Society
Crime & Courts
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Magazine Report on Harassment Allegations Was Behind Ennosuke’s Suicide Attempt, Police Sources Say
Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke told authorities in voluntary questioning before his arrest that a ma...
June 28, 2023
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Boy Referred to Court for Allegedly Putting Wasabi on Another Customer’s Sushi at Restaurant
The Yamaguchi District Public Prosecutors Office referred Wednesday a high school boy in his teens t...
June 28, 2023
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Kabuki Actor ‘Admits Assisting Mother’s Suicide’
Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke admitted to assisting his mother to commit suicide, police said Tuesd...
June 28, 2023
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Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Ennosuke Arrested over Mother’s Suicide
Metropolitan Police Department arrested kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke Tuesday morning on suspicion ...
June 27, 2023
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Halloween Attack Suspect on Tokyo Train Denies Attempted Murder by Arson
A 26-year-old man, who has been accused of charges including attempted murder and arson by stabbing ...
June 26, 2023
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Uncle May Have Organized Dumping of Kobe Boy’s Body
KOBE ― The uncle of 6-year-old Nao Hosaka, whose body was found in a suitcase in Kobe on Thursday, i...
June 26, 2023
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Bruised Body of Young Boy Found in Suitcase in Kobe
KOBE — A local police officer found the body of a 6-year-old boy in a suitcase that was left near th...
June 24, 2023
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Ex-Lawmaker GaaSyy Indicted Over Threats to Celebrities
The former House of Councillors lawmaker known as GaaSyy has been indicted by prosecutors for allege...
June 23, 2023
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GSDF Cadet Didn’t Refer to 2 Shooting Victims By Name
During questioning by the Gifu prefectural police, the Ground Self-Defense Force cadet suspected of...
June 23, 2023
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Video of Sri Lankan Detainee before Her Death Shown in Court
Nagoya, June 21 (Jiji Press)—Video footage showing the final days of a Sri Lankan woman who died at...
June 22, 2023
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SDF Cadet Being Held over Shooting Tried to Take Ammunition
The Ground Self-Defense Force cadet suspected of shooting three instructors at a firing range in Gif...
June 21, 2023
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Witnesses Claim GSDF Cadet Was Animated Before Fatal Shooting at Gun Range in Central Japan
An 18-year-old Ground Self-Defense Force cadet suspected of fatally shooting instructors at a gun ra...
June 20, 2023
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Kishida Attends Funeral of GSDF Killed in Copter Crash
KUMAMOTO — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Sunday attended a funeral for the 10 Ground Self-Defense ...
June 18, 2023
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Chinese Firm Filed Patent 1 Week After Receiving Leaked Data
A Chinese company filed a patent in China about a week after a researcher at the National Institute ...
June 17, 2023
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GSDF Cadet Held Over Gun Attack Allegedly Continued to Discharge Weapon while Being Subdued
A Ground Self-Defense Force cadet arrested in connection with a shooting at a firing range in Gifu t...
June 17, 2023
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