Crime & Courts
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Suspect Arrested over Alleged Murder of Kobe Woman, Saying He ‘Stabbed Her in the Stomach Once or Twice with a Knife’
KOBE — A 35-year-old suspect arrested over the alleged murder of a Kobe woman said he “stabbed he...
August 23, 2025
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Man Arrested After Woman Fatally Stabbed in Kobe Apartment Elevator (Update 1)
KOBE — A man in his 30s who allegedly stabbed a woman to death in Kobe was arrested Friday, accor...
August 22, 2025
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‘Bear Attack’ Turns into Murder Case in Akita Pref.
A 93-year-old man was found dead in a house in Daisen, Akita Prefecture, with blood on his body o...
August 19, 2025
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3 Arrested Over Smuggling 1 Ton of Cannabis Into Japan; Cannabis, Worth ¥5.2 Bil., Smuggled from Vietnam to Tokyo Port
Three Vietnamese nationals have been arrested on suspicion of violating the Narcotics and Psychot...
August 14, 2025
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Osaka Company Under Investigation for Building Expo Pavilion Without Permit; Representative Says Firm Was ‘Too Busy’ to Submit Application
OSAKA — Osaka Prefectural Police on Wednesday began searching the house of the representative of ...
August 13, 2025
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Yomiuri Sues U.S. AI Startup over Use of Articles; Perplexity Allegedly Used Over 100,000 News Stories
Three Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper companies have filed a lawsuit against a U.S. startup company tha...
August 10, 2025
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Late Hyogo Prefectural Assembly Member’s Wife Files Complaint Against NHK Party Leader; Tachibana Faces Claim of Defamation
The wife of a former Hyogo prefectural assembly member who died in January has filed a criminal c...
August 9, 2025
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Suspect Detained Following Attack on Japanese Woman in Suzhou, China; Injuries Apparently Not Life-Threatening
SHANGHAI — A suspect in the Thursday attack of a Japanese woman and her child in the eastern Chin...
August 2, 2025
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300-M.-Yen Fine Upheld for Dentsu Group over Bid-Rigging
Tokyo, July 31 (Jiji Press)—Tokyo High Court on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling ordering adv...
July 31, 2025
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JSB: J Soul Brothers III Member’s Case Sent to Prosecutors on Suspicion of Assault, Threatening to Kill Taxi Driver
Police referred to prosecutors on Thursday the case of a J Soul Brothers III member suspected of ...
July 31, 2025
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4 People Allegedly Slashed by 40-Year-Old Man in Japan’s Mito City; Suspect Later Arrested on Suspicion of Attempted Murder
MITO – An emergency phone call to police on Monday evening reported that people had been slashed ...
July 28, 2025
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Vietnamese Man Arrested Over Murder-Robbery in Imari, Saga Pref.; 24 Year Old Stabbed Woman, Her Mother in Home
SAGA — A Vietnamese 24-year-old male technical intern trainee has been arrested in relation to a ...
July 28, 2025
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Vietnamese Technical Intern Arrested for Alleged Murder in Saga
Saga, July 28 (Jiji Press)—Police have arrested a 24-year-old Vietnamese man on suspicion of murd...
July 28, 2025
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Exoneree Calls for Retrial System Reform After Acquittal; Help Sought from Sister of Acquitted Death Row Inmate
A man acquitted on Friday of the 1986 murder of a teenage girl in a retrial expressed a strong co...
July 23, 2025
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Aum Successor Aleph May be Hit with Stronger Regulation; Failed to Report Assets, Positions of Founder’s Son, Widow
The Public Security Intelligence Agency on Tuesday requested the Public Security Examination Comm...
July 22, 2025
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