Society
Crime & Courts
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Tax official, 6 others nabbed over COVID-19 aid fraud in Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo police arrested a group of seven, including a 24-year-old official of th...
June 2, 2022
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Japanese Red Army figure Shigenobu leaves prison after 20 years
Fusako Shigenobu, a former leader of the Japanese Red Army terrorist group, was released from prison...
May 28, 2022
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Former agriculture minister Yoshikawa found guilty of accepting bribes
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo District Court on Thursday found former agriculture minister Takamori Yos...
May 26, 2022
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Not allowing justice review by Japanese abroad ruled unconstitutional
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled a law unconstitutional for not allowing Ja...
May 26, 2022
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Ex-Tenma officials indicted for bribery in Vietnam
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo public prosecutors indicted three former executives at plastic goods mak...
May 24, 2022
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Tokura to become Japan Supreme Court Chief Justice
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japanese government is planning to appoint Supreme Court Justice Saburo Tok...
May 20, 2022
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Lebanon receives Interpol notice for auto tycoon Ghosn
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon received from Interpol a wanted notice for disgraced auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn ...
May 20, 2022
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Man held for using part of mistakenly paid COVID-19 funds
YAMAGUCHI (Jiji Press) — A 24-year-old man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly using part of the CO...
May 19, 2022
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Papers sent to prosecutors over illegal money transfers to North Korean IT developer
The Kanagawa prefectural police sent papers to prosecutors Wednesday on a Japan-based South Korean m...
May 18, 2022
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French prosecutors issue arrest warrant for Ghosn
NANTERRE, France (AFP-Jiji) — French authorities have issued an international arrest warrant for Car...
April 22, 2022
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U.S. Marine indicted on sexual assault charges
NAHA (Jiji Press) — Japanese public prosecutors have indicted a U.S. Marine for allegedly injuring a...
April 19, 2022
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Chilean man gets 28 years over murder of Japanese woman
BESANCON, France (Jiji Press) — A French court sentenced a 31-year-old Chilean man to 28 years in pr...
April 13, 2022
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Kelly verdict shines spotlight on plea-bargaining framework
Yomiuri Shimbun file photoGreg Kelly enters the Tokyo District Court on March 3. By Kazuma Sugimoto ...
April 9, 2022
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Ramen chain Ichiran suspected of violating antimonopoly law
FUKUOKA — The Fair Trade Commission is investigating popular ramen restaurant chain Ichiran Inc., ba...
April 1, 2022
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Japan gears up unit for international cybercrime investigations
A new special investigative unit dedicated to tackling cyber-attacks and cybercrime will spearhead t...
March 31, 2022
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