Crime & Courts
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Organizations Helping Troubled Women Continue to Be Intimidated as Harassing Information Spreads on Social Media
Private organizations that aid women facing hardships have repeatedly been subject to intimidatin...
October 24, 2024
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TSE Employee Under Probe for Alleged Insider Trading; SESC Investigating Whether Man Gave Information to Relative
An employee of the Tokyo Stock Exchange who works in a section related to corporate information d...
October 23, 2024
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Japan Man Imprisoned For 1986 Murder Granted Retrial; Judge Doubts Testimony In Fukui Schoolgirl Case (Update 1)
The Kanazawa branch of the Nagoya High Court on Wednesday granted a retrial for a 59-year-old man...
October 23, 2024
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3 Teens Arrested in Western Japan for Alleged Robbery Preparation; Police Suspect Social Media Recruitment
The Yamaguchi prefectural police arrested three male teenagers on Monday on suspicion of preparin...
October 22, 2024
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Man Suspected of Attacking Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party HQ Used Bear Spray on Police; 3 On-Duty Officers Suffer Minor Throat Injuries
A man suspected of attacking the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters and the Prime Minister's O...
October 22, 2024
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16 Gasoline-filled Tanks Found in Minivan of Suspect in LDP HQ Attack; Suspect Possibly Wanted to Explode Vehicle
Police found 16 containers of gasoline in the minivan of a man arrested after throwing what appea...
October 21, 2024
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Police Apologize to Hakamata After His Acquittal for 1966 Quadruple Murder; Shizuoka Authorities Also Express Contrition to Grandson of Victims
Following the acquittal on retrial of Iwao Hakamata, 88, for the 1966 quadruple murder of a famil...
October 21, 2024
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22-Year-Old Man Arrested over Robbery-Murder in Yokohama; Applied on Social Media for ‘Dark Part-Time’ Job
A 22-year-old man has been arrested in a murder-robbery case that occurred in Yokohama. Accordin...
October 21, 2024
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Judge Under Investigation Over Suspicions of Insider Trading During Temporary Assignment to Financial Services Agency
A judge who was temporarily assigned to the Financial Services Agency is being investigated on su...
October 20, 2024
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Man Arrested After Throwing ‘Molotov cocktails’ at LDP Headquarters; Ramming Vehicle into PM’s Office (UPDATE 2)
A man was arrested Saturday morning after throwing what appeared to be Molotov cocktails toward t...
October 19, 2024
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Japan Police Aim to Quickly Expose Ringleader as Robberies Become More Violent; Recent Cases Resemble 2022, 2023 Robberies
The recent robberies that have been occurring in the Tokyo metropolitan area have become increasi...
October 19, 2024
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Man Arrested Over Ramming Vehicle into Prime Minister’s Office; Throwing ‘Molotov Cocktails’ at LDP’s Headquarters (UPDATE 1)
A man was arrested Saturday morning for ramming a minivan into the protective fence at the Prime ...
October 19, 2024
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Police Arrest Woman for Assault of Stepdaughter; Victim Later Confirmed Dead
SAPPORO - Police on Saturday arrested a woman on suspicion of assaulting her 9-year-old stepdaugh...
October 19, 2024
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Defendant Admits Role in Death of Tokyo’s Elderly Woman; Carried Out Robbery Arranged by ‘Luffy’ Group
A suspect accused of robbing and killing an elderly woman last year in a series of robberies orch...
October 18, 2024
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Missing Woman Rescued, Man Arrested for Kidnapping; Suspect Also Linked to Robbery-Murder in Yokohama
A man arrested over a kidnapping that happened on Thursday is also a suspect in an apparent murde...
October 18, 2024
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