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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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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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