Crime & Courts
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Copper Cable Theft from Solar Power Plants on the Rise in Japan
Large-scale solar power generation facilities run by local governments across Japan have seen a succ...
March 2, 2023
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71-Year-Old Arrested over Fatal Car Crash at Osaka Hospital
OSAKA — A 71-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday after he allegedly drove a car into a hospital i...
March 1, 2023
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Teen Knifes Teacher in Saitama School, Claims to Be Cat Killer
SAITAMA — A teacher was injured in what appears to be a knife attack at Misasa Junior High School in...
March 1, 2023
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Suspects in Japan Robberies Arrested Over Thefts from Elderly
Two suspected leaders of a group of robbers were arrested Tuesday over the theft of cash cards from ...
February 28, 2023
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Man, Woman Rearrested for Allegedly Raping Girl by Threatening Aliens Would Eat Her
Police have rearrested a man and one of his ex-wives for allegedly raping a young woman by threaten...
February 28, 2023
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Japanese NPO Director Arrested for Another Organ Transplant Case in Belarus
The Metropolitan Police Department arrested the director of a Tokyo-based nonprofit organization for...
February 28, 2023
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ASDF Member Sues Govt for Damages over Sexual Harassment
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—A female member of the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force filed an 11.7-million-yen ...
February 28, 2023
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Osaka High Court Upholds Retrial Order for 1984 Robbery, Murder
Osaka (Jiji Press)—Osaka High Court on Monday upheld a ruling granting a retrial for a deceased man ...
February 28, 2023
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Tokyo Games Antimonopoly Charges Filed Against Advertising Giant Dentsu, Others
The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office indicted six companies and seven individuals Tuesday ov...
February 28, 2023
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Koki Tanaka, Ex-Member of KAT-TUN Idol Group, Given Jail Term
Koki Tanaka, a former member of the pop idol group KAT-TUN, was sentenced Monday to 16 months in pri...
February 27, 2023
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Fukuoka Police Arrest Osaka Student over Strangulation Death
The Fukuoka prefectural police on Saturday arrested a 17-year-old Osaka high school student on suspi...
February 26, 2023
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Man Arrested for Allegedly Throwing Molotov Cocktail at Condo
OSAKA — The Osaka prefectural police arrested on Friday a 48-year-old man on suspicion of throwing a...
February 25, 2023
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Japan Police Focus on Finding ‘Luffy’ Crime Masterminds
Recent arrests will likely help the Metropolitan Police Department gain insight into a string of rob...
February 23, 2023
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2 Arrested over Tokyo Robbery, Murder Linked to ‘Luffy’ Group
Two men were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of involvement in a recent robbery and murder in Komae,...
February 22, 2023
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Mother Arrested for Allegedly Inflicting Injury Resulting in Death of 2-year-old Son in Fujisawa
YOKOHAMA — A 27-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of inflicting injury resulting in the death...
February 22, 2023
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