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ARSON

JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 6, 2015
Man served with another warrant over JR East arsons
A man already under arrest on suspicion of starting a small fire at an East Japan Railway Co. facility in Tokyo was served with another arrest warrant Tuesday over a fire along the tracks at a different location, police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 16, 2015
Anti-nuclear activist held over arson attack on railway substation
Tokyo police arrest a 42-year-old man from the suburb of Musashino on suspicion of involvement in a string of arson attacks in the capital.
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2015
Tokyo police probing string of suspicious fires along rail tracks
Investigative sources said Saturday Tokyo police are examining charred cables and other remnants of suspicious fires in at least six cases that have occurred along lines of East Japan Railway Co. in recent weeks. Arson is suspected in some cases.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 8, 2015
Father arrested over deadly house fire had 'worries at workplace'
The father arrested on suspicion of setting fire to his house in southwestern Japan has told police that he "had worries at the workplace," investigative sources said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 7, 2015
Father burned down house because wife didn't see him off; blaze killed four children
A man has reportedly told police he set his own home on fire in a fit of pique, causing a blaze that left four of his children dead and his wife and another child injured.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 6, 2015
Man held for burning his house in fire that killed four
Police arrest a man for allegedly setting fire to his own home in Kitsuki, Oita Prefecture, where four bodies, believed to be his children, were found amid the burned wreckage.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 18, 2015
Hostel fire leaves several of Kawasaki's most vulnerable with nowhere to go
The two wooden hostels in central Kawasaki where five people died and 19 others were injured during a fire Sunday were home to many elderly residents living on welfare with nowhere else to go.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 22, 2015
Camera captures image of suspect in apparent murder-arson case in Yugawara
A surveillance camera near a home that was found burning on Tuesday — and in which a female resident was found dead with a knife in her forehead — captured images of a person emerging from the building, investigative sources said Wednesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 12, 2014
Ex-diplomat gets 12-year prison term for embezzling, arson at embassy in Africa
A former diplomat was sentenced to 12 years in prison Thursday for embezzling public funds and setting fire to a Japanese embassy in Africa to conceal the deed.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 1, 2014
Hino man held over west Tokyo arsons
A Hino resident is arrested on suspicion of torching an apartment in Tama and hints he was involved in a string of recent arsons there, Tokyo police say.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 27, 2014
Suspect in Tokyo hospital arson attack turns himself in
Police have arrested a man who turned himself in following an arson attack on the Tokai University Hachioji Hospital in Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 24, 2014
String of torched vending machines prompt call for tougher anti-theft devices
A string of vending machines across Katsushika Ward, Tokyo, have been torched and robbed, authorities said Wednesday — a rare event in a country where the ubiquitous machines usually escape thieves' attention.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 22, 2014
Serial arsonist suspected in series of Tama housing fires
A series of arson attacks in construction sites for houses and apartments in Tama, western Tokyo, indicate that someone has a perverse desire to upset the incoming owners, according to an expert on criminal profiling.
JAPAN
Dec 2, 2013
Diplomat tied to fire at embassy in Congo
A diplomat who worked at the Japanese Embassy in the Democratic Republic of Congo was arrested Monday on suspicion of setting a fire at the mission in June, police said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 28, 2013
Homi claims stick used to kill victims
The man suspected of murdering five elderly people and torching two of their homes in Yamaguchi Prefecture says he used a wooden stick to kill them.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 27, 2013
Suspect in Yamaguchi murder-arson case is turned over to prosecutors
The police turn over to prosecutors the 63-year-old man suspected of murdering five people and torching two homes in a remote mountain community in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 25, 2013
Same blunt object believed used in Yamaguchi mass slaying
Police said Thursday they believe the same blunt object was used to bludgeon to death five people in their homes Sunday and Monday in the mountain hamlet of Shunan, Yamaguchi Prefecture.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 12, 2013
Hyogo man sets fire to City Hall over tax dispute
A 63-year-old man angry over a tax dispute used Molotov cocktails to set fire to City Hall in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, on Friday morning, injuring at least five people, police and firefighters said.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
In Japan, 68,000 people over 65 projected to die alone at home this year
As Japan grapples with its population's rapid aging, supporting people who live and age alone is looming larger on the policy agenda.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Japan concerned over U.S. officials' remarks on atomic bombings
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks to reporters during a news conference in Washington on Thursday.
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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about new actions to protect American workers and businesses from China's "unfair" trade practices, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
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