Crime & Courts
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3 Former GSDF Officers Sentenced to Prison and Suspended Sentence for Indecent Assault Against Former Colleague
The Fukushima District Court on Tuesday sentenced three male former Ground Self-Defense Force office...
December 12, 2023
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Santa Claus Doll Stolen from Shopping Street in Tokushima; Sign Put Up Saying, ‘Santa Delivering Presents’
A Santa Claus doll and other Christmas decorations have been stolen from a shopping street in the ci...
December 12, 2023
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Actor Seminosuke Murasugi Arrested on Suspicion of Buying Marijuana
Police arrested actor Seminosuke Murasugi on Monday on suspicion of buying regulated substances. A...
December 11, 2023
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21-Year-Old SDF Personnel Arrested on Suspicion of Killing Elderly Man in Kyoto: “I would have Killed Anyone”
KYOTO — A 21-year-old Ground Self-Defense Force personnel was arrested Sunday on suspicion of fatall...
December 11, 2023
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Kishida Mulls Removing 2 More LDP Faction Execs from Govt, Party Posts
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is considering removing two more key member...
December 11, 2023
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Man Held Over Smuggling Gold Worth ¥32 Mil. Disguised As Golf Club Heads
HIROSHIMA — Hiroshima prefectural police said Friday they had arrested a Vietnamese national jointly...
December 9, 2023
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AI Pornography Thwarts Efforts to Protect Real Children in Japan
Efforts to combat pornography that victimizes real children are being hindered by the huge amount o...
December 8, 2023
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Car Crashes into Building of Kawai-juku University Preparatory School in Yokohama
YOKOHAMA — A passenger car crashes into a building of a major university preparatory school Kawai-ju...
December 7, 2023
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Prosecutors Request Death Sentence for KyoAni Arson Suspect Shinji Aoba; 2019 Attack in Kyoto Left 36 Dead, 32 Injured
KYOTO — At a trial for the deadly 2019 arson attack on a Kyoto Animation Co. studio held at the Kyot...
December 7, 2023
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3 People Struck by Car in Incidents at Government Buildings; Police Believe Same Driver Involved in Both Crashes (UPDATE 2)
MITO — Three people were hit by a car when it plowed into an open space in front of the Hitachi city...
December 6, 2023
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Prosecutors Begin Questioning Secretaries over LDP Funds Scandal
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japanese public prosecutors have begun questioning secretaries to member lawmaker...
December 6, 2023
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Lawyer, Others Held Over Defrauding Romance Scam Victims; Group Allegedly Made Empty Promises to Recover Money
OSAKA — An 82-year-old lawyer and three others were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of collecting reta...
December 6, 2023
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Tokyo Police Arrest Suspect in Corporate Secrets Theft Case; Man Allegedly Took Data from Electronics Firm Alps Alpine
The police suspect the man illegally acquired trade secrets from Alps Alpine Co. in Ota Ward, Tokyo,...
December 6, 2023
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13-old-year Boy Slashed by Classmate’s Knife in Aichi Pref.
A 13-year-old male student was slashed by a female classmate with a knife at a junior high school in...
December 4, 2023
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Man Arrested for Carrying Knives in Tokyo’s Setagaya Ward; Possible Pipe-bomb Also Found (UPDATE 1)
A man in his 20s was arrested on the street in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, for alleged possession of knive...
December 4, 2023
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