Crime & Courts
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Suspect Found Unconscious at Prosecutor’s Office in Fukuoka; Apparently Attempted Suicide
FUKUOKA — A 45-year-old man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder was found unconscious after...
April 20, 2025
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Hackers Take Over Accounts at Japan Securities Firms, Make Illicit Stock Trades in Apparent Bid to Raise Prices
A series of crimes has occurred in which hackers took over individual investors’ accounts with se...
April 16, 2025
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Police Refer Madame Dewi to Prosecutors; Television Celebrity Suspected of Throwing Glass at Woman
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department referred television celebrity Dewi Sukarno to the Tokyo ...
April 16, 2025
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Japanese Actress Ryoko Hirosue Released; Prosecutors Continue Investigation on Suspicion of Injuring Nurse
The Shizuoka District Public Prosecutors Office’s Hamamatsu branch released actress Ryoko Hirosue...
April 16, 2025
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Child Sex Crime Victims Oppose Civil Lawsuit Time Limit; Japan’s Revisions of Criminal, Civil Codes Not in Sync
Victims of childhood sexual violence and lawyers supporting them are calling for the abolition of...
April 16, 2025
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Man Arrested for Stabbing Teenage Girl to Death at Entrance of Her Apartment in Saitama City
A 24-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of killing a 15-year-old girl in Sakura Wa...
April 15, 2025
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2025 Expo Osaka: Man Arrested for Obstructing Operation at Expo Venue; ‘Joke’ about Carrying a Bomb Led to Evacuation, West Gate Closure
A man was arrested for allegedly obstructing security guards’ operation over lying about having a...
April 15, 2025
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Body of Nursery School Teacher Found on Miyagi Coast; Possible Murder Case as Body Shows External Injuries to Chest
The Miyagi Prefectural Police received a call from a passer-by at around 10:10 on Sunday morning ...
April 14, 2025
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Ginza Restaurant Kanetanaka President Arrested on Drug Possession; High-end Restaurant Frequented by Influential Figures
The president of Kanetanaka, a famous ryotei high-end restaurant frequented by key figures in Jap...
April 12, 2025
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Ryoko Hirosue Suspected of Kicking Nurse at Hospital; Actress Has Her Tokyo Home Searched by Police
The Shizuoka prefectural police on Thursday searched the home of actress Ryoko Hirosue in Tokyo, ...
April 10, 2025
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Ryoko Hirosue, Famous Japanese Actress, Arrested for Injuring Nurse; Police Say She Kicked, Scratched Victim at Shizuoka Pref. Hospital
Shizuoka prefectural police Department announced that Ryoko Hirosue, 44-year-old actress, was arr...
April 8, 2025
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Woman Claiming to Be Ryoko Hirosue, Famous Japanese Actor, Arrested for Injuring Nurse; Police Say She Kicked, Scratched Victim at Shizuoka Pref. Hospital
Shizuoka prefectural police announced that a woman was arrested on suspicion of inflicting injury...
April 8, 2025
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Unification Church Appeals Dissolution Order
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Unification Church filed an appeal with Tokyo High Court on Monday over ...
April 7, 2025
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JFTC to Fine 6 Firms Over Tokyo Games Bid Rigging; Dentsu Among Those Facing Administrative Penalty
In a bid-rigging case related to the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics held in 2021, the Japan Fair ...
April 4, 2025
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NPA Cracks Down on Child Pornography in International Investigation; 544 People Uncovered
The National Police Agency announced on Friday that 544 people have been arrested or uncovered fo...
April 4, 2025
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