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METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT

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JAPAN
Sep 12, 2019
Japan to mobilize over 9,000 police officers during Rugby World Cup
Japan will mobilize up to around 9,100 police officers to ensure safety during the Rugby World Cup starting Sept. 20, the National Police Agency said Thursday.
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CULTURE / Books / RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT JAPAN
Jul 6, 2019
'The Last Train': High-stakes crime in glitzy Roppongi
'The Last Train' is a fast-paced police procedural with well-crafted prose, but suffers from a series of minor research errors.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 22, 2018
Japan's banks and police step up efforts to counter refund scams involving ATMs
Financial institutions and police are stepping up efforts to protect the elderly from refund scams involving ATMs, including the use of systems that automatically suspend transactions if suspicious activity is detected.
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MORE SPORTS
May 31, 2018
Kwansei University quarterback Kosei Okuno files criminal complaint against two former Nihon University coaches
The American football player injured by a dirty tackle during a May 6 game has filed a criminal complaint with the Metropolitan Police Department against two former coaches of a rival team, sources said Thursday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 19, 2018
Tokyo police officer quits after allegedly giving yakuza she was dating investigative info
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department said a young officer resigned Monday after being suspended and referred to prosecutors for allegedly leaking investigative information to a yakuza she was dating.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 4, 2017
MPD officer mistakenly dumps woman's body parts
A police officer left a plastic bag filled with parts of a woman in her 80s at a garbage dump near a Tokyo police station in July, the Metropolitan Police Department said Friday, adding that some of them had yet to be recovered due to an error.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 2, 2017
Knife-wielding man, 68, tries to rob officer of his pistol at Tokyo police box
A man was arrested Thursday in Tokyo after he tried to rob a police officer of his pistol at a police box in Katsushika Ward.
JAPAN
May 25, 2016
Panel urges new regulatory oversight for 'JK' schoolgirl dating services
A police panel calls for tightened rules for dating services offered by teenage schoolgirls to shield such minors from harm.
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JAPAN
Sep 23, 2015
Police remember fallen canine comrades
The Metropolitan Police Department Wednesday held a memorial service for its police dogs.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 3, 2014
Man accused of egging office of sexist heckler
Police on Wednesday sent a case to prosecutors accusing a man in his 50s of throwing raw eggs at the entrance to the office of Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly member Akihiro Suzuki on June 23.
EDITORIALS
Jan 23, 2014
Damages from a terror probe
Despite the award of ¥90.2 million in damages to 17 Muslims in Japan found to have suffered defamation of character after details of a police investigation of international terrorism were leaked onto the Internet, the plaintiffs have appealed the Tokyo District Court ruling for affirming that the probe itself was necessary.
EDITORIALS
Dec 20, 2013
Cyber-attack probe inconclusive
The Metropolitan Police Department has given up on its investigation of a 2010 cyber-attack against Japan's biggest defense contractor, unable to confirm the source of the attack.
EDITORIALS
Nov 4, 2013
Preventing information leaks
The three-year statute of limitations has expired on indictments of suspects in the online streaming of terror probe documents. Police made no arrests, but the case spurred a dangerous anti-leaks bill.
EDITORIALS
Sep 29, 2013
Female cops given a boost
It is commendable of the Metropolitan Police Department to urge male officers to change their outdated perceptions of female colleagues and to wipe out prejudicial attitudes.
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LIFE
Oct 28, 2007
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