, which is fo...
February 20, 2025
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Man Gets 10 Years over Attack on Ex-Japan PM Kishida
Wakayama, Feb. 19 (Jiji Press)—A Japanese district court on Wednesday sentenced a 25-year-old man...
February 19, 2025
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Japanese Teen Rescued from Myanmar Scam Ring; He Was Trafficked and Forced to Participate in Fraud Operations
BANGKOK — A Japanese teenager has been rescued by Thai police, it was announced Saturday, after t...
February 15, 2025
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S. Korean Man Admits to Smuggling ¥500 Million in Gold by Drop-off at Sea
A 41-year-old South Korean man admitted in a trial Thursday to charges that he was involved in sm...
February 14, 2025
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Japanese Man Detained in Thailand for Suspected Frauds in Myanmar
BANGKOK (Jiji Press) — Thai police said Thursday they have detained a 29-year-old Japanese man fo...
February 14, 2025
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Kabukicho Support Group Leader Arrested on Suspicion of Sexual Misconduct with ‘Toyoko Kid’
A representative of a support group for young people who frequent the Toyoko area of the Kabukich...
February 14, 2025
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Sibling Doctors Arrested over Murder Cover-Up; One Patient Killed Another in Northern Japan (Update 2)
AOMORI — In connection with the murder of one inpatient by another at a hospital in Hachinohe, Ao...
February 14, 2025
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Hungary Police Apologize over Handling of Woman’s Death; Japanese Victim had Complained of Abuse by Ex-Husband
GENEVA – Police in Hungary said Tuesday it had taken disciplinary action against five of its offi...
February 13, 2025
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Criminal Complaint Filed against Ishimaru over Tokyo Gov. Election
Tokyo, Feb. 11 (Jiji Press) — A civic group has filed a criminal complaint against Shinji Ishimar...
February 11, 2025
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Bleeding Man at Train Station in Kyoto Pref. Attacks Staff with Knife; Arrested on Suspicion of Violating Firearms, Swords Control Law
A man who was bleeding from the forehead at a train station in Seika, Kyoto Prefecture, took out ...
February 11, 2025
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