Society
Crime & Courts
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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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Pressure to Achieve Quotas Fueled Bigmotor’s Repair Wrongdoing
Employees at scandal-hit Bigmotor Co. have revealed that the rampant insurance fraud at the used-car...
July 27, 2023
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6 People Arrested on Suspicion of Speeding on Metropolitan Expressway
The Metropolitan Police Department arrested six men Tuesday on suspicion of speeding on the Metropol...
July 27, 2023
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Daughter’s Fingerprints Not Found in Hotel Room of Sapporo Beheading
SAPPORO — Fingerprints of the daughter in the family arrested over a decapitated body were not found...
July 27, 2023
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Father-Daughter Decapitation Suspects Bought Saw, Suitcase Before Hokkaido Incident
SAPPORO — The father-daughter suspects arrested earlier this week in connection to the Sapporo decap...
July 26, 2023
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Govt Holds Hearing with Bigmotor over Insurance Fraud Scandal
The Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry held a hearing with major used-car dealer B...
July 26, 2023
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Focus Shifts to Whether Bigmotor’s Fraud Was Systemic
A spate of fraudulent insurance billing by a rapidly expanding used-car dealer has exposed the compa...
July 26, 2023
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Insurance Companies in Spotlight over Bigmotor Fraud Scandal
Questions have been raised regarding the responsibility of three major insurance companies over thei...
July 26, 2023
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Mother is 3rd Family Member Arrested in Decapitation Case
The Hokkaido prefectural police arrested a 60-year-old woman Tuesday in connection with a 62-year-ol...
July 25, 2023
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Funeral Held for 2 Ground Seld-Defense Forece Members Killed in Shooting
A funeral for two Self-Defense Forces officers who were killed on duty in a shooting incident at a G...
July 24, 2023
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(Update2) Man, Daughter, Arrested on Suspicion of Decapitation at Hokkaido Hotel
SAPPORO — A 29-year-old woman and her doctor father were arrested Monday in connection with the earl...
July 24, 2023
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