Crime & Courts
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Tokyo Police Arrest Chinese National for Yasukuni Shrine Vandalism; Two Other Men Suspected of Involvement Left Japan In June
The Metropolitan Police Department’s Public Security Bureau arrested a 29-year-old Chinese nation...
July 9, 2024
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Iranian National Detained at Japan’s Kansai Airport over 2001 Van Robbery; Guard Sustained Injuries after Being Shot, ¥100 million Taken
An Iranian man was arrested Sunday over an armed robbery in Tokyo in 2001 during which ¥100 milli...
July 8, 2024
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Suspect in Fatal Shooting of Shinzo Abe Surprised at Measures Against Harmful Religious Practices
The man accused of fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told his lawyers he was surp...
July 8, 2024
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Ex-PM Abe Remembered 2 Years After Fatal Shooting; Increased Security After Incident During Commemorations Last Year
NARA — Monday marked two years since former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was fatally shot while deli...
July 8, 2024
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Forgery And Sale Of My Number Cards Becoming More Common; Backed By Foreign Crime Rings, Fraudsters Print Fake Cards At Home
In recent years, an ongoing problem has emerged in Japan: the continuing appearance of fraudulent...
July 8, 2024
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Unification Church in Tough Position 2 Yrs after Abe Shooting
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—As Monday marks the second anniversary of the fatal shooting of former Japanes...
July 7, 2024
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U.S. Marine Stationed in Okinawa Pref. Arrested for DUI; Rising Tensions Over U.S. Military Personnel Misconduct
The Okinawa Prefectural Police Naha Station arrested a 24-year-old U.S. Marine stationed in Okina...
July 7, 2024
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Osaka Court Recognizes Gay African Man as Refugee
Osaka, July 4 (Jiji Press) — Osaka District Court on Thursday revoked a decision by immigration a...
July 5, 2024
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U.S. Marine Nabbed in Okinawa for Allegedly Groping Woman
Naha, Okinawa Pref., July 4 (Jiji Press) — Japanese police Thursday arrested a 22-year-old privat...
July 5, 2024
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‘Ray of Hope’ after Japan’s Supreme Court Rules on Forced Sterilization; Surgeries Declared Major Human Rights Violation
When Chief Justice Saburo Tokura declared the plaintiffs’ victory at the Supreme Court soon after...
July 4, 2024
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Bereaved Families Sue Operator over Boat Accident
SAPPORO (Jiji Press) — Bereaved families of victims of an accident caused by the Kazu I sightseei...
July 4, 2024
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Video Shows Hokkaido Murder Victim Being Forced to Sit on Bridge Parapet; 2 Suspects Allegedly Caused 17-year-old Girl to Fall from Bridge
ASAHIKAWA, Hokkaido — A video that shows a murdered high school girl being forced to sit on the p...
July 3, 2024
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Japan Top Court Orders Damages for Forced Sterilizations
Tokyo, July 3 (Jiji Press)—Japan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday awarded damages to victims of force...
July 3, 2024
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Hackers behind Kadokawa Cyberattack Claim Further Info Leak
Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press) — Hackers who stole data from Japanese publisher Kadokawa Corp. throug...
July 3, 2024
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Father of Accused Killer: Calling Police Would Be ‘Betrayal’; Parents of Runa Tamura are Accused of Abetting Murder, Body Disposal
SAPPORO — The father of a 30-year-old woman charged with killing and beheading a man in Sapporo l...
July 2, 2024
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