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  • Philippine Woman Stabbed to Death on Yokohama Street; 33-Year-Old Male Suspect Turns Himself in to Police

    YOKOHAMA — A 33-year-old man was arrested Monday on suspicion of fatally stabbing a Philippine wo...

    June 10, 2024

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    New York, June 6 (Jiji Press)—Canadian police Thursday identified a man fatally stabbed in Vancou...

    June 7, 2024

  • Former Employee of Luxury Ginza Bar Arrested for Alleged Whisky Theft; 2 Bottles of Yamazaki 25 Years Old, Empty Bottle of Hibiki Stolen

    A former employee of a luxury bar in Tokyo’s Ginza district was arrested by the Tokyo Metropolita...

    June 6, 2024

  • Male Univ. Student Arrested on Suspicion of Sexually Assaulting Elementary School Girl at Hotel in Kabukicho District, Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo

    A male university student from Tokyo was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of sexually assaulting an ...

    June 6, 2024

  • Fukuoka District Court Rejects Retrial over 1992 Murder of 2 Girls

    FUKUOKA (Jiji Press) — A Japanese court Wednesday turned down a request for a retrial over the 19...

    June 6, 2024

  • Drunk Man With Knife Seen On Platform At Yokohama Station; Arrested At Kawasaki Station, No Injuries Reported

    YOKOHAMA – A man holding a knife was seen sitting on the floor of a Tokaido Line platform at JR Y...

    June 5, 2024

  • Mother Denies Helping Daughter Suspected of Beheading Man

    SAPPORO (Jiji Press) — The mother of a 30-year-old woman charged with killing and beheading a man...

    June 5, 2024

  • 2 Elderly Japanese Found Dead in Southern Paraguay House

    Mexico City (Jiji Press)—Law enforcement authorities of Paraguay have announced that two elderly ...

    June 5, 2024

  • Male Police Officer Suspected of Entering Women’s Restroom in Kobe; Claims “No Paper in Men’s Restroom”

    A male police officer claiming to have been “stranded” in the men’s restroom is facing charges on...

    June 1, 2024

  • Suspected Cache of Rocket Launchers, Handguns, Hand Grenades Found near Kitakyushu River

    A cache of what appeared to be rocket launchers, handguns and hand grenades was found on a river ...

    June 1, 2024

  • Man Arrested on Suspicion of Shooting Taxi Driver in Kawaguchi, Saitama Pref.; Caught By Police On Train Station Platform

    Police arrested a man Friday on suspicion of shooting a taxi driver with what is believed to be a...

    May 31, 2024

  • 3 Get 2 Years in Prison over Avalanche Deaths in Japan

    Utsunomiya, Tochigi Pref., May 30 (Jiji Press) — A Japanese district court sentenced three people...

    May 31, 2024

  • Woman Stabbed at Condo in Nakano Ward, Tokyo; Man Who Called Police Admitted to Stabbing

    A young woman was found after having been stabbed in the chest at a condominium in Nakano Ward, T...

    May 31, 2024

  • Taxi Driver Shot in Kawaguchi, Saitama Pref.; Police Tracking Down Man on Suspicion of Attempted Murder

    A 72-year-old taxi driver on Wednesday rushed into a convenience store in the Saiwai-cho district...

    May 30, 2024

  • Japan Man Arrested for Creating Virus Using Generative AI Systems; ‘I Thought I Could Do Anything if I Asked AI’

    A 25-year-old unemployed man from Kawasaki has been arrested for allegedly creating a computer virus...

    May 28, 2024

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