Crime & Courts
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Vietnamese Man Arrested Over Murder-Robbery in Imari, Saga Pref.; 24 Year Old Stabbed Woman, Her Mother in Home
SAGA — A Vietnamese 24-year-old male technical intern trainee has been arrested in relation to a ...
July 28, 2025
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Vietnamese Technical Intern Arrested for Alleged Murder in Saga
Saga, July 28 (Jiji Press)—Police have arrested a 24-year-old Vietnamese man on suspicion of murd...
July 28, 2025
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Exoneree Calls for Retrial System Reform After Acquittal; Help Sought from Sister of Acquitted Death Row Inmate
A man acquitted on Friday of the 1986 murder of a teenage girl in a retrial expressed a strong co...
July 23, 2025
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Aum Successor Aleph May be Hit with Stronger Regulation; Failed to Report Assets, Positions of Founder’s Son, Widow
The Public Security Intelligence Agency on Tuesday requested the Public Security Examination Comm...
July 22, 2025
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5 Ex-SMBC Nikko Officials Convicted in Market Manipulation Case
Tokyo, July 22 (Jiji Press)—Tokyo District Court on Tuesday found five former senior officials of...
July 22, 2025
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Man Acquitted in Retrial over 1986 Murder in Japan’s Fukui
KANAZAWA (Jiji Press) — A Japanese high court branch Friday acquitted a 60-year-old man in a high...
July 18, 2025
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Police to Seek Removal of Casino Sites Aimed at Japan; Advertising of Such Illegal Operations Also Targeted
The National Police Agency announced Thursday its plan to request overseas casino operators and s...
July 17, 2025
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Ex-Aum Cult Leader’s 2nd Son Likely Heads Successor Group Aleph; Further Regulatory Action to Be Requested
The Public Security Intelligence Agency (PSIA) suspects the second son of Chizuo Matsumoto, the e...
July 17, 2025
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Junior High Teacher Fired, Charged with Non-consensual Indecency with Female Student Attending Same School
The Aichi prefectural board of education fired a male teacher at a junior high school on Wednesda...
July 17, 2025
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Man Arrested on Suspicion of Falsely Booking 580 Hotel Rooms; Damages Incurred Exceed ¥17 Mil.
A 28-year-old man was arrested Monday on suspicion of obstructing business by deception for repea...
July 16, 2025
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Tens of Millions of Yen in Cash Seized from Residence of Matsumoto’s Widow; Family of Executed Aum Leader Remain Under Official Surveillance
SAITAMA — A search by the Saitama prefectural police uncovered tens of millions of yen in cash in...
July 16, 2025
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Cambodian Compounds Allegedly Serve as Fraud Bases; Chinese Crime Syndicates Believed to Be Operating Massive Scam Centers
A string of Japanese nationals have recently been unmasked and are now suspected of having been i...
July 11, 2025
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Indian Man Arrested for Riding Bicycle on Tohoku Expressway Under the Influence; Police Believe He Rode About 800 Meters
UTSUNOMIYA — A 25-year-old Indian national was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of riding a bicy...
July 10, 2025
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2 Women Killed in Stabbing at Hamamatsu Bar; Suspect in Custody
HAMAMATSU — Two women have died after being stabbed by a man at a bar in Chuo Ward, Hamamatsu, ea...
July 6, 2025
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Yamanashi Gakuin University Wrestler Seriously Injured After Eating Alleged Cannabis Cookies; No Illegal Substances Found by Police
A Yamanashi Gakuin University wrestler in May ate cookies believed to contain a cannabis ingredie...
July 6, 2025
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