Crime & Courts
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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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Japanese Manga Artist of ‘The Apothecary Diaries’ Series Accused of Tax Evasion
An artist connected with the popular manga series “The Apothecary Diaries” is being pursued by th...
April 2, 2024
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Sentence for Former Lawmaker GaaSyy’s Finalized; 3-year Prison Term, Suspended for Five Years for Intimidating Celebrities Via Online Video
The sentencing of former Japanese lawmaker GaaSyy, who was charged with intimidating celebrities ...
March 29, 2024
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Tokyo Women’s Medical University Raided in Connection with Aggravated Breach of Trust
Police on Friday simultaneously raided a dozen locations including the headquarters of Tokyo Wome...
March 29, 2024
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Police Handle Record Number of Stalking Cases in 2023
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of antistalking law violation cases that led to arrests or other ...
March 28, 2024
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Man Infected with Measles Reportedly Dined at Restaurant in Tokyo Station
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Man Infected with Measles May Have Come in Contact with Many People in Tokyo, Went to Store, Restaurant Around When Symptoms Emerged
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Woman with Measles Visited Hospital in Tokyo Multiple Times Before Being Diagnosed with Disease
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Australian Woman Dies After Mishap on Ski Lift in Nagano Prefecture
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Foreign Snowboarder in Serious Condition After Hanging in Midair from Chairlift in Nagano Prefecture
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