Crime & Courts
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4th Teen Arrested in Rakuten Mobile Fraud Case after His Alleged Purchase of 35,000 IDs on Social Media
A 17-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of illegally accessing Rakuten Mobile Inc.’s sys...
March 21, 2025
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Japan Authorities Boost Responses to Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Threats; Officials Warn Against Public Complacency
The Self-Defense Forces, police and other authorities across Japan have bolstered their abilities...
March 21, 2025
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Public Security Intelligence Chief: Aum Not Thing of Past; Agency to Make Efforts to Rid Insecurity
Thirty years have passed since the 1995 sarin gas attack on a Tokyo subway train, but the head of...
March 21, 2025
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Man Arrested on Suspicion of Murdering Niece; Girl Found Encased in Concrete
A 41-year-old man was arrested in Osaka Prefecture on Friday on suspicion of killing his niece, p...
March 21, 2025
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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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