Society
Crime & Courts
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High Court’s TEPCO Fukushima Ruling Could Be Bellwether for Other Cases
Could the meltdown at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant have been prevented? The Tokyo High Co...
January 16, 2023
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Wakayama Couple Arrested on Suspicion of Arson
WAKAYAMA — A couple living in Wakayama has been arrested on suspicion of arson, after the body of a...
January 16, 2023
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Bishop Case Sees New Murder Charge Against Suspect
SAITAMA — The suspect in a triple-murder case in Saitama Prefecture will be newly charged with killi...
January 16, 2023
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Death-Row Inmate Dies after Choking
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Death-row inmate Miyuki Ueta, convicted of murdering two men whose bodies were ...
January 16, 2023
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As Yamagami Case Heads to Court, Focus Turns to Motive, Defense
The case involving suspect Tetsuya Yamagami, charged with murder and related charges in the fatal sh...
January 15, 2023
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Foreign Woman in Critical Condition after being Caught in Hokkaido Avalanche
A woman of an undisclosed nationality was in critical condition after being caught in an avalanche w...
January 13, 2023
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Man Dies After Being Shot by Police in Osaka Pref.
A man became in cardiac or respiratory arrest after having been shot in his stomach by a police offi...
January 13, 2023
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Yamagami Indicted on Murder Charge for Abe Shooting
Suspect Tetsuya Yamagami was indicated on Friday on charges including murder related to the shooting...
January 13, 2023
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Guilty Ruling for Moritomo Gakuen Head, Wife to Become Final
Tokyo—Prison sentences are set to become final for Yasunori Kagoike, 69, head of Japanese school ope...
January 12, 2023
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Top court dismisses appeal by Moritomo head, wife
The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal by the head of school operator Moritomo Gakuen and his wi...
January 12, 2023
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Japan ex-PM shooting suspect ‘fed up’ with repeated questions; uncle recommends he take English test
The suspect in the shooting death of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he was “fed up” being rep...
January 11, 2023
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Taiwan airline received bomb threat at Narita before Jetstar flight
The bomb threat targeting a Jetstar Japan passenger plane last week was not the only one received fo...
January 11, 2023
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Suspected shooter of ex-PM Abe to face indictment after end of psychiatric evaluation
The suspect in the shooting death of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will soon face indictment afte...
January 10, 2023
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6 months after Abe shooting, mourners still visiting site
NARA — People were seen mourning Sunday in front of Yamato-Saidaiji Station in Nara, where former ...
January 9, 2023
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Police launch investigation after firecrackers go off at Ise shrine before Kishida’s visit
Firecrackers concealed in a bush went off at Ise Jingu about 40 minutes before Prime Minister Fumio ...
January 7, 2023
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