Crime & Courts
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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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Man arrested after hit-and-run victim’s smartphone ends up on car roof, helps trace his location
TAKAMATSU — A 54-year-old man was arrested Friday on suspicion of a hit-and-run in Takamatsu after t...
January 6, 2023
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Bloodstains on clothing taken from triple murder suspect’s house match victims’ DNA
Bloodstains on clothing and other items seized from the home of the suspect in a recent triple murde...
January 4, 2023
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Details emerge of Japan triple murder crime scene
SAITAMA — A couple who were murdered Sunday in Hanno, Saitama Prefecture, were found lying in the ga...
December 29, 2022
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Tokyo advertising company expresses shock over employee’s murder
The Tokyo advertising company that employed one of the victims of Sunday’s triple murder in Hanno, S...
December 28, 2022
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Saitama murder suspect was previously arrested for damaging victims’ car
SAITAMA — The 40-year-old suspect in the murder of three people in Hanno, Saitama Prefecture, was pr...
December 28, 2022
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Suspect sent to prosecutors in case of triple murder in Japan
SAITAMA — The suspect in the death of three people in Saitama Prefecture was sent to prosecutors Tue...
December 27, 2022
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MSDF captain 1st to be charged under designated secrets law
A criminal charge has been issued for the first time under the Law on the Protection of Specially De...
December 27, 2022
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Panel disputes prosecutor decision over detainee’s death
Nagoya, Dec. 26 (Jiji Press)—A Japanese prosecution inquest panel has labeled a decision by public p...
December 27, 2022
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Ex-Tokyo Games Exec Haruyuki Takahashi released on bail
TOKYO (Jiji Press)—Former Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics organizing committee executive Haruyuki Tak...
December 27, 2022
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