Crime & Courts
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Woman Claiming to Be Ryoko Hirosue, Famous Japanese Actor, Arrested for Injuring Nurse; Police Say She Kicked, Scratched Victim at Shizuoka Pref. Hospital
Shizuoka prefectural police announced that a woman was arrested on suspicion of inflicting injury...
April 8, 2025
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Unification Church Appeals Dissolution Order
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Unification Church filed an appeal with Tokyo High Court on Monday over ...
April 7, 2025
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JFTC to Fine 6 Firms Over Tokyo Games Bid Rigging; Dentsu Among Those Facing Administrative Penalty
In a bid-rigging case related to the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics held in 2021, the Japan Fair ...
April 4, 2025
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NPA Cracks Down on Child Pornography in International Investigation; 544 People Uncovered
The National Police Agency announced on Friday that 544 people have been arrested or uncovered fo...
April 4, 2025
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Argument Over Online Game Led to Fatal Stabbing of 16-Year-Old Girl Says 21-Year-Old Man from Aichi Prefecture
ICHINOMIYA, Aichi — A man arrested on suspicion of abandoning the body of a 16-year-old girl at h...
April 4, 2025
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Man Arrested in Japan After 16-Year-Old Girl’s Body Found in Closet; Girl Had Many Stab Wounds, Cuts on Neck, Back of Head
ICHINOMIYA, Aichi — The Aichi prefectural police arrested a 21-year-old man on suspicion of aband...
April 3, 2025
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More Children in Japan Becoming Victimized Through Online Games; Police Urge Parents to Pay Attention to What Children Are Playing Online
More children are becoming victimized by people they met while playing online games.
Nine...
April 2, 2025
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Passenger Car Driver Hits 7 Pedestrians in Central Nagoya
NAGOYA – Seven pedestrians, including a baby, were struck when a passenger car ran onto a sidewal...
April 1, 2025
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Museum in Japan Says Painting is Forgery by Notorious German Art Forger; Full Refund of ¥67.2 Mil. Sought by Tokushima Museum
TOKUSHIMA — The Tokushima Modern Art Museum has confirmed that its oil painting “At the Cycle-Rac...
March 26, 2025
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3 Teens in Japan Used Illegally Obtained Rakuten Mobile Accounts, Arrested Over Fraud; Rakuten Mobile Accounts Being Used for Criminal Purposes
Three students, aged 15 to 18, have been arrested by the Metropolitan Police Department on suspic...
March 26, 2025
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Hakamata to Receive ¥217 Mil., Possibly Highest Compensation for Wrongful Conviction
A court decided Monday to award a man wrongfully convicted of murder around ¥217 million in compe...
March 26, 2025
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Thai Authorities Say Dozens of Japanese Involved in Southeast Asian Fraud Hubs; Some Believed to Be Hiding in Thailand
BANGKOK — A senior Thai police official revealed on Monday that dozens of Japanese nationals are ...
March 25, 2025
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Unification Church Ordered to Dissolve by Tokyo District Court; Religious Group Can File Appeal to High Court (Update 1)
The Tokyo District Court Ordered the Unification Church Tuesday to dissolve the religious group f...
March 25, 2025
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Overseas Online Casinos ‘Target’ Users in Japan; Easy Payment Process Lures People to Illegal Gambling
With a basic plan to combat gambling addiction — which includes measures against payment service ...
March 22, 2025
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Mutilated Human Remains Found in Shrubbery in Osaka; Passerby Finds Plastic Bag Containing Organs, Bones
OSAKA — The Osaka prefectural police announced Friday that the mutilated remains of a man were fo...
March 22, 2025
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