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  • Prosecutor Suspected of Purposely Obscuring Bribery Denial

    A prosecutor suspected of inducing testimony from a then Hiroshima city assembly member is now thoug...

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    Major used-car dealer Bigmotor Co. plans to widen the probe into fraudulent automobile insurance cla...

    July 23, 2023

  • (UPDATE 1) 3 People Stabbed on Train near Kansai Airport; Man Arrested

    Two passengers and a train conductor were stabbed by a man on a JR Kansai Airport Line train running...

    July 23, 2023

  • Another Prosecutor Suspected of Inducing Testimony in Vote-Buying Trial

    Another prosecutor involved in a vote-buying trial is suspected of repeatedly urging a former munici...

    July 22, 2023

  • Audio Recordings Raise Doubts over Prosecutors’ Methods in Vote-buying Case Investigation

    A public prosecutor is suspected of offering a deal to a municipal assembly member in exchange for l...

    July 21, 2023

  • Man Pleads Guilty over Kura Sushi Prank Video

    A 21-year-old man admitted Thursday to a charge of disrupting business in February by filming distur...

    July 21, 2023

  • Japan Top Court Sends Back Reemployment Pay Case

    TOKYO, July 20 (Jiji Press) — Japan’s Supreme Court sent back to a lower court Thursday a case over ...

    July 21, 2023

  • Crime Ring Suspect Served Fresh Warrant over Robbery in Japan

    TOKYO, July 20 (Jiji Press) — Japanese police served a fresh arrest warrant Thursday on a suspected ...

    July 21, 2023

  • Osaka Cardiovascular Center to Probe Suspected Science Fraud

    OSAKA — The National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, said Wednesday t...

    July 21, 2023

  • International Organ Trafficking Cannot be Stopped, Insider Says

    Nobody can stop overseas organ transplants from continuing despite the risks, a man involved in the ...

    July 20, 2023

  • Criminal Offenses in Japan Rise in 1st Half

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    July 20, 2023

  • Turkish Coordinator Under Investigation over Suspicious Organ Transplants

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    July 19, 2023

  • Golfer Tomoyasu Sugiyama Arrested Over Speeding in Hokkaido

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    July 18, 2023

  • (Update) Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Ennosuke Arrested on New Charge of Aiding Father’s Suicide

    Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke, arrested on June 27 over suspicion of assisting the suicide of his m...

    July 18, 2023

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