Crime & Courts
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U.S. Marine Stationed in Okinawa Pref. Arrested for DUI; Rising Tensions Over U.S. Military Personnel Misconduct
The Okinawa Prefectural Police Naha Station arrested a 24-year-old U.S. Marine stationed in Okina...
July 7, 2024
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Osaka Court Recognizes Gay African Man as Refugee
Osaka, July 4 (Jiji Press) — Osaka District Court on Thursday revoked a decision by immigration a...
July 5, 2024
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U.S. Marine Nabbed in Okinawa for Allegedly Groping Woman
Naha, Okinawa Pref., July 4 (Jiji Press) — Japanese police Thursday arrested a 22-year-old privat...
July 5, 2024
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‘Ray of Hope’ after Japan’s Supreme Court Rules on Forced Sterilization; Surgeries Declared Major Human Rights Violation
When Chief Justice Saburo Tokura declared the plaintiffs’ victory at the Supreme Court soon after...
July 4, 2024
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Bereaved Families Sue Operator over Boat Accident
SAPPORO (Jiji Press) — Bereaved families of victims of an accident caused by the Kazu I sightseei...
July 4, 2024
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Video Shows Hokkaido Murder Victim Being Forced to Sit on Bridge Parapet; 2 Suspects Allegedly Caused 17-year-old Girl to Fall from Bridge
ASAHIKAWA, Hokkaido — A video that shows a murdered high school girl being forced to sit on the p...
July 3, 2024
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Japan Top Court Orders Damages for Forced Sterilizations
Tokyo, July 3 (Jiji Press)—Japan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday awarded damages to victims of force...
July 3, 2024
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Hackers behind Kadokawa Cyberattack Claim Further Info Leak
Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press) — Hackers who stole data from Japanese publisher Kadokawa Corp. throug...
July 3, 2024
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Father of Accused Killer: Calling Police Would Be ‘Betrayal’; Parents of Runa Tamura are Accused of Abetting Murder, Body Disposal
SAPPORO — The father of a 30-year-old woman charged with killing and beheading a man in Sapporo l...
July 2, 2024
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Luxury Car Thefts Plague Paid Parking Lots Near Narita Airport; Police Suspect Thieves Are Using Keys Kept On-Site
Multiple luxury cars have been stolen from paid parking lots near Narita Airport in a spree targe...
June 30, 2024
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Decades Later, Japan’s Matsumoto Sarin Attack Victim Is Remembered; 30 Years Have Passed Since Aum Shinrikyo’s First Mass Murder
MATSUMOTO, Nagano — Thirty years have passed since the fatal sarin nerve gas attack carried out b...
June 29, 2024
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Another U.S. Military Member Charged With Sex Crime In Okinawa; Ambassador Emanuel Asked To Prevent Further Recurrences
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi disclosed at a press conference Friday that a member of...
June 28, 2024
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Eldest Daughter Arrested for Killing Tokyo Couple
Tokyo, June 27 (Jiji Press) — A joint investigation team of Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Departmen...
June 28, 2024
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Hacker Group Claims Responsibility for Cyberattack on Japanese Video Site Niconico; Group Threatens to Release Stolen Data if Demands Not Met
A cyberattack has forced Japanese video-sharing site Niconico to suspend operations and a hacking...
June 28, 2024
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U.S. Commander Expresses Regret Over Sexual Assault in Okinawa; Direct Words of Apology Not Given
NAHA — A U.S. airman at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture was indicted by prosecutors in Marc...
June 27, 2024
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