Crime & Courts
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Car Crashes into Fence of Israeli Embassy in Tokyo, Injuring Riot Police Officer (Update 1)
A car ran into a fence in front of the Israeli Embassy in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, around 11 a.m. Thursd...
November 16, 2023
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Waseda University’s Sumo Club Suspended; Club Member Arrested for Suspected Violation of Cannabis Control Law
Waseda University announced on Wednesday that a male student belonging to the university’s Sumo Club...
November 15, 2023
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Japan to Revoke Bigmotor’s Registration as Insurance Agent
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Financial Services Agency plans to revoke major used car dealer Bigmotor Co...
November 14, 2023
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YouTuber Arrested over Defaming Teen in Tokyo
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo police on Monday arrested a 40-year-old man who claims to be a “citizen’s...
November 14, 2023
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Man Who Claims to Be “Citizen’s Arrest” YouTuber Arrested in Tokyo
Tokyo, Nov. 13 (Jiji Press)—Tokyo police on Monday arrested a 40-year-old man who claims to be a “ci...
November 14, 2023
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Lawyers say Takarazuka Woman was Overworked, Harassed; Demand Firms Take Responsibility for Death and Apologize
Overwork and harassment are believed to have contributed to the death of a woman, who was a part of ...
November 10, 2023
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25 Japanese Arrested in Cambodia-Based Fraud Case
Tokyo, Nov. 8 (Jiji Press)—Japanese police on Wednesday arrested 25 Japanese men on suspicion of fr...
November 9, 2023
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Prosecutors Claim KyoAni Attacker Held Fully Responsible
KYOTO (Jiji Press) — Public prosecutors on Monday reiterated that a man accused of conducting an ars...
November 6, 2023
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Armed Man Held after Standoff at Post Office
WARABI, Saitama (Jiji Press) — A man suspected in a shooting at a hospital in Saitama Prefecture was...
November 1, 2023
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Armed Man at Saitama Pref. Post Office Arrested: 2 Women Inside Safe (Update 2)
Armed man who barricaded himself in a post office in Toda, Saitama Prefecture, was taken into police...
October 31, 2023
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Super Sentai Actor Junya Ikeda Arrested on Suspicion of Fraud by Defrauding a Man of His Cash Card
Police on Thursday arrested actor Junya Ikeda, 31, on suspicion of being involved in a special fraud...
October 31, 2023
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Armed Man Barricades Self in Saitama Pref. Post Office, 1 Woman Still Inside (Update 3)
An armed man has taken several employees hostage at a post office in Warabi, Saitama Prefecture, on ...
October 31, 2023
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4 GSDF High-mobility Vehicles Listed for Sale Online by Exporter
Four retired Ground Self-Defense Force high-mobility vehicles had been listed for sale online by a u...
October 30, 2023
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12 Injured at Sushi Shop in Suspected Gas Explosion
OSAKA — Twelve people were injured at a sushi restaurant in a suspected cassette gas cylinder explos...
October 28, 2023
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Retrial in Hakamata Murder Case Begins; Validity of Bloodstained Clothing Evidence Contested
The first hearing of the retrial of 87-year-old Iwao Hakamata, who was previously sentenced to death...
October 27, 2023
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