Crime & Courts
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Suspect named in arson at Osaka clinic
OSAKA — Authorities released on Sunday the name of the 61-year-old patient suspected in the deadly a...
December 19, 2021
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Structure of building hampered evacuation in Osaka blaze
OSAKA — The suspected arson attack on a building in central Osaka on Friday was a catastrophe that k...
December 18, 2021
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Oil found at scene of Osaka fire
OSAKA — Officials investigating a fatal blaze at a clinic in Kita Ward, Osaka City, detected oil at ...
December 18, 2021
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More than 20 die in Osaka blaze
OSAKA — A fire broke out Friday morning at a psychosomatic clinic in a building in central Osaka Cit...
December 17, 2021
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Breaking News: 27 people feared dead after blaze in central Osaka
More than 20 people were feared dead following a blaze at a building in a commercial district of Osa...
December 17, 2021
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Pilfered Yaizu Port bonito sold illegally for decades
SHIZUOKA — Fisheries cooperative employees in Yaizu, Shizuoka Prefecture, were found to have sold bo...
December 1, 2021
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Court nixes objection to halt of Kansai Super Market’s merger
OSAKA (Jiji Press) — Kobe District Court dismissed on Friday an objection by Kansai Super Market Ltd...
November 27, 2021
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Tokyo train attacker regrets no one died
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The suspect in a knife and arson attack that injured 17 passengers on a Tokyo t...
November 23, 2021
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Fishy business: Dragnet catches Yaizu fishery workers accused of decades-long bonito heist
SHIZUOKA — The arrest of seven people, including current and former members of the Yaizu Fisheries C...
November 21, 2021
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Japan police hold counterterrorism drill on train
Members of the Mie prefectural police’s anti-terrorism unit, clad in protective gear, inspect a liqu...
November 20, 2021
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Family files criminal complaint over Sri Lankan woman’s death
NAGOYA (Jiji Press) — Family members of a Sri Lankan woman who died at a detention facility in Nagoy...
November 10, 2021
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Man arrested after setting fire on Kyushu Shinkansen Train
KUMAMOTO (Jiji Press) — A 69-year-old man was arrested Monday after allegedly throwing liquid on the...
November 8, 2021
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Train attacker wanted to kill people on Halloween
The suspect arrested for a knife attack on a Tokyo train on Sunday told police he decided to commit ...
November 2, 2021
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Police: Tokyo train attack had copycat aspect, with more effective arson
The man arrested for starting a fire during a knife attack on a Tokyo train on Sunday night told pol...
November 1, 2021
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10 injured in Tokyo train knife attack; man arrested
An attack on a Tokyo train injured around 10 people, with one person in critical condition, on Sunda...
November 1, 2021
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