Crime & Courts
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Tokyo Man Arrested on Suspicion of Public Indecency; Allegedly Said He Felt Liberated
A 38-year-old Tokyo man has been arrested on suspicion of public indecency over removing his clothes...
December 2, 2023
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Record Amount of Drugs Seized at Kansai Airport; 2 Men Arrested on Suspicion of Smuggling 30 Kilograms of Meth
Two men living in Saitama Prefecture have been arrested on suspicion of smuggling methamphetamine fr...
November 30, 2023
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Japan TV Executive Embezzled Charity Donations, Sales; Stole More Than ¥11 Million Starting in 2014
TOTTORI — A former senior official of Nihonkai Telecasting Co. (NKT) embezzled about ¥11.18 million ...
November 29, 2023
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Japan’s Nihon University to Abolish American Football Team amid Illegal Drug Scandal(UPDATE 1)
Following an illegal drug scandal, Nihon University is set to abolish its football team at a special...
November 29, 2023
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NPO Director Gets 8 Months in Prison Over Organ Transplants; Arranged Surgeries in Belarus for Japanese Patients (Update 1)
The director of a Tokyo-based nonprofit organization was sentenced to eight months in prison Tuesda...
November 28, 2023
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Two Men, 18, Arrested Over Robbery of Tokyo Jewelry Store
Two men have turned themselves in to police in connection with Sunday’s robbery of a jewelry store i...
November 28, 2023
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Japan Supreme Court Justice Impersonated in Online Account Posting Comments on Yahoo News Portal’s Law-Related Articles
An account posing as a Supreme Court justice has posted several comments to law-related articles on ...
November 28, 2023
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3 Men Break into Jewelry Store in Tokyo, Run Away with Nothing After Clerk Uses Sasumata Spear-Like Weapon
Three men broke into a jewelry store in Taito Ward, Tokyo, but fled without taking anything after a ...
November 27, 2023
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‘I Stabbed Myself with My Own Knife,’ Said Woman at K-Arena Knife Incident in Yokohama
YOKOHAMA — A woman taken to the hospital for bleeding in Yokohama on Thursday has admitted to stabbi...
November 26, 2023
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Papers on Ex-passport Center Staffer Sent to Prosecutors over Alleged Stealing of Sticky Note with Personal Information; 1,920 People May Have Been Affected
Papers have been sent to prosecutors on a former employee of a Tokyo metropolitan government passpor...
November 24, 2023
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Woman Stabbed at K-Arena Yokohama; Injuries Believed Serious
YOKOHAMA ― A woman is believed to have been stabbed Thursday by someone at the K-Arena Yokohama musi...
November 23, 2023
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High Court Rejects N-damages Claim against Govt
NAGOYA (Jiji Press) — The Nagoya High Court on Wednesday rejected a damages claim against the Japane...
November 23, 2023
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LDP Factions Hit by Criminal Complaint
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A criminal complaint has been submitted on suspicion that political organizatio...
November 20, 2023
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Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Ennosuke Sentenced 3 Years, Suspended 5 Years for Assisting Parents’ Suicide
Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke IV, whose real name is Takahiko Kinoshi, was sentenced to three years...
November 17, 2023
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¥34 Million in Cash Reported Stolen at Tokyo Hotel; 3 Male Suspects at Large
The theft of ¥34 million in cash at a hotel in Chuo Ward, Tokyo, was reported Thursday afternoon, ac...
November 16, 2023
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