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  • Man Stabbed on Street in Ashiya, Hyogo Pref.; Police Take into Custody 2 Men Thought to Have Fled Scene (UPDATE 1)

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    January 15, 2025

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    January 15, 2025

  • Unprovoked Anger Believed to be Motive of Kitakyushu Stabbing Suspect; Authorities Think Victims were Likely Targeted by Suspect

    KITAKYUSHU — Unprovoked anger is believed to be the motive of the suspect in the stabbing of two ...

    January 15, 2025

  • Iwamoto Suspected of Receiving Another ¥50 mil. in Kickbacks; Architect Received ¥150 mil. Related to Hospital Project

    Kinuko Iwamoto, 78, the former chancellor of Tokyo Women’s Medical University arrested over havin...

    January 15, 2025

  • Suspicious Payment Is Key to Tokyo Women’s Medical University Case; Investigators Believe Former Chancellor Iwamoto Diverted 37 Million Yen to Herself

    In the case of the former chancellor of Tokyo Women’s Medical University, who was arrested on sus...

    January 15, 2025

  • Ex-MUFG Bank Employee Arrested on Suspicion of Thefts of Gold from Safe Deposit Boxes (UPDATE 1)

    The police intend as early as Tuesday to arrest a former MUFG Bank female employee on suspicion o...

    January 14, 2025

  • Ex-University Head Accused of Taking Two-Thirds of Fee from Architect Fraudulently Paid for Construction Project

    A former chancellor of Tokyo Women’s Medical University arranged to receive as a kickback two-thi...

    January 14, 2025

  • Osaka Man Arrested for Attempted Murder After Throwing Kitchen Knife From 2nd Floor Balcony

    OSAKA – A 24-year-old unemployed man in Osaka was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of attempted murd...

    January 14, 2025

  • Former Head of Tokyo Women’s Medical University Arrested; Accused of Distributing ¥120 Million as Fraudulent Fees

    The Metropolitan Police Department on Monday arrested Kinuko Iwamoto, former chancellor of Tokyo ...

    January 13, 2025

  • Police Find Increasing Number of Online Casino Users Gambling Overseas in 2024; Increase of 2.7 Times From 2023

    The police across the nation found 143 people who accessed and gambled on overseas online casinos...

    January 12, 2025

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    January 11, 2025

  • 8 Injured in Hammer Attack at University Campus in Tokyo; Woman in Her 20s Arrested

    Eight people were injured on Friday in a hammer attack at Hosei University Tama Campus in Machida...

    January 10, 2025

  • Man Rearrested on Suspicion of Murdering Girl at Kitakyushu McDonald’s in December

    Fukuoka prefectural police rearrested Masanori Hirabaru, 43, on suspicion of murdering a female s...

    January 9, 2025

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