Crime & Courts
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First Questioning of Tetsuya Yamagami, Former Prime Minister Abe’s Shooter, Begins in Nara Court; Over 300 Line Up for 33 Seats
The 10th hearing in the trial of defendant Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, charged with murder and other co...
November 20, 2025
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University of Tokyo Hospital Doctor Arrested for Alleged Bribery
Tokyo, Nov. 19 (Jiji Press)—A 53-year-old doctor at the University of Tokyo Hospital was arrested...
November 20, 2025
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Woman Stabbed in Front of Music Venue in Tokyo’s Akasaka District; Suspect Flees the Scene
A woman in her 40s was stabbed in the left side of her abdomen and other areas by a man with a kn...
November 16, 2025
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Yamagami’s Mother Apologizes in Testimony at Abe Shooting Trial, Still Follows Unification Church
The mother of Tetsuya Yamagami, the man charged with murdering former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe i...
November 14, 2025
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Actress Ryoko Hirosue Referred to Prosecutors; Believed to Have Traveled at Over 180 Kph on Expressway
SHIZUOKA — Actress Ryoko Hirosue was referred to prosecutors on Thursday on suspicion of rear-end...
November 13, 2025
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Hokkaido Boat Operator Head Pleads Not Guilty over Fatal Sinking
KUSHIRO, Hokkaido (Jiji Press) — Seiichi Katsurada, president of the operator of a tour boat that...
November 12, 2025
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Tokyo Court Rules ‘Appearance Requirement’ for Legal Change in Gender Status Could be Unconditional
A provision requiring people with gender identity disorder to alter the appearance of their genit...
November 11, 2025
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Underage Online Gambling a Growing Problem in Japan, Some Minors Turning To Fraud to Finance Their Habit
An increasing number of minors, including junior and high school students, are gambling in online...
November 10, 2025
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Mother of Thai Girl Forced into Sex Work in Tokyo Detained in Taiwan
Taipei/Bangkok, Nov. 9 (Jiji Press) — The mother of a Thai girl believed to have been forced into...
November 10, 2025
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NHK Party Leader Tachibana Arrested On Defamation Charge; Allegedly Slandered Hyogo Prefectural Assembly Member
NHK Party leader Takashi Tachibana has been arrested and sent to prosecutors on suspicion of slan...
November 10, 2025
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Mother ‘Told Thai Girl to Hand Over Money from Sexual Services’ at Tokyo Massage Parlor
A 12-year-old Thai girl who was brought to a massage parlor in Tokyo said to police that she had ...
November 9, 2025
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NHK Party Leader Tachibana Arrested Over Slander Against Late Prefectural Assembly Member
NHK Party leader Takashi Tachibana was arrested Sunday on suspicion of slandering a former member...
November 9, 2025
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Mother of Thai Girl Forced into Sex Work in Tokyo Detained in Taiwan; Handover to Thailand Likely
BANGKOK — The mother of a 12-year-old Thai girl who was forced to provide sexual services to men ...
November 9, 2025
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Stand-ins Found Taking Japanese Language Tests for Foreigners Seeking ‘Specified Skilled Worker’ Status
The Osaka prefectural police have uncovered a series of proxy test-taking cases in connection wit...
November 9, 2025
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Man Found Bleeding with Stab Wound in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture; Police Investigating Possible Murder
CHIBA — A man was found lying and bleeding on a street near JR Kita-Matsudo Station in Matsudo, C...
November 8, 2025
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