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Police: Arrested Ex-lawmaker GaaSyy Earned ¥100 Million from Caustic Online Videos
The former House of Councillors lawmaker known as GaaSyy, currently under arrest on suspicion of thr...
June 6, 2023
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High Court Rejects Retrial of Woman, 95, for 1979 Murder
MIYAZAKI (Jiji Press) — A high court in southwestern Japan decided Monday not to grant a 95-year-old...
June 5, 2023
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Ex-lawmaker GaaSyy Arrested upon Return to Japan
The Metropolitan Police Department on Sunday evening arrested former House of Councillors lawmaker G...
June 4, 2023
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Nagoya Woman Suspected of Trying to Flush Baby’s Body
A 34-year-old woman who allegedly tried to flush her infant’s dead body down the toilet was arrested...
June 4, 2023
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Ex-lawmaker GaaSyy to Be Arrested upon Expected Return to Japan
Former House of Councillors lawmaker GaaSyy, who is wanted for allegedly threatening celebrities in ...
June 4, 2023
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Politicians’ Understanding Key to Police Efforts to Guard Them
The National Police Agency’s report on April’s attack on Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Wakayama P...
June 2, 2023
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Japan Police Report Reveals Inadequacies in Security Plan for PM’s Campaign Visit to Wakayama
The security plan for a stump speech to be delivered by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at a port in Wa...
June 2, 2023
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Policemen Killed in Nagano Attack Remembered as ‘Good Combination’ with Strong Sense of Responsibility
Thursday marked one week since a shooting and knife attack in Nakano, Nagano Prefecture, that resul...
June 2, 2023
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Romanian Nationals Arrested in Japan over Stealing ¥1.68 mil.
KOBE — Police have arrested three Romanian nationals on suspicion of pickpocketing in five prefectur...
June 2, 2023
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Baby Dies after Choking on Grated Apple at Nursery in Kagoshima Pref.
KAGOSHIMA (Jiji Press) — A girl who lost consciousness at the age of 6 months after eating a grated ...
June 1, 2023
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Police Find Kumamoto Woman was Murdered
A 29-year-old woman found dead in a building in Chuo Ward, Kumamoto, died from suffocation, Kumamoto...
June 1, 2023
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Tokyo Junior High School Teacher Indicted for Murder
A 36-year-old junior high school teacher was indicted by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Offi...
June 1, 2023
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Not Recognizing Same-Sex Marriage Ruled Unconstitutional
NAGOYA (Jiji Press) — The Nagoya District Court ruled Tuesday that provisions in the Civil Code and ...
May 31, 2023
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Bloody Survival Knife Seized from Nagano Murder Suspect’s House
NAGANO — In connection with the shooting and stabbing incident in Nakano, Nagano Prefecture, that le...
May 31, 2023
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Nagano Attack Suspect ‘Attempted Suicide’ During Police Standoff
NAKANO, Nagano Prefecture — The man arrested in connection with a shooting and knife attack Thursday...
May 29, 2023
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