Society
Crime & Courts
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Abe Faction Allegedly Asked Lawmakers to Report Cash in Move to Hide Kickbacks
The Liberal Democratic Party’s Abe faction is suspected of having asked its lawmakers to report as i...
December 13, 2023
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Police Arrest Two Vietnamese People on Suspicion of Hunting Heron with Slingshot
SAITAMA — Police have arrested two Vietnamese men on suspicion of violating a law that protects wild...
December 12, 2023
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Ex-Tokyo Games Exec Found Guilty over Bid-Rigging
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Tokyo District Court on Tuesday sentenced a former senior official of the T...
December 12, 2023
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3 Former GSDF Officers Sentenced to Prison and Suspended Sentence for Indecent Assault Against Former Colleague
The Fukushima District Court on Tuesday sentenced three male former Ground Self-Defense Force office...
December 12, 2023
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Santa Claus Doll Stolen from Shopping Street in Tokushima; Sign Put Up Saying, ‘Santa Delivering Presents’
A Santa Claus doll and other Christmas decorations have been stolen from a shopping street in the ci...
December 12, 2023
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Actor Seminosuke Murasugi Arrested on Suspicion of Buying Marijuana
Police arrested actor Seminosuke Murasugi on Monday on suspicion of buying regulated substances. A...
December 11, 2023
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21-Year-Old SDF Personnel Arrested on Suspicion of Killing Elderly Man in Kyoto: “I would have Killed Anyone”
KYOTO — A 21-year-old Ground Self-Defense Force personnel was arrested Sunday on suspicion of fatall...
December 11, 2023
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Kishida Mulls Removing 2 More LDP Faction Execs from Govt, Party Posts
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is considering removing two more key member...
December 11, 2023
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Man Held Over Smuggling Gold Worth ¥32 Mil. Disguised As Golf Club Heads
HIROSHIMA — Hiroshima prefectural police said Friday they had arrested a Vietnamese national jointly...
December 9, 2023
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AI Pornography Thwarts Efforts to Protect Real Children in Japan
Efforts to combat pornography that victimizes real children are being hindered by the huge amount o...
December 8, 2023
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Car Crashes into Building of Kawai-juku University Preparatory School in Yokohama
YOKOHAMA — A passenger car crashes into a building of a major university preparatory school Kawai-ju...
December 7, 2023
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Prosecutors Request Death Sentence for KyoAni Arson Suspect Shinji Aoba; 2019 Attack in Kyoto Left 36 Dead, 32 Injured
KYOTO — At a trial for the deadly 2019 arson attack on a Kyoto Animation Co. studio held at the Kyot...
December 7, 2023
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3 People Struck by Car in Incidents at Government Buildings; Police Believe Same Driver Involved in Both Crashes (UPDATE 2)
MITO — Three people were hit by a car when it plowed into an open space in front of the Hitachi city...
December 6, 2023
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Prosecutors Begin Questioning Secretaries over LDP Funds Scandal
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japanese public prosecutors have begun questioning secretaries to member lawmaker...
December 6, 2023
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Lawyer, Others Held Over Defrauding Romance Scam Victims; Group Allegedly Made Empty Promises to Recover Money
OSAKA — An 82-year-old lawyer and three others were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of collecting reta...
December 6, 2023
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