Crime & Courts
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3 Family Members Dead in Shizuoka Pref. Hospital Attack (UPDATE 2)
SHIZUOKA — A hospital staff member at the Fuji Brain Institute and Hospital in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka ...
September 27, 2023
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Lawmaker Masatoshi Akimoto Indicted for Alleged Bribery over Wind Power Projects, COVID-19 Benefit Fraud (Update 1)
House of Representatives member Masatoshi Akimoto was indicted Wednesday on suspicion of bribery in ...
September 27, 2023
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Man, 18, Given 54 Months for Robbery in Tokyo’s Ginza
TOKYO, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press) — Tokyo District Court on Monday sentenced an 18-year-old man to four y...
September 25, 2023
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3 Injured in Knife Attack at Japan Shopping Mall
An 18-year-old male high school student slashed several people with a knife Monday morning at a shop...
September 25, 2023
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Reggae Singer CHEHON Arrested by Japan Police on Suspicion of Marijuana Possession
Reggae singer CHEHON was arrested Sunday on suspicion of possessing marijuana after performing at a ...
September 25, 2023
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Indecent Photos Circulated at Shimane Prefecture High School; Youths Referred to Local Prosecutors by Police
Several young people have been referred to local prosecutors in Shimane Prefecture under suspicion o...
September 21, 2023
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Former Dept Chair at National Cancer Hospital Charged with Taking ¥1.7 Million Bribe from Supplier
Yusuke Hashimoto, a former department chair at the National Cancer Center Hospital East, has been ar...
September 21, 2023
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Gunma Police Apologize for Wrongful Arrest of Foreign National
MAEBASHI — Gunma prefectural police have apologized for mistakenly arresting a male foreign national...
September 21, 2023
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Ex-lawmaker GaaSyy Denies Some Charges in 1st Hearing
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Former Japanese lawmaker GaaSyy, charged with intimidating celebrities repeated...
September 20, 2023
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FSA Inspects Bigmotor, Sompo Japan over Insurance Fraud Scandal
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Financial Services Agency launched on-site inspections Tuesday of scandal-h...
September 20, 2023
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Yokohama Eatery Murder Victim’s Relative Arrested; Suspect Tracked Down in Nagoya
Kanagawa prefectural police on Sunday arrested a man on suspicion of murder for killing a ramen shop...
September 18, 2023
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Ramen Shop Manager Found Dead in Suspected Murder at Yokohama Eatery
YOKOHAMA — The manager of a ramen shop was found fatally injured at the eatery where he works in Yok...
September 16, 2023
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KyoAni Arson Suspect Learned from 2001 Attack
Kyoto (Jiji Press)—The suspect in the 2019 arson attack on a Kyoto Animation Co. studio used gasolin...
September 15, 2023
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Bigmotor’s Roppongi Hills Headquarters Searched by Police over Dead Street Trees
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and Kanagawa Prefectural Police began searching the headqua...
September 15, 2023
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KyoAni Arson Suspect Describes Omiya Mass Stabbing Plan; Aoba Says He Saw Too Few Victims to Go Through With It
KYOTO — The suspect in the 2019 deadly arson attack on a Kyoto Animation Co. (KyoAni) studio had plo...
September 14, 2023
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