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Ex-Kadokawa Chairman Released on Bail After 7 Months in Custody over Tokyo Games’ Bribery Case
Tsuguhiko Kadokawa, former chairman of publishing giant Kadokawa Corp., was released on bail from T...
April 28, 2023
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Nagoya Prison Officers to be Referred over Assaults of Inmates
NAGOYA — Nagoya Prison has decided to send the papers of more than a dozen of its 22 correctional of...
April 27, 2023
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Ramen Shop Owner with Yakuza Ties Dead in Possible Shooting
The owner of a ramen restaurant in Kobe who was also a leader of a yakuza-affiliated group died on S...
April 23, 2023
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Former Aoki Chairman Gets Suspended Sentence for Olympic-related Bribery
The Tokyo District Court found the former chairman of apparel chain Aoki Holdings Inc. guilty of bri...
April 21, 2023
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Two Arrested over Reselling WBC Tickets; Possibly Raked in ¥1.8 Mil.
A 25-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman have been arrested on suspicion of reselling five tickets ...
April 21, 2023
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Govt Ordered to Pay Damages over Violence by Immigration Staff
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Tokyo District Court ordered the government Thursday to pay ¥220,000 in dam...
April 21, 2023
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Ex-Aoki Head Sentenced 2½ Year Prison Term for Tokyo Games Bribery
The Tokyo District Court sentenced the former chairman of business apparel chain giant Aoki Holdings...
April 21, 2023
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Lid of Explosive Device Flew 60 Meters Away, Stuck in Shed
A metal object, believed to be the lid of the device that exploded near Prime Minister Fumio Kishida...
April 19, 2023
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Tweets Linked to Attack Suspect Kimura Mention PM
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s name appeared among 23 posts on a Twitter account linked to Ryuji Kim...
April 19, 2023
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Kishida Bomb Suspect Confronted Lawmaker to Change Election Law
The suspect in the recent attack on Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had in the past pleaded with a Hous...
April 19, 2023
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Security Beefed Up at Campaign Venues After Attack on Japan PM Kishida
Security has been conspicuously beefed up at public campaign stops across the nation in the wake of ...
April 18, 2023
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Bomb Thrown at Japan PM Could Have Been Fatal at Lower Trajectory
How deadly were the explosive devices allegedly in the possession of Ryuji Kimura, the suspect arres...
April 18, 2023
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Explosive Device Thrown at Kishida Might Have Contained Metal Parts to Make It More Lethal
WAKAYAMA — Metal parts that appear to be nuts were attached to an explosive device that was thrown a...
April 18, 2023
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Fisherman Used Wrestling Move to Subdue Kishida Attacker
Seeing what turned out to be an explosive device thrown in the direction of Prime Minister Fumio Kis...
April 18, 2023
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Suspect in Attack on Japan PM Suing Government Over Election Bid
Ryuji Kimura, the suspect in the recent attack on Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, is seeking damages f...
April 18, 2023
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