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Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 4, 2023
GSDF recruit charged again for murder after shooting at Gifu training exercise
The recruit shot an instructor in the head and then proceeded to shoot him in the back after he had fallen face-down, according to investigative sources.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 4, 2023
Headless body found at Sapporo 'love hotel'
An autopsy revealed that the victim bled to death and that his head was severed afterward.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2023
Japanese police to trial system to prevent attacks by lone actors
Under the pilot program, officers at some police headquarters will gather information on individuals deemed particularly dangerous during questioning or other investigative activities.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2023
Four injured as explosion hits building in Tokyo’s Shimbashi district
The blast, which originated in a bar on the second floor of the building, was reported at about 3:15 p.m.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 29, 2023
'Luffy' crime ring suspect indicted over Kyoto jewelry shop robbery
Police suspect that Kiyoto Imamura orchestrated the robbery of a jewelry shop in Kyoto on May 2 last year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2023
Japan police to help Ukrainian counterparts identify war dead
Kyiv contacted the Japanese Embassy in Ukraine asking for professionals to share their expertise in identifying massive numbers of bodies.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 29, 2023
Family suicide likely to have been proposed by Ichikawa Ennosuke
Before discussing the suicide, Ennosuke is believed to have learned on May 17 that a harassment scandal involving him would be reported by a weekly magazine.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 29, 2023
Man arrested after 18-year-old woman stabbed to death in Yokohama
The woman's family called the police when they found her collapsed and covered with blood in an apartment complex Thursday morning.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 28, 2023
Ichikawa Ennosuke IV said he ground sleeping pills into powder, sources say
The kabuki actor was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of aiding his mother's suicide last month by giving her sleeping pills.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 27, 2023
Ichikawa Ennosuke arrested over assistance in mother’s suicide
He had previously told the police that his parents had taken sleeping pills and that they had discussed dying together.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 26, 2023
Uncle of 6-year-old found dead in Kobe directed disposal of body
The grandmother of Nao Hosaka has told investigators that the boy's uncle instructed other family members to prepare the suitcase used to discard the boy's body.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 26, 2023
Riders of electric kick scooters will not need driver's license from July
Concerns have been raised over an increase in riders who have not learned traffic rules at driving schools.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2023
Man with knife causes temporary panic on Yamanote Line train
The incident led a crowd passengers to evacuate in a panic, causing two men to suffer injuries after falling over, NHK quoted firefighters as saying.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 24, 2023
Suspect confesses to abandoning her 6-year-old son's body in Kobe
Saki Hosaka, recently arrested for allegedly confining her mother in Kobe, has confessed to abandoning the body of her son, Nao, with her brother and sisters.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 24, 2023
Youtuber and ex-Japan lawmaker GaaSyy indicted for alleged online threats
The 51-year-old, whose real name is Yoshikazu Higashitani, is suspected of threatening to defame actor Go Ayano, 41, and two others in his videos.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2023
Japanese public institutes have relaxed attitude about data protection, expert says
The warning comes a week after the arrest by Tokyo police of a Chinese researcher for an alleged data leak.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jun 22, 2023
Dementia-related missing person cases doubled over past 10 years
A total of 18,709 people with dementia were reported missing in 2022, up 6.1% from the previous year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 20, 2023
Police say no sign truck used brakes in Hokkaido collision that killed five
The police are investigating the truck's owner, pig farming company Nippon Clean Farm, on suspicion of negligence over the accident.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 18, 2023
Scathing report on police leaves Minneapolis reeling three years after Floyd murder
Veterans of the city’s Police Department, which has lost more than 300 officers, say they are running on fumes, weary from patrolling under a cloud of suspicion.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 16, 2023
Researcher at Japan institute denies leaking secrets to Chinese firm
Quan Hengdao, 59, sent an email containing data on fluorine compounds to the Chinese firm but said the contents 'did not constitute trade secrets,' according to investigative sources.

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