Society
Crime & Courts
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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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Victims of Sagamihara care home attack mourned 6 yrs on
SAGAMIHARA (Jiji Press) — A memorial service was held Tuesday to mourn the victims of a knifing ramp...
July 26, 2022
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Tokyo 2020 bribery probe leads investigators to ex-exec’s home, Dentsu office
The home of a former executive of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee, who allegedly received bribes...
July 26, 2022
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Man sentenced to death for killing 7, injuring 10 people in Akihabara in June 2008 executed
Tomohiro Kato, 39, sentenced to death for killing seven and injuring 10 people in Akihabara in June ...
July 26, 2022
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Psychiatric detention starts for Abe shooting suspect
NARA — Psychiatric detention started Monday for Tetsuya Yamagami, who is charged with fatally shooti...
July 25, 2022
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