Two women found dead in Shimane home; son of one arrested on suspicion of murder
Two women died at a residence in Shimane Prefecture on Monday, with police arresting a man on suspicion of killing them. Yasue Hara, 82, was found unresponsive shortly after 9:30 a.m. and pronounced dead after being taken to a hospital. About two hours later, police ...
Suspect in Zama serial murders says the nine victims were 'objects of desire'
Takahiro Shiraishi, a 28-year-old man charged in September with murdering and robbing nine people in his apartment last year, said in recent interviews with Jiji Press that he committed the crimes for money and sex. The victims were "objects of desire," Shiraishi said during the ...
Police arrested a man in his 20s in connection with the strangling of a 7-year-old girl whose body was left on train tracks in the city of Niigata a week ago, investigators said Monday. The man, who was only described as a corporate employee, has ...
DNA test suggests Shikoku woman who killed self was involved in two Ehime murders
Blood on a pair of sneakers belonging to a woman who killed herself last week after being questioned by police about a murder in Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, has DNA that matches that of the victim, investigative sources said Monday. The sources also said that blood ...
More than a third of the murders, attempted murders and fatal assaults involving members of the same family in 2014 were motivated by “fear of the future.”
Chinese man allegedly admits killing compatriot in Aichi hotel
Police have arrested a 20-year-old Chinese man for allegedly killing an 18-year-old female compatriot at a business hotel in Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture. He has admitted to the charge, the police said Monday. Investigators said the teenager, a Chinese foreign trainee student, was found dead, face down ...
Yokohama hospital says 48 patients died on same floor as poisoned pair
Oguchi Hospital thought the reason was because it had been accepting more seriously ill patients, sources said.
Disabilities group cries foul over name secrecy in Sagamihara care home massacre
Members of People First said Wednesday the withholding of names went to the crux of why they felt discriminated against.
Sagamihara knife man searched for details about insanity online
The alleged perpetrator of a deadly knife rampage in July at a care facility for the disabled searched online for terms related to psychiatric evaluation.
Teen held in death of 16-year-old buried in Saitama riverbed
A 16-year-old in Saitama admits to killing another teenager who was found partially buried in the Toki River after drowning.
Parents of girl murdered at Osaka school in 2001 speak out about school safety
Fifteen years after a man stabbed eight children to death and injured 15 other people at an elementary school in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, the parents of one of the victims are speaking about their experience and lobbying for better security at such facilities. Mamoru Takuma, ...
Two bodies were found in a home in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, where a fire broke out on Wednesday morning, the police said. They believe one of the individuals was murdered. Two other fires broke out in the area, including at a house where a relative ...
