Crime & Courts
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Man Suspected of Attacking Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party HQ Used Bear Spray on Police; 3 On-Duty Officers Suffer Minor Throat Injuries
A man suspected of attacking the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters and the Prime Minister's O...
October 22, 2024
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16 Gasoline-filled Tanks Found in Minivan of Suspect in LDP HQ Attack; Suspect Possibly Wanted to Explode Vehicle
Police found 16 containers of gasoline in the minivan of a man arrested after throwing what appea...
October 21, 2024
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Police Apologize to Hakamata After His Acquittal for 1966 Quadruple Murder; Shizuoka Authorities Also Express Contrition to Grandson of Victims
Following the acquittal on retrial of Iwao Hakamata, 88, for the 1966 quadruple murder of a famil...
October 21, 2024
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22-Year-Old Man Arrested over Robbery-Murder in Yokohama; Applied on Social Media for ‘Dark Part-Time’ Job
A 22-year-old man has been arrested in a murder-robbery case that occurred in Yokohama. Accordin...
October 21, 2024
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Judge Under Investigation Over Suspicions of Insider Trading During Temporary Assignment to Financial Services Agency
A judge who was temporarily assigned to the Financial Services Agency is being investigated on su...
October 20, 2024
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Man Arrested After Throwing ‘Molotov cocktails’ at LDP Headquarters; Ramming Vehicle into PM’s Office (UPDATE 2)
A man was arrested Saturday morning after throwing what appeared to be Molotov cocktails toward t...
October 19, 2024
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Japan Police Aim to Quickly Expose Ringleader as Robberies Become More Violent; Recent Cases Resemble 2022, 2023 Robberies
The recent robberies that have been occurring in the Tokyo metropolitan area have become increasi...
October 19, 2024
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Man Arrested Over Ramming Vehicle into Prime Minister’s Office; Throwing ‘Molotov Cocktails’ at LDP’s Headquarters (UPDATE 1)
A man was arrested Saturday morning for ramming a minivan into the protective fence at the Prime ...
October 19, 2024
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Police Arrest Woman for Assault of Stepdaughter; Victim Later Confirmed Dead
SAPPORO - Police on Saturday arrested a woman on suspicion of assaulting her 9-year-old stepdaugh...
October 19, 2024
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Defendant Admits Role in Death of Tokyo’s Elderly Woman; Carried Out Robbery Arranged by ‘Luffy’ Group
A suspect accused of robbing and killing an elderly woman last year in a series of robberies orch...
October 18, 2024
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Missing Woman Rescued, Man Arrested for Kidnapping; Suspect Also Linked to Robbery-Murder in Yokohama
A man arrested over a kidnapping that happened on Thursday is also a suspect in an apparent murde...
October 18, 2024
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One Ringleader Suspected In 5 Tokyo Area Robberies; ‘Dark Part-Time Job’ Crimes Have Included Assaults
The Yomiuri ShimbunA house in Aoba Ward, Yokohama, where a man was found dead on Wednesday The Yomiu...
October 18, 2024
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Japanese Inmate, Raita Fukusaku, Stabbed to Death in Hawaii Prison; Convicted in 1994 Murders of Well-known Japanese Fortuneteller and Son
LOS ANGELES — Raita Fukusaku, a 59-year-old man who had served nearly 30 years in prison for the ...
October 16, 2024
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Osaka Police Arrest Yakuza Member for Allegedly Stealing Van Carrying ¥280 Million Worth of Rolex Watches; Van Stolen in 3 Minutes
The Osaka prefectural police announced Tuesday the arrest of a yakuza group member and another ma...
October 15, 2024
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Tokyo Police Send Papers on Head of Go-kart Rental Company, After 2 Foreigners Arrested for Property Damage
Police have sent papers to prosecutors on a man in his 40s for renting out go-karts in Tokyo to f...
October 12, 2024
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