Crime & Courts
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Hungary Police Apologize over Handling of Woman’s Death; Japanese Victim had Complained of Abuse by Ex-Husband
GENEVA – Police in Hungary said Tuesday it had taken disciplinary action against five of its offi...
February 13, 2025
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Criminal Complaint Filed against Ishimaru over Tokyo Gov. Election
Tokyo, Feb. 11 (Jiji Press) — A civic group has filed a criminal complaint against Shinji Ishimar...
February 11, 2025
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Bleeding Man at Train Station in Kyoto Pref. Attacks Staff with Knife; Arrested on Suspicion of Violating Firearms, Swords Control Law
A man who was bleeding from the forehead at a train station in Seika, Kyoto Prefecture, took out ...
February 11, 2025
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Ex-MUFG Bank Worker Paid Interest to Pawnshops
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—The former MUFG Bank employee suspected of massive thefts of customer assets r...
February 5, 2025
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Japan’s National Police Agency Asks Drug Stores to Enhance Countermeasures Against Shoplifters; Foreigners Account for Disproportionally High Losses
The National Police Agency has compiled guidelines on countermeasures drug stores can take agains...
February 4, 2025
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Former Medical University Chancellor Iwamoto Rearrested over ¥170 Mil. Breach; Involving Another Construction Project in Tokyo’s Adachi Ward
Kinuko Iwamoto, former chancellor of Tokyo Women’s Medical University who was arrested in a breac...
February 3, 2025
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Japan Notaries Warned Over Dubious Requests for Documents; Fraudsters Targeting Funds Meant to Compensate Victims
The Japan National Notaries Association has sounded a warning about people seeking notarial deeds...
January 30, 2025
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Ex-Boxing World Champ Yakushiji Arrested for Assaulting Woman; Pole for Hanging Clothes Used in Attack
Former professional boxing world bantamweight champion Yasuei Yakushiji has been arrested on susp...
January 28, 2025
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Man Arrested in Connection with JR Nagano Station Stabbing Attack; Alleged Perpetrator Unemployed 46-year-old Living in Nagano City
NAGANO — A man was arrested on Sunday in connection with last week’s stabbing attack in front of ...
January 26, 2025
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Bones Found on Oshima Island Beach; Man Arrested on Suspicion of Abandoning, Damaging Corpse
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department arrested Sotatsu Yanase, 45, on Friday on suspicion of d...
January 24, 2025
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Man Stabbed on Street in Gifu City; Suspect in His 30s or 40s Wearing Mask Fled Scene
A witness called 110 at around 7:00 am on Friday morning to report that a man had collapsed on th...
January 24, 2025
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1 Person Killed In Knife Attack Outside Nagano Station; Two Others Injured, Police Still Searching for Suspect
NAGANO — One person was killed and two others injured in a stabbing attack in front of JR Nagano ...
January 23, 2025
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3 Stabbed near JR Nagano Station; 1 Man Dies after Taken to Hospital (UPDATE 1)
Two men and one woman were stabbed near JR Nagano Station in Nagano City on Wednesday evening, ac...
January 22, 2025
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Man Hijacks Ambulance in Japan’s Saitama Prefecture, Arrested After Being Found Asleep in Nearby Parking Spot
KUKI, Saitama — A man was arrested Monday after he allegedly hijacked an ambulance that he had ca...
January 21, 2025
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Tokyo Firm Sought to Withdraw Funds Under False Pretenses; Accounts Had Been Frozen to Compensate Scamming Victims
A Tokyo company obtained a court document under false pretenses in a bid to withdraw funds from b...
January 20, 2025
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