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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 28, 2019
Police re-arrest Saitama man over kidnapping of junior high school girl
Police re-arrested a 37-year-old man on Wednesday for allegedly kidnapping and keeping a Hyogo Prefecture junior high school student at his home in the city of Honjo, Saitama Prefecture, for about two months.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 20, 2019
Dragon Ash bassist KenKen and son of Char both arrested in marijuana bust
A member of the popular rock group Dragon Ash has been arrested for alleged marijuana possession in a case involving raids in Kyoto and Tokyo, investigative sources said Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 27, 2019
Man wanted for alleged murder-robbery arrested in city 300 kilometers away
A man wanted for allegedly killing and robbing an elderly man last week in Hiroshima Prefecture was arrested Wednesday in a city about 300 kilometers away, police said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 21, 2019
Japan mother and boyfriend arrested for allegedly forcing daughter to take cold bath and binding her wrists
A mother and her boyfriend were arrested Thursday for allegedly injuring the woman's 8-year-old daughter by binding her wrists and forcing her into a cold bath at their home in Fukuoka Prefecture last month, police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 7, 2019
Philippine court orders arrest of Japanese casino mogul Kazuo Okada on fraud charges
A Philippine court has ordered the arrest of Japanese casino mogul Kazuo Okada, about a month after the country's Department of Justice (DOJ) recommended filing charges against him on three counts of fraud.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 10, 2018
Report that Carlos Ghosn planned to oust Nissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa brings relationship into focus
Almost three weeks after his shock arrest, former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn's relationship with his former protege is emerging as key to determining what may have triggered the investigation that has put the car industry titan in a Tokyo jail cell.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 4, 2018
Ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn to be served with fresh arrest warrant
Ghosn had already been accused of breaching financial law after allegedly reporting only u00a55 billion of his u00a510 billion compensation during the five years through 2015.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 26, 2018
Foreign Ministry official arrested in Kabukicho over possession of illegal stimulant
A Foreign Ministry official has been arrested in Tokyo's famous Kabukicho nightlife district for allegedly possessing an illegal stimulant drug, police said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 27, 2018
Nagoya university student, already arrested over production of explosives and 3D gun, served new warrant over drug possession
A 19-year-old Nagoya university student who had already been arrested for alleged production of explosives and a 3D printed gun was served a fresh arrest warrant Thursday over stimulant drug possession, police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 25, 2018
Mother arrested after keeping stillborn baby's body in Tokyo coin locker for years
Police found the decaying body of an infant wrapped in a plastic bag in a baggage locker near Uguisudani Station in the capitalu2019s Taito Ward.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 4, 2018
Senior education ministry official arrested in alleged bribery case involving child's entry to university
Tokyo prosecutors arrested Futoshi Sano, a 58-year-old director general and former deputy vice minister, on suspicion of accepting a bribe from a private university in exchange for a personal favor.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 24, 2018
To cover the trail, police say, Harenohi kimono rental business swapped accountants annually from 2015
In a bid to cover window-dressing, Harenohi, the kimono rental firm that went bankrupt in January, started changing its accounting firm annually from 2015, sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 13, 2018
Kyoto and Kobe video game bar managers arrested for alleged copyright violations
Police detain four people in Kyoto and Kobe for allegedly allowing customers at their bars to play video games without the game-makersu2019 permission.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 12, 2018
Four Japanese men among Indonesia arrests during immigration violation sweep
Four Japanese men have been arrested in Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua allegedly for immigration violations during a massive raid on companies in one of the province's regencies, the local immigration office said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 30, 2018
NHK stabbing suspect blasted Japanese media for 'irresponsible reporting'
A South Korean arrested for the attempted murder of a man at NHKu2019s headquarters says the stabbing was a message to the Japanese media for irresponsible reporting.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 30, 2018
Inmate arrested after confessing to strangling 9-year-old Okayama girl found stabbed to death in 2004
A man already jailed twice for violent crimes against children was rearrested Wednesday on suspicion of killing a 9-year-old girl in 2004 in Tsuyama, Okayama Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 13, 2018
DNA and fingerprints lead police to arrest man over 2004 murder of Hiroshima teen
Police arrested a 35-year-old man Friday for allegedly killing a 17-year-old high school girl in Hiroshima Prefecture in 2004, saying his DNA and fingerprints matched evidence found at the crime scene.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 6, 2018
Tokyo police arrest two friends of conservative critic Susumu Nishibe on suspicion they helped him kill himself
Police said Friday they have arrested a pair close to conservative critic Susumu Nishibe, who died in January of an apparent suicide at the age of 78, on the suspicion that they helped the former TV host kill himself.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 26, 2018
Third man arrested over death of beheaded Sapporo woman
A third man was arrested Monday in connection with the death of a 19-year-old Sapporo woman two days after her severed head was found in a mountainous area in Hokkaido.
OLYMPICS
Feb 24, 2018
Canadian skier arrested for stealing a car
Canadian ski cross athlete David Duncan has been charged with stealing a car in the early hours of Saturday morning, South Korean police said.

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A statue of "Dragon Ball" character Goku stands outside the offices of Bandai Namco in Tokyo. The figure is now as recognizable as such characters as Mickey Mouse and Spider-Man.
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