Crime & Courts
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Japanese Teen Rescued from Myanmar Scam Ring; He Was Trafficked and Forced to Participate in Fraud Operations
BANGKOK — A Japanese teenager has been rescued by Thai police, it was announced Saturday, after t...
February 15, 2025
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S. Korean Man Admits to Smuggling ¥500 Million in Gold by Drop-off at Sea
A 41-year-old South Korean man admitted in a trial Thursday to charges that he was involved in sm...
February 14, 2025
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Japanese Man Detained in Thailand for Suspected Frauds in Myanmar
BANGKOK (Jiji Press) — Thai police said Thursday they have detained a 29-year-old Japanese man fo...
February 14, 2025
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Kabukicho Support Group Leader Arrested on Suspicion of Sexual Misconduct with ‘Toyoko Kid’
A representative of a support group for young people who frequent the Toyoko area of the Kabukich...
February 14, 2025
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Sibling Doctors Arrested over Murder Cover-Up; One Patient Killed Another in Northern Japan (Update 2)
AOMORI — In connection with the murder of one inpatient by another at a hospital in Hachinohe, Ao...
February 14, 2025
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Hungary Police Apologize over Handling of Woman’s Death; Japanese Victim had Complained of Abuse by Ex-Husband
GENEVA – Police in Hungary said Tuesday it had taken disciplinary action against five of its offi...
February 13, 2025
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Criminal Complaint Filed against Ishimaru over Tokyo Gov. Election
Tokyo, Feb. 11 (Jiji Press) — A civic group has filed a criminal complaint against Shinji Ishimar...
February 11, 2025
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Bleeding Man at Train Station in Kyoto Pref. Attacks Staff with Knife; Arrested on Suspicion of Violating Firearms, Swords Control Law
A man who was bleeding from the forehead at a train station in Seika, Kyoto Prefecture, took out ...
February 11, 2025
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Ex-MUFG Bank Worker Paid Interest to Pawnshops
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—The former MUFG Bank employee suspected of massive thefts of customer assets r...
February 5, 2025
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Japan’s National Police Agency Asks Drug Stores to Enhance Countermeasures Against Shoplifters; Foreigners Account for Disproportionally High Losses
The National Police Agency has compiled guidelines on countermeasures drug stores can take agains...
February 4, 2025
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Former Medical University Chancellor Iwamoto Rearrested over ¥170 Mil. Breach; Involving Another Construction Project in Tokyo’s Adachi Ward
Kinuko Iwamoto, former chancellor of Tokyo Women’s Medical University who was arrested in a breac...
February 3, 2025
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Japan Notaries Warned Over Dubious Requests for Documents; Fraudsters Targeting Funds Meant to Compensate Victims
The Japan National Notaries Association has sounded a warning about people seeking notarial deeds...
January 30, 2025
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Ex-Boxing World Champ Yakushiji Arrested for Assaulting Woman; Pole for Hanging Clothes Used in Attack
Former professional boxing world bantamweight champion Yasuei Yakushiji has been arrested on susp...
January 28, 2025
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Man Arrested in Connection with JR Nagano Station Stabbing Attack; Alleged Perpetrator Unemployed 46-year-old Living in Nagano City
NAGANO — A man was arrested on Sunday in connection with last week’s stabbing attack in front of ...
January 26, 2025
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Bones Found on Oshima Island Beach; Man Arrested on Suspicion of Abandoning, Damaging Corpse
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department arrested Sotatsu Yanase, 45, on Friday on suspicion of d...
January 24, 2025
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