National / Crime & Legal Jan 6, 2021
During his trial, Takahiro Shiraishi said that he did not want to be a nuisance to his relatives and that he would not file an appeal against the court's ruling.
National / Crime & Legal Dec 30, 2020
Killer of Tokyo family still on run after 20 years despite clues
The initial police investigation was criticized, with some saying officers failed to obtain information from various sources, including people in the neighborhood.
National / Crime & Legal Dec 16, 2020
Man indicted over Kyoto Animation arson attack that killed 36
Prosecutors indicted a 42-year-old man Wednesday over an arson attack in July last year on a Kyoto Animation Co. studio that killed 36 people and injured 33 others. Shinji Aoba, who was arrested in May for perpetrating one of Japan's worst mass murders, has likely ...
National / Crime & Legal Dec 11, 2020
Man given death sentence for 2018 murders of five in Kagoshima
Immediately after the ruling was handed down, Tomohiro Iwakura lunged at the prosecutors and had to be restrained by prison officers.
National Dec 11, 2020
Third of Tokyo subway sarin attack victims likely suffered PTSD
One-third of victims of the March 1995 deadly sarin nerve gas attack on Tokyo's subway system long suffered symptoms related to posttraumatic stress disorder, according to a study by Hiroshima University and others. "The victims may be still suffering from symptoms" even 25 years after ...
National / Crime & Legal Sep 30, 2020
Japan 'Twitter killer' pleads guilty to killing and dismembering nine people
The 2017 case involves victims — eight women and one man ages 15 to 26 — who had expressed suicidal thoughts via the social media site.
National / Crime & Legal Sep 11, 2020
Life sentence to be finalized for Peruvian killer of six in Saitama
Vayron Jonathan Nakada Ludena broke into three houses and stabbed the occupants in 2015.
Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal Aug 26, 2020
Australian Brenton Tarrant is expected to become the first person in New Zealand imprisoned for life without prospect of parole when his sentence is handed down.
National Jul 26, 2020
Mourners Sunday visited the scene of an attack on a care home for people with mental disabilities in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, four years ago, to honor the victims. An annual memorial ceremony sponsored by the prefectural government was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, ...
National / Crime & Legal Jul 18, 2020
Kyoto Animation studio marks one year since deadly arson attack
Around 100 bereaved family members and company officials on Saturday marked the first anniversary of the country’s worst crime in decades.
World / Crime & Legal Jul 2, 2020
Gunmen attacked a drug rehabilitation center in central Mexico killing at least 24 people and leaving seven wounded Wednesday, local authorities said. According to preliminary information, the attackers "entered the scene, forced (the victims) on to the ground and shot them," said Pedro Cortes, secretary ...
National / Crime & Legal Jun 5, 2020
Japan's top court backs detention of KyoAni arson-murder suspect
The judges dismissed Shinji Aoba's appeal because they now consider him a flight risk.