Crime & Courts
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2 Vietnamese Arrested on Suspicion of Stealing Bonsai after Being Identified by GPS Attached to Stolen Items
NAGOYA – Two Vietnamese men have been arrested on suspicion of stealing a total of seven bonsai p...
April 27, 2024
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Japanese “Sugar Baby” Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison
Nagoya, April 22 (Jiji Press) — Nagoya District Court on Monday sentenced a Japanese “sugar baby”...
April 23, 2024
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Man Arrested in Connection with Two Bodies Found in Tochigi Pref., North of Tokyo; Bodies Were Bound and Burned
Police have arrested a man on suspicion of destruction of a corpse in connection with two bodies ...
April 21, 2024
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Dentist Suspected of Earning More Than ¥30 Million by Stealing Silver Teeth
A 38-year-old dentist was arrested on suspicion of stealing a silver tooth at Kyushu University H...
April 21, 2024
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Japan Court Orders Damages over Niigata Minamata Disease
Niigata, April 18 (Jiji Press) — A Japanese district court Thursday ordered Resonac Holdings Corp...
April 19, 2024
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Confidentiality Keeps Doctors From Refuting Bad Reviews; Google Maps Says It Won’t Delete Them Without Court Order
Medical clinics have been struggling to get Google to remove negative reviews that appear on Goog...
April 18, 2024
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University Exec Likely Violated Law Over Prescriptions; No Record Found of Painkillers, Including Morphine
The former vice president, 68, was the attending physician to Hidetoshi Tanaka, who died in Janua...
April 18, 2024
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Doctors, Clinics Sue Over Harmful Reviews on Google Maps; Targeting Platform Instead of Posters a Novel Legal Move (Update 1)
About 60 doctors and medical corporation managers nationwide intended to file a class action laws...
April 18, 2024
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Tokyo Man Defrauded of ¥140 Mill. in SNS Scam in Which Person Claiming to Be Celebrity Offers Investment Opportunities
A man in his 70s in Tokyo was defrauded of about ¥140 million in a social media scam in which a p...
April 16, 2024
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China Court Awards Damages Over AI Images Resembling Ultraman; Service Provider Held Liable For Copyright Infringement
An AI service provider in China has been found liable for copyright infringement and ordered to p...
April 16, 2024
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¥10 Million Pure Gold Chawan Bowl Stolen from Nihombashi Takashimaya during Exhibition Found at Shop in Taito Ward
A pure gold chawan bowl, valued at about ¥10 million and stolen from an exhibition and sale at To...
April 15, 2024
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Motorcycle Racer Takumi Iwamoto Arrested on Suspicion of Speeding, Covering Up Violation
Motorcycle racer Takumi Iwamoto was arrested on Saturday on suspicion of speeding and attempting ...
April 15, 2024
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Police Questioning Suspect in Theft of ¥10 Million Pure Gold Chawan Bowl from Nihombashi Takashimaya
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department on Saturday afternoon began questioning a man in his 30s...
April 13, 2024
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¥10 Million Pure Gold Chawan Bowl Missing from Nihombashi Takashimaya; Police Search for Man Caught on Camera Taking Bowl
A shop clerk noticed that a pure gold chawan bowl worth ¥10 million was missing from Nihombashi T...
April 11, 2024
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Nara Pref.: Hospitalized Man Arrested on Suspicion of Stealing Ambulance Because He ‘Wanted to Escape Hospital’
A man hospitalized with fractured bones was arrested on suspicion of stealing an ambulance becaus...
April 11, 2024
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