Society
Crime & Courts
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Local Japan Lawmaker’s Son Arrested in Connection to Murder of 2 Police Officers, 2 Women
Nagano prefectural police arrested a 31-year-old man Friday morning for allegedly murdering a police...
May 26, 2023
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4 Dead in Nagano in Rare Japan Shooting, Stabbing; Suspect Arrested
Nagano prefectural police on Friday morning detained a man who barricaded himself inside a house in ...
May 26, 2023
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Japan’s Top Court Apologizes for Loss of 1997 Murder Case Records
The Supreme Court apologized Thursday for discarding records relating to a number of serious inciden...
May 25, 2023
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3 People Killed in Nagano Prefecture
NAGANO — Two police officers and a woman were killed on Thursday in Nakano, Nagano Prefecture, in an...
May 25, 2023
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Ex-SMBC Nikko Officials Plead Not Guilty over Market Deceit
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Five former senior employees of SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. pleaded not guilty t...
May 25, 2023
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Man Rearrested in Another Thallium Poisoning Case
Osaka, May 24 (Jiji Press)—Japanese police on Wednesday served a fresh arrest warrant for Kazuki Miy...
May 25, 2023
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Father of 1997 Murder Victim Blasts Court’s Record Disposal
KOBE (Jiji Press) — Mamoru Hase, the father of a boy killed in the 1997 serial attacks on children ...
May 25, 2023
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Papers Sent on Yamakawa over Alledged Sex Offense
Hotaka Yamakawa of the Saitama Seibu Lions baseball team has been referred to the Tokyo District Pub...
May 23, 2023
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Suspect in Attack on Japanese PM to Have Mental Examination
The Wakayama District Court has approved prosecutors’ request to detain the suspect in the April att...
May 22, 2023
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Japan Police Investigating Possible Serial Arson
CHIBA — A fire possibly caused by arson broke out in a bicycle parking lot at a condominium in Uraya...
May 22, 2023
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Teens Arrested over Ginza Watch Store Heist
Four teenagers held in connection with a heist at a watch store in Tokyo’s Ginza shopping district w...
May 18, 2023
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After Violent Attack on PM in Crowded Place, Audience Safety to be ‘Given More Weight’
Monday marked one month since an explosive device was thrown in the direction of Prime Minister Fumi...
May 16, 2023
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Schoolteacher Arrested on Suspicion of Murdering Tokyo Man
A 36-year-old junior high school teacher was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of murdering a man in E...
May 11, 2023
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Ginza Shop Robbers Allegedly Made Off With 70 Rolex Watches Worth ¥250 million
Rolex watches with a total value of around ¥250 million were stolen by robbers who broke into a spec...
May 11, 2023
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Youths Drawn into ‘Dark’ Part-Time Jobs Suffer at Hands of Criminal Bosses
The four male teenagers arrested Monday in connection with a robbery case in Tokyo’s Ginza district...
May 10, 2023
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