Crime & Courts
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New App Feature To Block Suspicious Calls From Overseas; Created by Metropolitan Police Department Amid Surge in Fraud
A new smartphone app feature that blocks suspicious calls from overseas has been developed by the...
October 20, 2025
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5 Arrested for Violent Acts at Ehime Pref. Autumn Festival, Ramming Fellow Float with 3-Ton Drum Stand
Five men were arrested Sunday for violent acts at an autumn festival, including ramming their 3-t...
October 19, 2025
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2 Arrested for Allegedly Sharing AI Pornographic Videos Featuring Their Acquaintances on Group Chat with 1,000 People
KYOTO — Two men were arrested Thursday on suspicion of sharing pornographic videos made with gene...
October 17, 2025
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Teacher in Chiba Pref. City Dismissed in Disgrace for Cycling While Intoxicated, Caught Riding Bike Home from Izakaya
CHIBA — Chiba Prefecture’s board of education dismissed a male teacher from Funabashi in the pref...
October 16, 2025
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2 Female Residents at Nursing Home in Japan Confirmed Dead; Former Male Employee Arrested on Murder Charge (Update 1)
Two female residents at a nursing home in Tsurugashima, Saitama Prefecture, were found unconsciou...
October 15, 2025
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2 Female Residents at Nursing Home in Japan Confirmed Dead, Found with Injuries to Head, Other Parts of Body
Two female residents at a nursing home in Tsurugashima, Saitama Prefecture, were found unconsciou...
October 15, 2025
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Man Gets Death Penalty for Quadruple Murder in Nagano
Nagano, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)—Nagano District Court on Tuesday sentenced Masanori Aoki, 34, to dea...
October 14, 2025
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Former Death Row Inmate Hakamata Files Damages Lawsuit Against Police, Presecutors, Courts
SHIZUOKA — Iwao Hakamata, a former death row inmate who was later acquitted in a retrial, filed a...
October 10, 2025
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Ae! Group’s Kusama Arrested On Suspicion Of Public Indecency
The Metropolitan Police Department arrested Saturday Keita Richard Kusama, a member of boy band ...
October 5, 2025
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Police to Focus on ‘Tokuryu’ Criminal Group Leaders in Fight to Eradicate Crimes Organized Via Social Media
The National Police Agency has established a new office that will serve as a command center in th...
October 3, 2025
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Japanese Nationals Lured to Scam Bases with False Promises, Controlled Through Violence
Several Japanese nationals have been arrested after traveling to Southeast Asian countries and jo...
September 28, 2025
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8 Overseas Online Casinos No Longer Accessible from Japan Following Enactment of Law on Gambling Addiction
Eight overseas online casino sites are no longer accessible from Japan, Chairperson of the Nation...
September 27, 2025
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Woman Suspected of Keeping Daughter’s Dead Body in Freezer, Reportedly Told Police She Has Kept Corpse There For 20 Years
A 75-year-old woman was arrested Thursday on suspicion of keeping her daughter’s dead body in a f...
September 25, 2025
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Actor Hiroya Shimizu Apologizes After Being Released on Bail, Charged with Possessing Marijuana
Actor Hiroya Shimizu, who was arrested on suspicion of possession of marijuana, was released on b...
September 25, 2025
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Former Japanese Followers Express Anger over Alleged Bribery by Unification Church, Money May Have Come from Japan
Former Japanese followers of the Unification Church voiced their anger and expressed their hope t...
September 24, 2025
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