Crime & Courts
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1999 Nagoya Murder Suspect Initially Refused DNA Test
NAGOYA (Jiji Press) — The suspect in the 1999 murder of a housewife in Nagoya had initially refus...
November 1, 2025
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Man Held Over Stabbing Murder of 3 Family Members in Sapporo
SAPPORO — A man was arrested on Friday after he turned himself in at a police station in Sapporo,...
November 1, 2025
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Abe Shooting Witness Expresses Anger, Sorrow; Sato Recounts Seeing Murder at Second Hearing for Suspect Yamagami
NARA — House of Councillors lawmaker Kei Sato expressed his deep anger and sorrow over the 2022 f...
October 30, 2025
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Yamagami Pleads Guilty to Murder of Former Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
A man charged with the murder of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in July 2022, among other offen...
October 28, 2025
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Police Strengthen Public-Private Coordination to Prevent Lone-Offender Terror Attacks, Expanding Partnerships to Stop Crime
Japanese authorities are expanding partnerships between police and private businesses to prevent ...
October 28, 2025
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Conspiracy Theories on Ex-PM Abe’s Fatal Shooting Still Circulated on Social Media, Including Existence of ‘True Sniper’
Three years have passed since the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and some pe...
October 26, 2025
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‘Parasite’ Smuggling of 20 Kg of Cocaine Discovered at Shimizu Port, with Estimated Street Value of ¥500 Mil.
SHIZUOKA — The Shimizu Coast Guard Office in Shizuoka and others have seized about 20 kilograms o...
October 25, 2025
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Man with Knife Arrested near U.S. Embassy in Tokyo
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A man believed to have been carrying a knife was arrested near the U.S. Emba...
October 24, 2025
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Former PM Shinzo Abe Killer’s Mother to Testify in Court
Nara, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)—The mother of Tetsuya Yamagami, indicted for killing former Prime Mini...
October 22, 2025
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New App Feature To Block Suspicious Calls From Overseas; Created by Metropolitan Police Department Amid Surge in Fraud
A new smartphone app feature that blocks suspicious calls from overseas has been developed by the...
October 20, 2025
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5 Arrested for Violent Acts at Ehime Pref. Autumn Festival, Ramming Fellow Float with 3-Ton Drum Stand
Five men were arrested Sunday for violent acts at an autumn festival, including ramming their 3-t...
October 19, 2025
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2 Arrested for Allegedly Sharing AI Pornographic Videos Featuring Their Acquaintances on Group Chat with 1,000 People
KYOTO — Two men were arrested Thursday on suspicion of sharing pornographic videos made with gene...
October 17, 2025
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Teacher in Chiba Pref. City Dismissed in Disgrace for Cycling While Intoxicated, Caught Riding Bike Home from Izakaya
CHIBA — Chiba Prefecture’s board of education dismissed a male teacher from Funabashi in the pref...
October 16, 2025
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2 Female Residents at Nursing Home in Japan Confirmed Dead; Former Male Employee Arrested on Murder Charge (Update 1)
Two female residents at a nursing home in Tsurugashima, Saitama Prefecture, were found unconsciou...
October 15, 2025
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2 Female Residents at Nursing Home in Japan Confirmed Dead, Found with Injuries to Head, Other Parts of Body
Two female residents at a nursing home in Tsurugashima, Saitama Prefecture, were found unconsciou...
October 15, 2025
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