Crime & Courts
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Fire Breaks out at Organized Crime Syndicate Head’s House in Kobe; Police Suspect Arson
KOBE — A fire broke out on Sunday evening at the house of the head of an organized crime syndicat...
January 20, 2025
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LDP Tokyo Assembly Group Accountant Faces Indictment Over Hidden Funds; ¥35 Million Not Recorded in 2019, 2022 Reports
The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office’s special investigation squad has filed a summary in...
January 19, 2025
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Man Stabbed on Street in Ashiya, Hyogo Pref.; Police Take into Custody 2 Men Thought to Have Fled Scene (UPDATE 1)
A passer-by called 119 to report that a man had been stabbed on the road at around 10:15 on Thurs...
January 16, 2025
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3 Vietnamese Men, Woman Arrested; 423 Thefts of Cash, Goods from Houses in 4 Prefectures
The Gunma Prefectural Police announced on Wednesday that it had wrapped up all investigations int...
January 16, 2025
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Man Arrested at Tokyo Airport Over Slapping Female Employee; Authorities Say He Was Angry Over Missing Flight
A man, who was arrested on suspicion of slapping a female employee at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, was...
January 15, 2025
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Ex-MUFG Bank Employee Held over Gold Bullion Theft, Allegedly Stole ¥260 Million Worth from Safe Deposit Vault
A former MUFG Bank employee has been arrested on suspicion of stealing 20 kilograms of gold bulli...
January 15, 2025
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Unprovoked Anger Believed to be Motive of Kitakyushu Stabbing Suspect; Authorities Think Victims were Likely Targeted by Suspect
KITAKYUSHU — Unprovoked anger is believed to be the motive of the suspect in the stabbing of two ...
January 15, 2025
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Iwamoto Suspected of Receiving Another ¥50 mil. in Kickbacks; Architect Received ¥150 mil. Related to Hospital Project
Kinuko Iwamoto, 78, the former chancellor of Tokyo Women’s Medical University arrested over havin...
January 15, 2025
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Suspicious Payment Is Key to Tokyo Women’s Medical University Case; Investigators Believe Former Chancellor Iwamoto Diverted 37 Million Yen to Herself
In the case of the former chancellor of Tokyo Women’s Medical University, who was arrested on sus...
January 15, 2025
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Ex-MUFG Bank Employee Arrested on Suspicion of Thefts of Gold from Safe Deposit Boxes (UPDATE 1)
The police intend as early as Tuesday to arrest a former MUFG Bank female employee on suspicion o...
January 14, 2025
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Ex-University Head Accused of Taking Two-Thirds of Fee from Architect Fraudulently Paid for Construction Project
A former chancellor of Tokyo Women’s Medical University arranged to receive as a kickback two-thi...
January 14, 2025
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Osaka Man Arrested for Attempted Murder After Throwing Kitchen Knife From 2nd Floor Balcony
OSAKA – A 24-year-old unemployed man in Osaka was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of attempted murd...
January 14, 2025
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Former Head of Tokyo Women’s Medical University Arrested; Accused of Distributing ¥120 Million as Fraudulent Fees
The Metropolitan Police Department on Monday arrested Kinuko Iwamoto, former chancellor of Tokyo ...
January 13, 2025
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Police Find Increasing Number of Online Casino Users Gambling Overseas in 2024; Increase of 2.7 Times From 2023
The police across the nation found 143 people who accessed and gambled on overseas online casinos...
January 12, 2025
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Tokyo Police Arrest South Korean Student in Hammer Attack Incident; Suspect Says She Was ‘Bullied on Daily Basis’
Police in Tokyo arrested a second-year female student at Hosei University’s Tama campus on Friday...
January 11, 2025
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