Crime & Courts
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Ex-Lawmaker Kakizawa Found Guilty over Vote-Buying
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo District Court on Thursday found former lawmaker Mito Kakizawa guilty ...
March 14, 2024
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Death Sentence Overturned for Kudo-kai Gang Boss in Japan
Fukuoka (Jiji Press)—A Japanese high court Tuesday overturned a lower court ruling sentencing the...
March 12, 2024
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New Group Formed to Discuss Death Penalty in Japan; Aim to Make Proposals to Govt in Autumn
A new group consisting mainly of lawmakers, former top investigators and family members of crime ...
March 10, 2024
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4 Vietnamese Allegedly Recruited for Shoplifting Spree at UNIQLO Arrested; Told by Ringleader ‘Japan is Easy Place to Shoplift.’
A group of four Vietnamese men and women who allegedly went on a shoplifting spree of casual clot...
March 9, 2024
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Lawsuits Filed in Japan to Overturn Dual Surname Ban
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Twelve plaintiffs Friday filed lawsuits in Japan against laws that prohibit ...
March 8, 2024
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Man Arrested Over Alleged Defamation of Olympian Daiya Seto; Suspect Impersonated Swimmer, Posted Obscene Images on X
A 33-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of defamation and displaying obscene ima...
March 7, 2024
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Osaka: University Student Falls Fatally from Building; 2 Junior High Students Arrested, 1 Referred to Child Consultation Center on Suspicion of Causing Him to Fall
OSAKA - Police said they have arrested two junior high school students and referred another junio...
March 7, 2024
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45.5 Billion Yen Stolen in Investment, Romance Scams in Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The amount of money stolen in social media-based investment fraud and romanc...
March 7, 2024
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Sendai: Man Indicted over False X Post ‘Many Slugs in Restaurant’; Restaurant Forced to Close for Sanitary Inspection
SENDAI - A man was indicted Tuesday on suspicion of posting false information on social media tha...
March 7, 2024
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University Student Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison, Suspended 3 Years, for Stealing 6 Mikan Mandarins from Wajima House in January
KANAZAWA - The Kanazawa District Court sentenced a 21-year-old university student from Kariya, Ai...
March 7, 2024
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Japanese Doctor Gets 18 Years over Murder of ALS Patient
Kyoto (Jiji Press)—A Japanese district court on Tuesday sentenced 45-year-old doctor Yoshikazu Ok...
March 6, 2024
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Tokyo Parents Suspected of Murdering 4-Year-Old Daughter Arrested Again for Murder of Girl’s Aunt
A father and mother currently under arrest for murdering their 4-year-old daughter were arrested ...
March 6, 2024
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Mitsubishi UFJ Trust Employee, 3 Others Arrested over Fraud
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Tokyo police arrested four people, including an employee of Mitsubishi UFJ Tru...
March 5, 2024
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Yakuza Member Wanted in Fatal January Shooting at Starbucks in West Japan Nabbed in Nearby Prefecture
A high-ranking 62-year-old member of a yakuza crime gang, wanted in the fatal shooting of a man a...
March 5, 2024
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13 at Bigmotor Referred to Prosecutors over Roadside Trees
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A former Bigmotor Co. vice president and 12 others were referred to prosecut...
March 4, 2024
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