Crime & Courts
-
Former Tokyo Games executive indicted for 3rd time
Haruyuki Takahashi, a former executive board member of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing c...
October 18, 2022
-
Tokyo court finds July poll in unconstitutional state
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Tokyo High Court on Tuesday ruled that the House of Councillors election in...
October 18, 2022
-
28-year-old man served fresh arrest warrant on suspicion of helping girl commit suicide
The Kanagawa prefectural police on Monday served a fresh arrest warrant to a 28-year-old man for pu...
October 18, 2022
-
Ex-Unification Church executive reveals quotas for donations
A former executive of the Unification Church — a religious group that has drawn criticism in the wak...
October 17, 2022
-
Mass brawl breaks out at Tokyo French restaurant
Glasses were thrown, a door was shattered and a man was injured in a brawl involving about 20 to 30 ...
October 17, 2022
-
Fourth bribery-related arrest warrant looming for Tokyo Games exec
Prosecutors plan to serve a fourth arrest warrant on Haruyuki Takahashi, a former executive board me...
October 16, 2022
-
Police search bus company after fatal accident
After Thursday’s tourist bus accident in Shizuoka Prefecture killed one passenger and left 35 others...
October 14, 2022
-
Police seek further charges against man caught on video driving on sidewalk
TAKAMATSU — Public outrage over a video posted on Twitter of a vehicle being driven on the sidewalk ...
October 14, 2022
-
Suspect says victim asked him to kill her
SAPPORO — A 53-year-old man arrested on suspicion of abandoning the body of a female college senior ...
October 14, 2022
-
Man arrested for abandoning body of female college student
SAPPORO — Sapporo prefectural police arrested a 53-year-old man Monday on suspicion of abandoning t...
October 12, 2022
-
Japan ex-PM shooting suspect still undergoing psychiatric evaluation, 3 months after Abe’s death
October 8 marked the three-month anniversary of the shooting death of former Prime Minister Shinzo A...
October 9, 2022
-
Elderly woman suspected of falling for ‘out of this world’ love scam
HIGASHI-OMI, Shiga — She believed he loved her. And that he was a Russian cosmonaut as he claimed. A...
October 9, 2022
-
Kadokawa chairman indicted on charges of bribery related to Tokyo Games
Tsuguhiko Kadokawa, chairman of the publishing giant Kadokawa Corp., has been indicted on charges of...
October 4, 2022
-
President of company operating Kappa Sushi resigns
The president of the company that operates Kappa Sushi, who has been arrested by the Metropolitan Po...
October 3, 2022
-
Largest group of residence card forgers uncovered in Japan
The Metropolitan Police Department has uncovered what is believed to be the largest counterfeiting g...
October 2, 2022
"Society" POPULAR ARTICLE
-
M4.9 Earthquake Hits Tokyo, Neighboring Prefectures
-
M7.5 Earthquake Hits Northern Japan; Tsunami Waves Observed in Hokkaido, Aomori and Iwate Prefectures
-
Tsukiji Market Urges Tourists to Avoid Visiting in Year-End
-
Israeli Tourists Refused Accommodation at Hotel in Japan’s Nagano Pref., Prompting Protest by Israeli Embassy and Probe by Prefecture
-
Beloved Cat Stationmaster Nitama in Wakayama Pref. Passes Away at 15
JN TOP STORIES
-
Japan Government Estimates Earthquake with Epicenter Directly Beneath Capital Could Result in 18,000 Deaths
-
Playful Bags from Brigitte Tanaka Evoke Parisian Atmosphere, Bring Fans from Around the World to Cozy Shop
-
Trump’s Handpicked Board Votes to Rename Washington Performing Arts Center the Trump Kennedy Center
-
9 Japan Companies Team Up on EV Battery Production; Seek to Streamline Process to Compete With China
-
Rakuten Develops New Large Language Model; ‘Rakuten AI 3.0’ Is One of Japan’s Biggest Llms to Date
-
U.S. Senate Resolution Backs Japan, Condemns China’s Pressure
-
Japan’s Ruling Bloc Asserts Itself with Passage of Extra Budget, Majority in Lower House
-
1st Official Southeast Asia Shop for Tomica Miniature Cars Opens in Kuala Lumpur
-
Shinzo Abe’s Shooter ‘Deserves Life in Prison’; Japan Prosecutors Demand Nara Court to Put Tetsuya Yamagami in Prison for Good (UPDATE 1)
-
Honda Motor to Suspend Production over Chip Shortages; Japan, China Plants to Temporarily Halt in December, January
-
Snowy Red Brick Office Garden in Hokkaido Illuminated with Millions of Lights, Event to Continue through March
-
Japan Prime Minister Takaichi Says Japan Open to Talks with China at All Levels