Crime & Courts
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Pro Table Tennis Player Arrested for Indecency Against Student’s Mother; Suspected of Touching Her Body Under Guise of Massage
Kaii Konishi, a professional table tennis player in Toda, Saitama Prefecture, was arrested for al...
August 21, 2024
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Tokyo MPD Expands Team for Initial Cybercrime Investigations
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has expanded a team for initial cyber...
August 20, 2024
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¥4.5 Mil. Payout from Boat Race Bet Snatched in Hyogo Pref.
KOBE — About 4.5 million yen in cash was snatched Saturday from a man who got the money as a payo...
August 19, 2024
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Serial Arson Attack Suspected in Neighboring Area of Tokyo
Seven suspicious fires broke out over the five days to Monday in Saitama Prefecture, located nort...
August 5, 2024
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LDP Lawmaker Raided over Pay Fraud
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Public prosecutors Tuesday searched an office of ruling Liberal Democratic P...
July 31, 2024
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Man Arrested Over Fake Rescue Requests After Noto Quake; 25-Year-Old Allegedly Posed as Disaster Victim on X
KANAZAWA — A 25-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of posting fake rescue requests on so...
July 25, 2024
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99% of Allegedly Fake Investment Ads Designed to Lure Victims to Line; Govt Considers Measures to Combat Scams
More than 99% of investment-related ads with allegedly fake celebrity endorsements on Meta Platfo...
July 24, 2024
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Sex Crime Perpetrators Linked to U.S. Military in 166 Cases in Japan over 35 years; Local, Prefectural Governments Often Not Aware of Crimes
There have been 166 cases where U.S. servicemen and those connected to the U.S. military in Japan...
July 21, 2024
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Japan’s KyoAni Arson Victims Remembered in Ceremony Five Years On; Animation Company Planning New Building on Site of Former Studio
A memorial ceremony was held Thursday for victims of the arson attack at a Kyoto Animation Co. st...
July 19, 2024
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Forced Sterilization Victims Ask Kishida To Resolve Issue Fully; Call For The Creation Of A Discrimination-Free Society
Following their victory at the Supreme Court earlier this month, victims who were forced to under...
July 18, 2024
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Kaishu Sano, Japan’s National Soccer Team Member, Arrested for Alleged Sexual Assault; Two Others Also Taken into Custody
A 23-year-old member of the national soccer team has been arrested with two others for allegedly ...
July 17, 2024
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Man Sets Fire to Takahama City Hall, Aichi Prefecture, After Wielding Knife and Spreading Kerosene-like Liquid; Four Employees Injured
A man wielded a knife and set fire to the ground floor of Takahama City Hall in Aichi Prefecture ...
July 16, 2024
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U.S. Forces in Japan to Strengthen Measures to Prevent Sex Crimes; More Patrols to be Conducted Around U.S. Bases
The U.S. forces will strengthen measures to prevent a recurrence of sexual assaults by U.S. milit...
July 13, 2024
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U.S. Air Force Member Pleads Not Guilty to Sexual Assault of Minor in Naha; Protests Take Place in Front of Court
NAHA — A member of the U.S. Air Force charged with sexual assault and abduction for indecent purp...
July 13, 2024
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Top Court Sets Terms for Judging Donation Solicitations;Lower Court to Decide if Unification Church Crossed Line
Conditions for determining the illegality of a religious organization’s donation solicitation pra...
July 12, 2024
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