Crime & Courts
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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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Former Death Row Inmate Hakamata’s Acquittal Final; Japanese Prosecutors Abandon Right to Appeal
Former death row inmate Iwao Hakamata’s acquittal over the murder of four people in 1966 was fina...
October 9, 2024
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Japan Prosecutors Opt Not to Appeal Hakamata’s Acquittal; Death Penalty Case Marked by Controversial Evidence
It was a tough decision for the prosecution to give up on appealing the Shizuoka District Court r...
October 9, 2024
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Prosecutors Won’t Appeal Japan Man’s Acquittal Over 1966 Murders; Former Death Row Prisoner Iwao Hakamata Free of Charges
Prosecutors on Tuesday said they would not appeal the Shizuoka District Court ruling acquitting I...
October 8, 2024
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Shinji Saito, Member of Japan Comedy Trio ‘Jungle Pocket,’ Referred to Prosecutors Over Sexual Assault On Bus For Location Filming
Shinji Saito, a member of Japanese popular comedy trio Jungle Pocket, has been referred to prosec...
October 7, 2024
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Taipei Group Files Suit Over Kobayashi Pharmaceutical’s Tainted Benikoji Pills; Consumer Protection Association Suing Subsidiary, Importer
TAIPEI — A consumer support group in Taiwan has filed a lawsuit seeking 168 million New Taiwan ...
October 1, 2024
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Japanese Michelin Star Chef’s Paris Home Robbed by 3 Men; Kei Kobayashi’s Wife Assaulted, Suffered Serious Injuries during Incident
PARIS – Three men broke into the Paris home of Japanese Michelin-starred chef Kei Kobayashi on Th...
September 30, 2024
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Police, Prosecutors Recoil From Idea Of Faked Evidence; Officials ‘Cannot Accept’ New Ruling In Hakamata Case
The Shizuoka District Court’s acquittal ruling on Thursday for Iwao Hakamata has upset police and...
September 27, 2024
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Osaka Ship Dealer, President Suspected of Exporting Cargo Ship to Iran; President Suspected of Declaring False Destination
An Osaka-based ship dealer and its president suspected of illegally exporting a second-hand cargo...
September 27, 2024
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Hakamata, Suffering from Communication Problems Since Prison, Offers No Reply When Told of His Acquittal
Having spent most of his life as a prisoner on death row, Iwao Hakamata, now 88, has been found n...
September 27, 2024
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China Claims Japanese Boy’s Stabbing in Shenzhen as ‘Isolated Incident’; Police Reportedly Told Not to Leak Motive
SHENZHEN / BEIJING — The motive for the fatal stabbing of a 10-year-old Japanese schoolboy in She...
September 26, 2024
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Japan’s Iwao Hakamata Found Not Guilty for 1966 Shizuoka Murders, Robbery; Judge Alludes to Fabrication of Evidence (UPDATE 2)
The Shizuoka District Court found Iwao Hakamata not guilty in his retrial on Thursday, reversing ...
September 26, 2024
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