Crime & Courts
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Armed Man Barricades Self in Saitama Pref. Post Office, 1 Woman Still Inside (Update 3)
An armed man has taken several employees hostage at a post office in Warabi, Saitama Prefecture, on ...
October 31, 2023
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4 GSDF High-mobility Vehicles Listed for Sale Online by Exporter
Four retired Ground Self-Defense Force high-mobility vehicles had been listed for sale online by a u...
October 30, 2023
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12 Injured at Sushi Shop in Suspected Gas Explosion
OSAKA — Twelve people were injured at a sushi restaurant in a suspected cassette gas cylinder explos...
October 28, 2023
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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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Japan Court Recognizes Prosecutors Didn’t Intend to Indict Suspect to Induce Testimony in High-Profile Vote-Buying Case
The Hiroshima District Court on Thursday recognized that prosecutors induced the testimony of a loca...
October 27, 2023
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Tokyo District Court Orders 146 M. Yen in Damages over Ikebukuro Car Crash in 2019
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Tokyo District Court on Friday ordered a 92-year-old former senior government off...
October 27, 2023
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Japan Supreme Court’s Transgender Ruling Sparks Joy, Worry; Questions Remain About One Requirement of Relevant Law
Wednesday’s top court decision was seen by some as a step forward in eliminating the suffering and p...
October 26, 2023
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Surgery Rule for Legal Gender Change Found Unconstitutional; Japan’s Supreme Court Cites Right to ‘Pursuit of Happiness’
The Grand Bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled unconstitutional and void a legal provision ...
October 25, 2023
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University of Tokyo PC Infected with Malware in July 2022; Possible Leak of Students’ Addresses, Grades
A computer at the University of Tokyo had been infected with malware, possibly leaking up to 4,341 f...
October 24, 2023
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Suspect in 1980 N. Korea Abduction Reportedly Dead; Victim Was Lured from Osaka with Promise of Job
One of two men suspected of abducting a Japanese citizen in a 1980 case linked to North Korea has re...
October 24, 2023
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Ransomware Group Hacker Arrested in Paris as Part of International Investigation Between 11 Countries
French authorities in Paris on Oct. 16 arrested a man for his alleged role in producing ransomware w...
October 22, 2023
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Man Arrested in Connection to Body in Rental Car; Body of 15-Year-Old Found by Police Thursday
UTSUNOMIYA — The Tochigi prefectural police has arrested a man on suspicion of abandoning a body aft...
October 22, 2023
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National Police Agency: Key Member of Global Hacking Group Arrested in International Probe
A key member of the global hacker group calling itself “Ragnar Locker” has been arrested in Europe a...
October 21, 2023
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Kabuki Star Ichikawa Ennosuke Admits to Assisting Parents Commit Suicide on 1st Day of Trial
Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke admitted to the charge of assisting his parents commit suicide on the...
October 20, 2023
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China Formally Arrests Japanese Employee of Drugmaker Astellas Detained by Beijing in March (UPDATE 1)
BEIJING — A Japanese national detained by Chinese authorities in China has been formally arrested, J...
October 19, 2023
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