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  • 2 Robbery Ring Suspects Arrested Aboard Plane During Extradition from Philippines to Japan

    MANILA — Metropolitan Police Department officers have executed arrest warrants for two Japanese men ...

    February 7, 2023

  • 2 of 4 Japanese Suspects to Be Deported Tuesday

    MANILA — Two of four Japanese men suspected of involvement in a recent string of robberies in Japan,...

    February 7, 2023

  • ‘Luffy’ Group Suspected of Robbery, Attempted Murder in Hiroshima

    Four men who were arrested over robberies in Tokyo are also suspected of involvement in a robbery an...

    February 6, 2023

  • High School Student Stabbed on Street in Kawasaki

    A 16-year-old boy was stabbed in the back of his head on Monday morning on a street in Asao Ward, Ka...

    February 6, 2023

  • 85-year-old Woman Found Dead in Fukushima Pref.

    Yasuko Komatsu, 85, was found collapsed and bleeding by her eldest son, 58, at her house in Iwaki, F...

    February 5, 2023

  • Detention Center Holding Robbery Suspects Has All 36 Officials Sacked

    MANILA — Philippine authorities announced Saturday that they had dismissed all 36 officials, includi...

    February 5, 2023

  • Philippines Poised to Extradite 2 Japanese Suspects

    MANILA — The Philippines is poised to extradite two of the four suspects allegedly linked to a Japan...

    February 4, 2023

  • Hearings for 2 Suspects Continue in Philippines, Making Extradition of 4 Suspects Before Feb. 8 Difficult

    MANILA — Two of four Japanese men suspected of physically remote involvement in a recent string of r...

    February 3, 2023

  • NPA: Damages Caused by Fraud Group in Philippines Exceed ¥6 Billion

    The total damage caused by a fraud group, which was uncovered by Philippine authorities in 2019, has...

    February 3, 2023

  • Extradition of 2 Robbery Suspects Expected by Tuesday

    MANILA-Two of the four Japanese men suspected of involvement in a recent string of robberies in Japa...

    February 2, 2023

  • Robbery Suspects May be Extradited to Japan as Early as Tuesday

    Four Japanese men suspected of involvement in a recent string of robberies may be handed over to Jap...

    February 2, 2023

  • Crime in Japan on Rise for 1st Time in 20 Years

    The number of criminal offenses confirmed last year increased 5.9% from the previous year to 601,389...

    February 2, 2023

  • Man Licking Soy Sauce Bottle Causes Sushi Chain to File Report With Police

    A young man licks the spout of a soy sauce bottle in a conveyor-belt sushi chain, then licks an unus...

    February 2, 2023

  • Social Media Used to Recruit Drug Smugglers, Cyber Criminals

    The gig economy has a nefarious counterpart in a gig underworld where online criminal recruiters off...

    February 2, 2023

  • Prison Term Sought for Ex-Aoki Head over Tokyo Games Bribery

    Prosecutors on Wednesday sought a 2½-year prison term for the former chairman of business apparel ch...

    February 1, 2023

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