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  • Judge Under Investigation of Suspected Insider Trading; Large Gains from Stock Trading Soon After FSA Assignment

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    November 1, 2024

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    October 31, 2024

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    October 30, 2024

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    October 30, 2024

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    October 30, 2024

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    October 29, 2024

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    An 18-year-old female bartender was fatally stabbed in the neck by a male customer at a bar early...

    October 27, 2024

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    A 25-year-old man was found guilty for making a computer virus using interactive generative artif...

    October 27, 2024

  • 3 Arrested in Hyogo Prefecture for ‘Disciplining’ Coworkers by Putting Firecrackers into Noses, Pouring Flammable Liquid on Buttocks

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    October 26, 2024

  • Son, His Wife Rearrested for Allegedly Killing Father with Antifreeze Agent; 3rd Arrest of Couple Suspected of Killing Daughter, Aunt

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    October 26, 2024

  • TSE Official’s Relative Suspected of Profiting from Insider Trading; Japan Exchange Group Apologizes in Statement

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    October 24, 2024

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