Crime & Courts
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Child abuse cases exposed at nursery schools ‘just the tip of the iceberg’
Three childcare workers at a certified nursery school in Susono, Shizuoka Prefecture, were arrested ...
December 20, 2022
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Japan man who used fake lawmaker’s pin ‘wanted to feel like a VIP’
A man who used a fake Diet member’s pin to enter government offices has had the first hearing of hi...
December 15, 2022
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Criminal cases in Japan hit postwar low in 2021
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Criminal offenses recognized by police in Japan in 2021 decreased 7.5 % from th...
December 14, 2022
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Email hints Games committee was involved in bid-rigging
The investigation of suspected bid-rigging for contracts to plan test events for the Tokyo Olympics ...
December 13, 2022
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Nagasaki court rejects damages claim by children of A-bomb survivors
NAGASAKI — The Nagasaki District Court on Monday dismissed a damages claim by “second-generation hib...
December 13, 2022
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Ex-SoftBank employee found guilty of stealing firm’s 5G secrets
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Tokyo District Court on Friday found a former SoftBank Corp. employee guilt...
December 12, 2022
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22 Nagoya prison officers suspected of repeatedly assaulting inmates
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Justice Ministry said Friday that 22 correction officers are suspected of r...
December 12, 2022
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3 arrested on suspicion of murder at Nagoya hotel
NAGOYA — Two women, including an 18-year-old student, and a man have been arrested on charges of mur...
December 9, 2022
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Supreme Court to decide on constitutionality of gender reassignment surgery requirement
The Supreme Court is poised to decide on the constitutionality of a legal provision that effectively...
December 9, 2022
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Leading Japan advertising firm confesses to illicit bidding for Tokyo Games test events
Major advertising company Hakuhodo Inc. has admitted to participating in bid-rigging for contracts t...
December 8, 2022
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Tokyo firefighter suspected of taking disaster-relief list of elderly to conduct fraud
A Tokyo firefighter arrested on suspicion of defrauding an elderly woman had a list of elderly peopl...
December 6, 2022
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4 charged with professional negligence in child’s death
SHIZUOKA — Criminal charges have been filed against the former chairman and three former staffers of...
December 6, 2022
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Criminal complaint filed against Japan nursery school director over alleged abuse
SHIZUOKA — A criminal complaint was filed Monday against the director of a private nursery school i...
December 5, 2022
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3 former nursery school teachers arrested over alleged abuse
SHIZUOKA — Three former teachers were arrested Sunday for allegedly abusing children at a nursery sc...
December 4, 2022
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Man arrested over alleged assault of woman sleeping on train
A 39-year-old man has been arrested over the alleged assault of a woman sleeping on a train, Chiba p...
December 3, 2022
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