Society
Crime & Courts
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Funeral Held for 2 Ground Seld-Defense Forece Members Killed in Shooting
A funeral for two Self-Defense Forces officers who were killed on duty in a shooting incident at a G...
July 24, 2023
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(Update2) Man, Daughter, Arrested on Suspicion of Decapitation at Hokkaido Hotel
SAPPORO — A 29-year-old woman and her doctor father were arrested Monday in connection with the earl...
July 24, 2023
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Prosecutor Suspected of Purposely Obscuring Bribery Denial
A prosecutor suspected of inducing testimony from a then Hiroshima city assembly member is now thoug...
July 23, 2023
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Japanese Used-Car Firm to Widen Probe into Insurance Fraud
Major used-car dealer Bigmotor Co. plans to widen the probe into fraudulent automobile insurance cla...
July 23, 2023
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(UPDATE 1) 3 People Stabbed on Train near Kansai Airport; Man Arrested
Two passengers and a train conductor were stabbed by a man on a JR Kansai Airport Line train running...
July 23, 2023
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Another Prosecutor Suspected of Inducing Testimony in Vote-Buying Trial
Another prosecutor involved in a vote-buying trial is suspected of repeatedly urging a former munici...
July 22, 2023
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Audio Recordings Raise Doubts over Prosecutors’ Methods in Vote-buying Case Investigation
A public prosecutor is suspected of offering a deal to a municipal assembly member in exchange for l...
July 21, 2023
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Man Pleads Guilty over Kura Sushi Prank Video
A 21-year-old man admitted Thursday to a charge of disrupting business in February by filming distur...
July 21, 2023
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Japan Top Court Sends Back Reemployment Pay Case
TOKYO, July 20 (Jiji Press) — Japan’s Supreme Court sent back to a lower court Thursday a case over ...
July 21, 2023
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Crime Ring Suspect Served Fresh Warrant over Robbery in Japan
TOKYO, July 20 (Jiji Press) — Japanese police served a fresh arrest warrant Thursday on a suspected ...
July 21, 2023
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Osaka Cardiovascular Center to Probe Suspected Science Fraud
OSAKA — The National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, said Wednesday t...
July 21, 2023
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International Organ Trafficking Cannot be Stopped, Insider Says
Nobody can stop overseas organ transplants from continuing despite the risks, a man involved in the ...
July 20, 2023
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Criminal Offenses in Japan Rise in 1st Half
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of criminal offenses recognized by police in Japan in January-June r...
July 20, 2023
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Turkish Coordinator Under Investigation over Suspicious Organ Transplants
ISTANBUL — A Turkish man is under investigation by Istanbul prosecutors over his alleged involvement...
July 20, 2023
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Starving Girl’s Mother Arrested in Osaka
OSAKA — The Osaka prefectural police arrested a 34-year-old woman on Tuesday on suspicion that she w...
July 19, 2023
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