Crime & Courts
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Tokyo Games organizing committee, advertising giant suspected of leading bid-rigging
The organizing committee for the 2020 Tokyo Games is suspected of sharing with advertising giant Den...
November 27, 2022
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Japan court discarded records designated for preservation
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Supreme Court said Friday that records on six civil trials handled at the O...
November 26, 2022
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Indefinite prison finalized for Japanese man in China
BEIJING (Jiji Press) — A Chinese high court on Friday upheld a lower court ruling sentencing a 79-ye...
November 25, 2022
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Role in Games bid-rigging voluntarily reported to JFTC by ad agency ADK
Bid-rigging regarding Tokyo 2020 Summer Games test events has been voluntarily reported to the Japan...
November 22, 2022
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Man Arrested for Taking Tests in Place of Job-Hunting Student
Tokyo, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)—Tokyo police have arrested a 28-year-old man for allegedly taking online...
November 22, 2022
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Supreme Court quashes guilty verdict for Kodansha editor over murder of wife
The Supreme Court on Monday quashed a high court ruling that a former editor of major publisher Koda...
November 21, 2022
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Body established to ensure transparency for future large sporting events
In response to the corruption scandal behind the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, a study meetin...
November 15, 2022
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Court denies bail request for Tokyo Games executive
The Tokyo District Court on Thursday denied a bail application from Haruyuki Takahashi, a former Tok...
November 11, 2022
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Takahashi used connections to ‘line his own pockets’
Prosecutors have effectively wrapped up their investigation into a former executive board member of ...
November 10, 2022
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Man arrested over sale of counterfeit manga magazine for ¥180,000
KANAZAWA — Police have arrested a 50-year-old man from Tokyo on suspicion of selling an unauthorized...
November 10, 2022
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4th indictment against Haruyuki Takahashi over Tokyo Olympic Games bribes
Prosecutors made a supplementary indictment Wednesday against Haruyuki Takahashi, a former executive...
November 10, 2022
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6th court finds July upper house election constitutional
HIROSHIMA (Jiji Press) — The Hiroshima High Court on Wednesday became the sixth court to find the Ho...
November 9, 2022
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Ex-nursery head found guilty over boy’s death in bus
FUKUOKA (Jiji Press) — The Fukuoka District Court on Tuesday sentenced a former nursery school head ...
November 8, 2022
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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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