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Tokyo police detains 21 people for ‘preparing to cultivate marijuana’
More than 20 people have been detained under the Cannabis Control Law for importing marijuana seeds ...
August 6, 2022
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Panel seeks to indict ex-Kansai Electric execs over scandals
OSAKA (Jiji Press) — A Japanese panel of citizens has ruled that three former executives of Kansai E...
August 2, 2022
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Japanese man on Interpol list for ¥390 mil. in ‘romance scams’ held in Ghana
OSAKA — A Japanese man on Interpol’s wanted list, suspected of having played a key role in scams swi...
August 1, 2022
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Family members say Unification Church caused suffering
Two people described to The Yomiuri Shimbun how they suffered after family members became followers ...
August 1, 2022
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Preventing lone wolf attacks remains urgent task for police
The shooting death of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe again sheds light on the difficulties in prev...
July 31, 2022
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Additional ¥250 mil. allegedly paid to ex-Tokyo 2020 exec under bribery probe
The former Tokyo 2020 organizing committee executive board member under investigation in a bribery p...
July 31, 2022
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Abe shooting suspect reportedly tweeted intention to kill 3 years ago
Tetsuya Yamagami, the suspect in the July 8 fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, made...
July 31, 2022
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Publishers sue ex-Mangamura operator for ¥1.9 billion damages
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Three major Japanese publishers on Thursday sued the former operator of now-clo...
July 29, 2022
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Aoki created official attire, sold suits for Tokyo Games
In addition to selling suits with the Olympic emblem, Aoki Holdings Inc., a major apparel company, w...
July 28, 2022
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Aoki’s headquarters raided in connection with Tokyo Games bribery case
Prosecutors began raiding the main office of leading business attire retailer Aoki Holdings Inc. on ...
July 28, 2022
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4 TEPCO ex-execs appeal compensation order
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Four former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. on Wednesd...
July 28, 2022
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Governors offer prayer to Shinzo Abe at shooting site in Nara Pref.
NARA — Governors attending the National Governors' Association conference in Nara visited the site o...
July 28, 2022
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Victims of 2008 Akihabara attack call for efforts to prevent recurrence
Fourteen years have passed since an indiscriminate attack in Tokyo’s Akihabara district left seven p...
July 27, 2022
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Prosecutors search ex-Aoki chairman’s home in alleged Games bribery case
The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office’s special investigative squad on Wednesday morning sear...
July 27, 2022
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8 cities in Gunma receive threats calling for cancellation of Abe’s state funeral
Eight cities in Gunma Prefecture including Maebashi, Ota and Isesaki have received emails from an in...
July 27, 2022
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