Crime & Courts
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Govt, Kumamoto Pref. Appeal Minamata Disease Ruling
OSAKA (Jiji Press) — The central and Kumamoto prefectural governments filed an appeal with the Osaka...
October 12, 2023
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2 Arrested over Death of Head Priest at Temple in Tokyo
Police have arrested a man and a woman on suspicion of killing the head priest of a temple in Adachi...
October 8, 2023
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Radioactive Tritium Leaked from Damaged Gun During Police Training in Miyazaki Pref.
FUKUOKA — Radioactive tritium leaked out from an automatic handgun that was damaged when a riot poli...
October 7, 2023
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35 Women Arrested on Prostitution Charges in Tokyo’s Kabukicho District
35 Japanese women aged 21 to 46 were arrested recently on suspicion of violating the Anti-Prostituti...
October 6, 2023
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Phone Fraud Cases Involving Int’l Calls Soaring in Japan
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Telephone fraud cases involving international calls are soaring in Japan over the...
October 4, 2023
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300 kg “Princess Momiji” Statue Disappears from Park in Central Japan
A bronze statue of “Princess Momiji,” a symbol of Momijihime park in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, di...
October 3, 2023
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Japan Top Court Examines Gender Change on Family Register; Current Law Challenged Over Surgery Requirement
The Grand Bench of the Supreme Court has started listening to oral arguments in a case over the cons...
September 29, 2023
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Sojitz Employee Suspected of Stealing Trade Secrets from Former Employer Kanematsu, Allegedly Used Former Colleague’s ID, Password
A former member of the Sojitz Corp. trading company has been arrested on suspicion of illegally acqu...
September 28, 2023
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Man Arrested for Selling Drugs Out of Unattended Washing Machine in Apartment Building
NAGOYA — A man has been arrested on drug charges after allegedly selling methamphetamine out of an u...
September 28, 2023
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Japan Police Warn of ‘BlackTech’ Chinese Hackers; Repeated Cyber-Attacks Against Japanese Companies
The National Police Agency said Wednesday that the cyber-attack group known as BlackTech, which is b...
September 28, 2023
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Ex-Tokyo Games Exec Takahashi Refuses to Testify in Court Hearing
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Former Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics organizing committee executive Haruyuki T...
September 28, 2023
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US, Japan Authorities Warn of China-Linked Hacking Group BlackTech
TOKYO, Sept 28 (Reuters) - U.S. National Security Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigation and Japane...
September 28, 2023
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Osaka Court Recognizes 128 Plaintiffs as Minamata Disease Sufferers
Osaka, Sept. 27 (Jiji Press)—Osaka District Court on Wednesday recognized 128 plaintiffs rejected fr...
September 27, 2023
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3 Family Members Dead in Shizuoka Pref. Hospital Attack (UPDATE 2)
SHIZUOKA — A hospital staff member at the Fuji Brain Institute and Hospital in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka ...
September 27, 2023
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Lawmaker Masatoshi Akimoto Indicted for Alleged Bribery over Wind Power Projects, COVID-19 Benefit Fraud (Update 1)
House of Representatives member Masatoshi Akimoto was indicted Wednesday on suspicion of bribery in ...
September 27, 2023
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