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  • Car Crashes into Fence of Israeli Embassy in Tokyo, Injuring Riot Police Officer (Update 1)

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    November 15, 2023

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    November 14, 2023

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    November 14, 2023

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    Tokyo, Nov. 13 (Jiji Press)—Tokyo police on Monday arrested a 40-year-old man who claims to be a “ci...

    November 14, 2023

  • Lawyers say Takarazuka Woman was Overworked, Harassed; Demand Firms Take Responsibility for Death and Apologize

    Overwork and harassment are believed to have contributed to the death of a woman, who was a part of ...

    November 10, 2023

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    Tokyo, Nov. 8 (Jiji Press)—Japanese police on Wednesday arrested 25 Japanese men on suspicion of fr...

    November 9, 2023

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    KYOTO (Jiji Press) — Public prosecutors on Monday reiterated that a man accused of conducting an ars...

    November 6, 2023

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    November 1, 2023

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    Armed man who barricaded himself in a post office in Toda, Saitama Prefecture, was taken into police...

    October 31, 2023

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    October 31, 2023

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    October 31, 2023

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    October 30, 2023

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    October 28, 2023

  • Retrial in Hakamata Murder Case Begins; Validity of Bloodstained Clothing Evidence Contested

    The first hearing of the retrial of 87-year-old Iwao Hakamata, who was previously sentenced to death...

    October 27, 2023

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