Crime & Courts
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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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Attack on Japan PM Reveals Ongoing Gaps in Security
WAKAYAMA — Saturday’s unsuccessful attack on Prime Minister Fumio Kishida happened during a campaign...
April 17, 2023
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Bomb Suspect’s Home Searched, Possible Gunpowder Found
WAKAYAMA — Steel pipes and what appears to be gunpowder were seized Sunday from the home of 24-year-...
April 17, 2023
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Suspect in Attack on Japan PM Kishida Attended Local Politician’s Meeting, Asked Questions
The suspect arrested in relation to an incident in which a smoke bomb-like device was thrown toward ...
April 16, 2023
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Police Search House of Kishida Attack Suspect
KAWANISHI, Hyogo (Jiji Press) — Police on Sunday searched the house of a man who threw an explosive ...
April 16, 2023
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