Society
Crime & Courts
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Japan Police Focus on Finding ‘Luffy’ Crime Masterminds
Recent arrests will likely help the Metropolitan Police Department gain insight into a string of rob...
February 23, 2023
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2 Arrested over Tokyo Robbery, Murder Linked to ‘Luffy’ Group
Two men were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of involvement in a recent robbery and murder in Komae,...
February 22, 2023
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Mother Arrested for Allegedly Inflicting Injury Resulting in Death of 2-year-old Son in Fujisawa
YOKOHAMA — A 27-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of inflicting injury resulting in the death...
February 22, 2023
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Gas Explosion at Nagasaki Shipyard Causes Serious Injury
NAGASAKI — Local police received a call informing them of a gas explosion at Mitsubishi Heavy Indust...
February 22, 2023
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Kitten with ¥400,000 Value Identified Thanks to Microchip after Stolen
KANAZAWA — A man has been arrested on suspicion of stealing a kitten after breaking into an apartmen...
February 22, 2023
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2 Arrested over Tokyo Robbery-Murder
Two men were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of involvement in a recent robbery and murder in Komae,...
February 22, 2023
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Robbers Take ¥9 Mil. in Cash from Tokyo Company Office
Four men stole about ¥9 million in cash from a company office in Tokyo on Tuesday afternoon. The gr...
February 21, 2023
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Ex-ADK Chief Pleads Guilty to Tokyo Games Bribery Charges
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Shinichi Ueno, former president and group CEO of advertising agency ADK Holding...
February 17, 2023
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‘Fake Airbag Exporters’ Arrested in Japan
Counterfeit airbags falsely labeled with logos of major Japanese automakers were produced and export...
February 17, 2023
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Video Shows Dead Sri Lankan Pleaded to Go to Hospital
NAGOYA (Jiji Press) —Video footage of a Sri Lankan woman who died at an immigration facility in cent...
February 15, 2023
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Hakuhodo Executives, Others Allegedly Involved In Games Bid-Rigging
Four more executives from advertising and event companies including Hakuhodo Inc. are suspected of i...
February 14, 2023
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Transport Ministry Official Arrested for Allegedly Pressing Station Emergency Button to ‘Get on Train’
KOBE — Police on Monday arrested a 35-year-old transport ministry employee on suspicion of pressing...
February 13, 2023
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Tokyo Games Bid-rigging Suspect Reports Prospected Bids to Superior
The arrested former deputy executive director of the Tokyo Games organizing committee’s Operations B...
February 13, 2023
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Shinzo Abe Murder Investigation Concluded
The Nara prefectural police on Monday sent a case on the man suspected of murdering former Prime Mi...
February 13, 2023
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Organ Transplant Mediation NPO Claims to be “Japanese Government Authorized”
The Tokyo-based nonprofit organization that had been engaged in unauthorized organ transplants media...
February 12, 2023
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