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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

  • (Update2) Man, Daughter, Arrested on Suspicion of Decapitation at Hokkaido Hotel

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    July 24, 2023

  • 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

  • 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

  • (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

  • 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

  • Audio Recordings Raise Doubts over Prosecutors’ Methods in Vote-buying Case Investigation

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    July 21, 2023

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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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