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JAPANESE POLICE

Manabu Sasaki, a 39-year-old CEO of a painting company, have been rearrested on suspicion of assaulting his former employee, 56-year-old Osamu Takano, before allegedly orchestrating his death in Tokyo's Itabashi Ward in December 2023.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 8, 2025
Trio who allegedly orchestrated coworker's death rearrested in Tokyo
Police investigating the events leading to the death of 56-year-old Osamu Takano uncovered new evidence of his abuse at the hands of his colleagues.
Tokyo led the country's 47 prefectures with 146 traffic-related fatalities in 2024, followed by Aichi with 141 and Chiba with 131.
JAPAN
Jan 8, 2025
Japan's traffic death toll falls to third-lowest in 2024
There were 2,663 traffic-related deaths in 2024. The government has a goal of lowering the annual toll below 2,000 by 2025.
Two people who were found Thursday in their relative's home in the city of Kobe had sustained wounds like they had been beaten.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 3, 2025
Three people found dead in Kobe home
Three people were found dead at a home in Kobe in an apparent dispute between relatives.
A woman was arrested for allegedly killing her son, who was found dead along with two other children of the suspect in their house in Ebina, Kanagawa Prefecture.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 31, 2024
Mother arrested after three children die in Kanagawa Prefecture
The mother, who has been arrested by the Kanagawa police on suspicion of murdering the son, admitted to the allegations.
Three children died after being found with head injuries at their house in Ebina, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Sunday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 30, 2024
Three children die of injuries sustained at home in Kanagawa
Police believe the children's mother was involved in the incident and plan to interview her.
According to the National Police Agency, a total of 3,326 romance scam were reported in the first 11 months of this year, more than double that in the same period of last year.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 30, 2024
'For our future together': The rising threat of romance scams in Japan
The prevalence of such scams, which prey on the lonely, has led authorities to step up measures to crack down on scammers who are often not even in the country.
Iwao Hakamata (left) speaks to his supporters along with his sister Hideko in the city of Shizuoka on Sept. 29 after he was acquitted by the Shizuoka District Court.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 27, 2024
Top prosecutors office finds investigation of Hakamata insufficient
Iwao Hakamata was acquitted this year in his retrial for the murder of four people in 1966.
A North Korean hacker group is believed to have planted a virus on the computer of an employee at Ginco — a company that was entrusted with the deposit and withdrawal of DMM Bitcoin’s virtual currency — through a fake job recruitment message sent via LinkedIn.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 24, 2024
North Korean hacker group behind DMM Bitcoin’s cryptocurrency leak
The hacker group is believed to have planted a virus on an employee's computer using a fake job recruitment message sent via LinkedIn.
Two separate cases of attacks at homes in Chiba Prefecture were reported early Sunday morning.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 23, 2024
Suspects at large in dual Chiba armed robberies
Police are treating both incidents as armed robberies and are analyzing potential links between the two cases.
A police cordon is set up on Thursday near the scene where a couple was fatally stabbed a day earlier in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 20, 2024
77-year-old man arrested in connection with fatal stabbings and arson in Chiba
Investigators believe the suspect might have harbored resentment toward the deceased couple, which could have led to the attack on Wednesday.
Fire trucks gather around a building in Sapporo’s Susukino entertainment district on Nov. 26.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 20, 2024
Sapporo arson suspect dies in hospital
Police still intend to submit the arson case to prosecutors and are committed to piecing together the events that led to the blaze.
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 20, 2024
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
Crime numbers had been steadily declining since 2003, continuing to hit postwar lows from 2015 to 2021, before bouncing back in 2022.
Broken window glass is seen at Masanori Hirabaru's house in Kitakyushu's Kokuraminami Ward.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 20, 2024
Police raided suspect's home to arrest him after fatal Kitakyushu stabbing
The arrest marked the culmination of an intensive investigation to apprehend the suspect in the fatal stabbing.
The streets of Tokyo's Kabukicho entertainment district in 2020. Consultations over matters relating to host clubs have been increasing every year at police stations nationwide, according to the National Police Agency.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 19, 2024
National Police Agency panel calls for stricter rules against host clubs
The expert panel recommends targeting malicious practices, rather than specific establishments, to cover more ground.
A McDonald's outlet in Kitakyushu where two teens were stabbed, one fatally, on Saturday. Police arrested a 43-year-old suspect on Thursday morning.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 19, 2024
43-year-old man arrested over Kitakyushu McDonald's stabbings
Two junior high school students were stabbed in the weekend attack, with one dying from her injuries.
Two people were found stabbed on the premises of a private home and were later confirmed dead at hospital, the Chiba Prefectural Police have said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 19, 2024
Couple stabbed to death near Tokyo
There were wounds to the man's stomach and the woman's chest, according to the local fire department.
Police inspect the scene of a stabbing at Sannomiya subway station in Kobe's Chuo Ward on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 18, 2024
Police detain woman in Kobe stabbing incident　
The suspect, Yuko Yamamoto, of unknown address and occupation, was detained on the spot on suspicion of attempted murder, according to local media.
Police guard the scene early Sunday morning of a stabbing incident at a McDonald's store in Kitakyushu's Kokuraminami Ward.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 18, 2024
What we know so far about the Kitakyushu stabbings
Authorities are analyzing surveillance and dashcam footage from the area in an effort to identify and locate the attacker.
A flyer created by the Metropolitan Police Department to warn people about <i>yami baito</i>, or "dark" part-time jobs
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 17, 2024
Japan to let investigators go undercover to crack down on yami baito
Until now, undercover operations have been allowed only for drug- and gun-related criminal investigations.
Nobuko Nishizawa, the younger sister of Kotaro Nishizawa, director of a mental health clinic in Osaka who died in an arson attack three years ago, prays outside the site on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 17, 2024
Three years on, mourners remember those lost in Osaka arson attack
“My life completely changed," said one woman who lost her son in the attack on a mental health clinic in Osaka’s Kita Ward that left 26 dead.
‘DEI’ purge prompts Pentagon to remove webpage on Iwo Jima flag-raiser
A signed picture by photographer Joe Rosenthal of U.S. Marines raising the American flag on Iwo Jima is shown as part of a display at the new National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia, in November 2006.
Musk says aid cuts haven’t killed anyone. That's not true.
Elon Musk and President Donald Trump's assertion that U.S. aid cuts to programs including PEPFAR and USAID in Africa aren't causing harm is not true. Children and others are already dying as a result.
Myoko ski resort area feels trepidation as foreign money pours in
Visitors at Myoko Suginohara Ski Resort in Myoko, Niigata Prefecture, on March 5
Japan’s twin obsessions meet as MLB visits sumo’s heartland
Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw takes part in a sumo demonstration in Tokyo on Friday.
Tariff threats spur TSMC’s Taiwan peers to seek U.S. expansion
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with C.C. Wei, chief executive of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., at a news conference in Washington on March 3.
In pictures: Tokyo's weeklong celebration of baseball's best
Shohei Ohtani belts a home run in the fifth inning of the second game of the Tokyo Series between the Dodgers and Cubs.
What's the fuss over Ishiba's gift vouchers?
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba waits for a session of the House of Councillors Budget Committee to begin in Tokyo on Friday.
At Tokyo Dome, a stage so big that even Shohei Ohtani felt nervous
Shohei Ohtani tips his batting helmet during the opening game of the MLB season between the Dodgers and Cubs on Tuesday at Tokyo Dome
Assassin’s Creed Shadows puts samurai style over substance
Releasing on March 20, Assassin's Creed Shadows excels in atmosphere and open-world gameplay but falls short of narrative expectations.
At Ventinove, Tuscan specialties taken to new heights
Tucked away behind the historic Tsuchida sake brewery, Ventinove's location and sleek, angular architecture make for impressive destination dining.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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