Crime & Courts
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Woman Stabbed to Death, Possibly by Her Teenage Child
Shizuoka Prefectural Police said a woman in her 40s has apparently been stabbed to death with a knif...
January 17, 2023
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Woman Dies After Being Stabbed Near JR Hakata Station
Police reported that a woman was stabbed by a man near JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka on Monday evenin...
January 16, 2023
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High Court’s TEPCO Fukushima Ruling Could Be Bellwether for Other Cases
Could the meltdown at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant have been prevented? The Tokyo High Co...
January 16, 2023
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Wakayama Couple Arrested on Suspicion of Arson
WAKAYAMA — A couple living in Wakayama has been arrested on suspicion of arson, after the body of a...
January 16, 2023
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Bishop Case Sees New Murder Charge Against Suspect
SAITAMA — The suspect in a triple-murder case in Saitama Prefecture will be newly charged with killi...
January 16, 2023
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Death-Row Inmate Dies after Choking
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Death-row inmate Miyuki Ueta, convicted of murdering two men whose bodies were ...
January 16, 2023
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As Yamagami Case Heads to Court, Focus Turns to Motive, Defense
The case involving suspect Tetsuya Yamagami, charged with murder and related charges in the fatal sh...
January 15, 2023
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Foreign Woman in Critical Condition after being Caught in Hokkaido Avalanche
A woman of an undisclosed nationality was in critical condition after being caught in an avalanche w...
January 13, 2023
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Man Dies After Being Shot by Police in Osaka Pref.
A man became in cardiac or respiratory arrest after having been shot in his stomach by a police offi...
January 13, 2023
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Yamagami Indicted on Murder Charge for Abe Shooting
Suspect Tetsuya Yamagami was indicated on Friday on charges including murder related to the shooting...
January 13, 2023
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Guilty Ruling for Moritomo Gakuen Head, Wife to Become Final
Tokyo—Prison sentences are set to become final for Yasunori Kagoike, 69, head of Japanese school ope...
January 12, 2023
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Top court dismisses appeal by Moritomo head, wife
The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal by the head of school operator Moritomo Gakuen and his wi...
January 12, 2023
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Japan ex-PM shooting suspect ‘fed up’ with repeated questions; uncle recommends he take English test
The suspect in the shooting death of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he was “fed up” being rep...
January 11, 2023
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Taiwan airline received bomb threat at Narita before Jetstar flight
The bomb threat targeting a Jetstar Japan passenger plane last week was not the only one received fo...
January 11, 2023
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Suspected shooter of ex-PM Abe to face indictment after end of psychiatric evaluation
The suspect in the shooting death of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will soon face indictment afte...
January 10, 2023
Top Articles in Society
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Man Infected with Measles Reportedly Dined at Restaurant in Tokyo Station
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Man Infected with Measles May Have Come in Contact with Many People in Tokyo, Went to Store, Restaurant Around When Symptoms Emerged
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Woman with Measles Visited Hospital in Tokyo Multiple Times Before Being Diagnosed with Disease
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Australian Woman Dies After Mishap on Ski Lift in Nagano Prefecture
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Foreign Snowboarder in Serious Condition After Hanging in Midair from Chairlift in Nagano Prefecture
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