Society
Crime & Courts
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100 Abe Faction Members Allegedly Failed to Report Earnings; Members’ Hidden Funds Likely over ¥570 Million (Update 1)
Some 100 past and present members of the Liberal Democratic Party’s Abe faction allegedly failed to ...
January 1, 2024
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Woman Dies After Being Found on Street in Kitakyushu on New Year’s Eve; Found Bleeding From Injuries to Face, Body
The police received an emergency call at around 9:55 p.m. Sunday from a passerby who said a woman wa...
January 1, 2024
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Signboard Stolen at Kosetsuken, Calligraphy Store Favored by Tanizaki and Mushakoji
A historic calligraphy supply store called Kousetsuken had a wooden signboard in the shape of a brus...
December 30, 2023
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Secretary of Arrested Japanese Lawmaker ‘Drew Up List of Cash Offerings’ Connected to Mayoral Election in Ward of Tokyo
A secretary of Mito Kakizawa — the House of Representatives member and former senior vice justice mi...
December 30, 2023
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Nishimura Voluntarily Questioned by Prosecutors; 6th Key Member of Abe Faction Questioned over Political Funds
Former Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, a senior official of the Liberal De...
December 30, 2023
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Japan Prosecutors: Diet Member-Led Bribes Couldn’t Be Overlooked
A case of alleged bribery involving a Diet member was “impossible to overlook,” a public prosecutor ...
December 29, 2023
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Japan’s Executions Drop to 0 for Year; 106 Still on Death Row
The government executed no prisoners this year, for the first time since 2020. The law on inmate tre...
December 29, 2023
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Driver to Be Arrested on Suspicion of Attempted Murder; Suspect Confessed to Ibaraki Prefecture Crash, Police Say
MITO — A new arrest warrant will be issued Thursday on suspicion of attempted murder for a man who a...
December 28, 2023
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Hama Sushi Sues Kappa Sushi for Illegal Outflow of Corporate Data; Seeks ¥500 million in Damages
The operator of major conveyor-belt sushi chain Hama Sushi on Wednesday said it has filed a lawsuit ...
December 28, 2023
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Mother, Young Daughter Killed by Reversing Car in Tokyo; 50-Year-Old Driver Arrested
A mother and her 6-year-old daughter were killed while walking on a sidewalk after being hit by a ca...
December 28, 2023
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Former Japan Vice Justice Minister Mito Kakizawa Arrested Over Vote-Buying (Update 1)
Mito Kakizawa, a House of Representatives member and former vice justice minister, was arrested Thur...
December 28, 2023
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Prosecutors Admit Inappropriate Questioning in 2019 Vote-Buying Case
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Supreme Public Prosecutors Office on Monday admitted inappropriate question...
December 26, 2023
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LDP Senior Member Hagiuda Questioned by Prosecutors; Suspected of Not Including Kickbacks in Political Funds Reports
Former Liberal Democratic Party Policy Research Council Chairperson Koichi Hagiuda voluntarily submi...
December 26, 2023
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Man Arrested After Allegedly Stabbing Woman to Death in Nagoya, Another Woman Found in Bathtub (UPDATE 1)
A man made an emergency call at around 11:20 a.m. Tuesday, saying he had stabbed a person to death w...
December 26, 2023
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4 Senior Abe Faction Members Voluntarily Questioned over Suspected Hidden Funds
Four senior officials of the Liberal Democratic Party’s Abe faction were voluntarily questioned by t...
December 25, 2023
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