Crime & Courts
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Aum Victims Seek Govt Help as Aleph Compensation Stalls; Cult’s Successor Group Said to Have Hidden Assets
Thirty years after the Aum Supreme Truth cult’s deadly attacks, victims’ families are calling for...
March 21, 2025
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Passengers at 33 Stations Fell Victim to 1995 Subway Sarin Attack; Gas Released by Aum Supreme Truth Cult Killed At Least 13
At least 33 stations on three metro lines were affected by the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo...
March 20, 2025
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PM Ishiba’s Website Hit by Suspected Cyberattack; ‘Anonymous China’ Claims Responsibility
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s personal website was likely a target of a cyberattack which cause...
March 20, 2025
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Takashi Tachibana Injured in His Head, Neck, Left Ear; Attacked with Weapon
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Takashi Tachibana, leader of controversial political group NHK Party, was at...
March 15, 2025
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NHK Party’s Takashi Tachibana Attacked in Tokyo
Takashi Tachibana, the leader of the NHK Party political group, was attacked by a man in the Kasu...
March 14, 2025
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Fatal Stabbing of Livestreamer Allegedly Financially Motivated; Suspect Says Victim Never Returned Money He Loaned Her
The man arrested on suspicion of killing a woman while she was livestreaming on the streets of To...
March 13, 2025
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Online Casinos Believed to Have Been Used by More Than 3 mil. People in Japan, with Influencers Driving People to Bet
The National Police Agency has found that about 3.37 million people in Japan are using or have us...
March 13, 2025
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New ¥10,000 Bill Allegedly Counterfeited with Home Printer, Used at Convenience Store; Tokyo Man Has Been Arrested
Police arrested a man for allegedly using counterfeit new ¥10,000 bills at a convenience store, a...
March 13, 2025
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Two Japanese Men Detained in Thailand, May Have Been Leaving Scam Base in Myanmar
BANGKOK — Thai police detained two Japanese men in western Mae Soto, which borders Myanmar, on su...
March 13, 2025
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Man Searched for Woman Through Her Livestream on Streets of Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward Before Killing Her
Regarding the incident in which a man killed a woman livestreaming on the streets of Tokyo, the p...
March 12, 2025
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Woman in 20s Believed Live-streaming on Tokyo Street Stabbed to Death; Man at Scene Arrested (UPDATE 1)
An emergency call was made to the police at around 9:50 a.m. Tuesday reporting that a woman had b...
March 11, 2025
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Ex Credit Union Employee Held over Stealing Customer’s ¥100 Million over Several Years
Kanagawa Prefectural Police arrested a former deputy manager of the Yokohama branch of Hanashinyo...
March 4, 2025
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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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