Crime & Courts
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Prosecutors Question Lawmaker Masatoshi Akimoto over Alleged Bribery
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Public prosecutors questioned lawmaker Masatoshi Akimoto on a voluntary basis b...
August 26, 2023
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Osaka Event Organizer to File Complaint in S. Korean DJ Groping Incident
The organizer of an outdoor music event plans to file a criminal complaint over an incident in which...
August 20, 2023
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Man Arrested on Suspicion of Illegally Possessing Abalones in Kamaishi, Iwate Pref.
KAMAISHI, Iwate — A man was arrested Saturday on suspicion of illegally possessing abalones in Kamai...
August 20, 2023
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Parents of Suspect Deny Conspiracy Charges in Sapporo Beheading
The parents of a 29-year-old female suspect, who allegedly killed and decapitated a 62-year-old man ...
August 19, 2023
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Tokyo Finds Traces of Herbicides Near 9 Bigmotor Outlets
Chemicals used in herbicides have been found in the soil near nine Tokyo outlets operated by used-ca...
August 17, 2023
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Yamada Bee Farm Exec Arrested over Bathhouse Voyeurism
Mitsuo Yamada, 33, the managing director of Yamada Bee Farm, was arrested on Aug. 10 on charges inc...
August 16, 2023
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Japan Arrests 2 Men Repatriated from Cambodia
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese police on Wednesday arrested two men repatriated from Cambodia on susp...
August 16, 2023
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Wound of Decapitated Man in Hokkaido ‘Almost Reached Lung’
SAPPORO — A man decapitated in Sapporo was stabbed with a knife several times around his neck, and o...
August 16, 2023
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Banks Negative about Refinancing Bigmotor Loans
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Creditor banks of used car dealer Bigmotor Co. have shown intention of refusing...
August 15, 2023
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Seized Video ‘Shows Bathroom Attack’ in Northern Japan Decapitation Case
SAPPORO — A video seized by police in connection with a beheading case in Sapporo shows a man being ...
August 15, 2023
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U.K. Court Cites Human-rights Concerns in Refusing Extradition of British Robbery Suspect to Japan
A British court on Friday cited “human-rights” concerns in rejecting the extradition to Japan of one...
August 15, 2023
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Sapporo Woman, Parents Arrested on Murder Charge
SAPPORO — A 29-year-old woman and her parents were arrested Monday on suspicion of murdering a 62-ye...
August 14, 2023
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U.K. Court Refuses to Extradite Robbery Suspect to Japan
LONDON (Jiji Press) — A British court on Friday ruled against the extradition to Japan of a British ...
August 13, 2023
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Wind Power Firm President Admits to Bribing Lawmaker
The president of a Tokyo-based wind power company has admitted to allegations he paid bribes to Hous...
August 12, 2023
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Man Arrested for Driving into Night Market, Injuring 3
SHIZUOKA — Three people were lightly injured when a car plowed into a pedestrian zone during a night...
August 12, 2023
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