Society
Crime & Courts
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Japan Wind Power Firm’s Suspected Bribery Case Involves Racehorse Ownership
Lower house lawmaker Masatoshi Akimoto, who is suspected of receiving bribes from the president of a...
August 6, 2023
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Wind Power Firm President’s Home Raided
The special investigation squad of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office conducted a search o...
August 5, 2023
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Chinese Students Forced by Scammers to Fake Own Kidnapping
A number of Chinese students in Japan have been extorted for money by scammers posing as Chinese aut...
August 5, 2023
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(UPDATE 1) Nihon University American Football Team Member Arrested over Illegal Drug
A 21-year-old member of Nihon University’s American football team was arrested Saturday on suspicion...
August 5, 2023
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Stimulant Traces Found in Nihon Univ. American Football Club Dorm
TOKYO, Aug. 3 (Jiji Press) — Marijuana and apparent pills containing stimulant components have been ...
August 4, 2023
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Three 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake Victims Newly Identified
MORIOKA — Previously unidentified remains of three victims of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake h...
August 4, 2023
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Bigmotor, 7 Insurers to Submit Fraud Reports
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s Financial Services Agency on Monday ordered used car dealer Bigmotor Co...
August 1, 2023
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2021 Tokyo Train Attacker Gets 23 Years in Prison
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo District Court’s Tachikawa branch on Monday sentenced a 26-year-old man t...
July 31, 2023
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Bail granted to Ichikawa Ennosuke
Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke was granted bail on Monday by the Tokyo District Court. Ichikawa, wh...
July 31, 2023
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Bigmotor Suspected of Fabricating Insurance Contracts
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Scandal-hit major Japanese used car dealer Bigmotor Co. is suspected of having co...
July 31, 2023
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Bigmotor Admits Street Tree Deaths May Be from Herbicides
Bigmotor Co. has admitted on its website that the death of roadside trees in front of outlets of the...
July 29, 2023
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Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Ennosuke Indicted on Charges of Aiding Parents Suicide
The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office indicted Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke, 47, on Friday,...
July 28, 2023
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Local Politician Pleads Not Guilty over Ex-Minister Bribery Case
HIROSHIMA (Jiji Press) — A former member of the Hiroshima city assembly, in the first hearing of his...
July 28, 2023
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(UPDATE1) On-Site Inspections Held at 34 Bigmotor Outlets over Insurance Fraud
The Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry on Friday began on-site inspections at 34 o...
July 28, 2023
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Dentsu Pleads Guilty to Most Charges over Tokyo Games
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Dentsu Group Inc. and a former official of the major advertising group, at thei...
July 28, 2023
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