Society
Crime & Courts
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Tokyo official held over data leak
A Tokyo ward office official and an acquaintance were arrested Saturday on suspicion of leaking pers...
November 6, 2022
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Man resembling Gyoza no Ohsho murder suspect caught on security footage
A man resembling the suspect linked to the fatal shooting of the president of a gyoza restaurant cha...
November 4, 2022
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4th court finds July upper house election constitutional
NAHA (Jiji Press) — The Naha branch of the Fukuoka High Court in Okinawa Prefecture on Wednesday bec...
November 2, 2022
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102 capsules of stimulants found in man’s body at Haneda
A 49-year-old Spanish man allegedly attempted to smuggle stimulants in 102 capsules that he swallowe...
October 29, 2022
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Jailed Kudo-kai yakuza member arrested over 2013 murder of gyoza chain president
The Kyoto Prefectural Police on Friday arrested Yukio Tanaka, 55, a member of the Kudo-kai, a yakuza...
October 28, 2022
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Fake audition and coerced contract lead to two arrests
NAGOYA — The Aichi prefectural police arrested a talent agency president and a video production comp...
October 28, 2022
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Top court decision on copyright fees eases fears of music schools
Music educators across Japan breathed a sigh of relief following a Supreme Court ruling in a lawsuit...
October 25, 2022
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Top Court Rules Music Students Not Subject to Copyright Fees
Supreme Court on Monday upheld a lower court decision not to allow music copyright management body J...
October 24, 2022
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Tokyo Games scandal disappoints official mascot creator
The Yomiuri ShimbunOfficial mascots Miraitowa, left, and Someity appear during the closing ceremony ...
October 21, 2022
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Suspect ‘suggested suicide location to junior high school girl in Japan’
A man under arrest on suspicion of helping a junior high school girl from Yokohama commit suicide wa...
October 19, 2022
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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