Crime & Courts
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Taxi Driver Shot in Kawaguchi, Saitama Pref.; Police Tracking Down Man on Suspicion of Attempted Murder
A 72-year-old taxi driver on Wednesday rushed into a convenience store in the Saiwai-cho district...
May 30, 2024
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Japan Man Arrested for Creating Virus Using Generative AI Systems; ‘I Thought I Could Do Anything if I Asked AI’
A 25-year-old unemployed man from Kawasaki has been arrested for allegedly creating a computer virus...
May 28, 2024
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Sixty-Something Twins Suspected of Selling Kamen Rider Replica Masks, ‘Earned Over ¥10 Million’
A 65-year-old unemployed man and his twin brother were arrested Wednesday for selling a replica m...
May 24, 2024
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Death Penalty Sought Again for Hakamata over 1966 Murder Case
Shizuoka, May 22 (Jiji Press) — Public prosecutors Wednesday again sought the death penalty for I...
May 23, 2024
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Chinese National Arrested on Suspicion of Swindling 10.1 Million Yen Impersonating Akira Ikegami; Woman in 70s Defrauded in Online Scheme
The local police in Fukushima Prefecture arrested a Chinese national on Tuesday on suspicion of f...
May 21, 2024
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Tokyo Court Dismisses Foreigner’s Claim of Police Discrimination
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Tokyo District Court on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit by a foreign woman who cla...
May 21, 2024
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Japan Marks 15 Years Since Lay Judge System Introduced; Survey Finds Most Participants Had Positive Experience
Japan marked the 15th anniversary of the introduction of its lay judge system Tuesday, with a Sup...
May 21, 2024
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Police Plan to Arrest Gang Member over Possible Involvement of Murder of Leader of Another Gang, Who is Also Owner of ‘Dragon Mustache’ Ramen Restaurant in Kobe
The Hyogo prefectural police plan to arrest a senior member of the Kizunakai gang, who has been i...
May 21, 2024
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Investigation By Japan Prosecutors Office Draws Criticism; Advisor Slams Report Related to Vote-Buying Scandal
An investigation into a prosecutor’s alleged attempt to illicitly obtain a confession has been cr...
May 19, 2024
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2nd Person Arrested for Alleged Murder of Tokyo Couple
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese police on Sunday served a fresh arrest warrant to Hikaru Sasaki, on...
May 19, 2024
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Ex-Squad Member Says, ‘I Crossed the Line’ to Get Confession in Kawai Bribery Case
A former member of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office’s special investigation squad who...
May 18, 2024
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74-Year-Old Woman Allegedly Swindled Out of ¥140 Mil.; Says Men Threatened Her with Arrest Warrant over Phone’
SAITAMA – A 74-year-old woman in Shiki, Saitama Pref., was swindled out of about \140 million aft...
May 17, 2024
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3 Members of Japan’s Tsubasa no To Political Group Arrested; Police Allege Disruptions to Campaign Speeches
Three members of the Tsubasa no To political group were arrested on Friday for allegedly disrupti...
May 17, 2024
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Tokyo District Court Rules AI Cannot Be Issued Patents; Law Recognizes Only ‘Natural Persons’ as Inventors
The Tokyo District Court has dismissed a claim by an American engineer regarding an AI-generated ...
May 17, 2024
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Nabbed Vietnamese Men May Be Involved in Serial Robberies in Japan
UTSUNOMIYA, Tochigi (Jiji Press)—Japanese police are investigating possible links between recent ...
May 17, 2024
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