Crime & Courts
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22 Nagoya prison officers suspected of repeatedly assaulting inmates
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Justice Ministry said Friday that 22 correction officers are suspected of r...
December 12, 2022
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3 arrested on suspicion of murder at Nagoya hotel
NAGOYA — Two women, including an 18-year-old student, and a man have been arrested on charges of mur...
December 9, 2022
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Supreme Court to decide on constitutionality of gender reassignment surgery requirement
The Supreme Court is poised to decide on the constitutionality of a legal provision that effectively...
December 9, 2022
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Leading Japan advertising firm confesses to illicit bidding for Tokyo Games test events
Major advertising company Hakuhodo Inc. has admitted to participating in bid-rigging for contracts t...
December 8, 2022
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Tokyo firefighter suspected of taking disaster-relief list of elderly to conduct fraud
A Tokyo firefighter arrested on suspicion of defrauding an elderly woman had a list of elderly peopl...
December 6, 2022
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4 charged with professional negligence in child’s death
SHIZUOKA — Criminal charges have been filed against the former chairman and three former staffers of...
December 6, 2022
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Criminal complaint filed against Japan nursery school director over alleged abuse
SHIZUOKA — A criminal complaint was filed Monday against the director of a private nursery school i...
December 5, 2022
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3 former nursery school teachers arrested over alleged abuse
SHIZUOKA — Three former teachers were arrested Sunday for allegedly abusing children at a nursery sc...
December 4, 2022
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Man arrested over alleged assault of woman sleeping on train
A 39-year-old man has been arrested over the alleged assault of a woman sleeping on a train, Chiba p...
December 3, 2022
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Tokyo court: Legal provisions that don’t recognize same-sex marriage are constitutional
Provisions in laws such as the Civil Code that do not allow same-sex marriage are constitutional, th...
December 1, 2022
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Dentsu allegedly took lead in bidding collusion for Tokyo Games
In the case of suspected bid-rigging for contracts to plan test evets for the Tokyo Olympics and Par...
November 30, 2022
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Investigators raid more ad firms in Tokyo Games case
The special investigation squad of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office and the Japan Fair T...
November 30, 2022
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Former idol group member to be arrested for extorting ¥10,000 from woman
KYOTO — Police are planning to arrest Koki Tanaka, a former member of idol group KAT-TUN who is curr...
November 29, 2022
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Dentsu Live searched in Olympics bid-rigging probe
The special investigation squad of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor Office searched the office o...
November 29, 2022
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Hakuhodo, Tokyu advertising agencies raided over alleged Tokyo Games bid-rigging
The headquarters of major advertising agencies Hakuhodo Inc. and Tokyu Agency Inc. were searched by ...
November 28, 2022
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