Crime & Courts
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Japan gears up unit for international cybercrime investigations
A new special investigative unit dedicated to tackling cyber-attacks and cybercrime will spearhead t...
March 31, 2022
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Cyber-attacks increase during conflicts
Cyber-attacks appear to be occurring more frequently since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine i...
March 31, 2022
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Nihon University Ex-Chairman Found Guilty of Tax Evasion
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Tokyo District Court on Tuesday sentenced former Nihon University Chairman ...
March 30, 2022
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Trial of Chilean ex-boyfriend of missing Japanese begins in France
BESANCON, France (Jiji Press) — The murder trial of a Chilean former boyfriend of a Japanese woman w...
March 30, 2022
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Ex-lawmaker Toyama found guilty over brokering lones
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo District Court on Tuesday handed down a guilty sentence to former Japanes...
March 29, 2022
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34 indicted for allegedly receiving cash from Japan’s ex-Justice minister
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese prosecutors on Monday indicted 34 people for allegedly receiving cash ...
March 14, 2022
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Ex-Nissan exec Kelly appeals sentence over Ghosn’s pay
Lawyers for former Nissan Motor Co. executive Greg Kelly, who has been given a suspended sentence ov...
March 5, 2022
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4 SMBC Nikko employees arrested for market manipulation
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo prosecutors arrested four senior employees at SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. ...
March 5, 2022
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Ex-Nissan exec Kelly, acquitted of most charges related to Ghosn’s pay, gets suspended sentence
American Greg Kelly, a former Nissan Motor Co. executive who worked for the automaker’s then Chairma...
March 3, 2022
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Ghosn accused of using Nissan cash to pay associates; claims innocence in overseas film
Former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn has been accused of illicitly using Nissan funds to pa...
March 3, 2022
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Ruling to hinge on whether Ghosn aide knew about ‘secret pay’
A ruling is set to be handed down Thursday in the trial of Greg Kelly, an aide to former Nissan Moto...
March 1, 2022
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Former lawmaker Toyama admits to illegal loan brokering
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Former Japanese lawmaker Kiyohiko Toyama admitted in court on Monday to illegal...
February 14, 2022
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Clam shipments from Japan’s major production area suspended amid false labeling of foreign products
Shipments of asari clams produced in Kumamoto Prefecture were suspended from Feb. 8, in the wake of ...
February 14, 2022
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Sources: Exam cheating suspect had accomplice
A teenager suspected of cheating in last month’s Common Test for University Admissions allegedly had...
February 10, 2022
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Gun-wielding man arrested in Saitama hostage-taking incident
FUJIMINO, Saitama (Jiji Press) — Japanese police arrested a man who fired a gun and took a doctor ho...
January 28, 2022
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