Examining the cold hard facts of dependency
Everybody's hooked on something. What's life without its little pleasures? Mere struggle for survival. Smokers crave nicotine, coffee-drinkers caffeine, gamers games. The pursuit of happiness takes many forms. Society approves of most, frowns on others. Some it bans outright. One Golden Week morning in 2016, ...
It's watching, and knows a crime is about to take place before it happens. Vaak, a Japanese startup, has developed artificial intelligence software that hunts for potential shoplifters, using footage from security cameras for fidgeting, restlessness and other potentially suspicious body language. While AI is usually ...
Former world championship runner Yumiko Hara sentenced to suspended term for shoplifting
Former world championship marathon runner Yumiko Hara was sentenced Monday to one year in prison, suspended for four years with supervision, for shoplifting food, with the court citing an eating disorder she has. The 36-year-old was on another suspended sentence for a similar crime when ...
Can Hirokazu Kore-eda's success with 'Shoplifters' shed some light on poverty in Japan?
Director Hirokazu Kore-eda recently won the Palme d'Or at Cannes for "Shoplifters," a critically acclaimed family drama that was partially inspired by real-life events. It attempts to depict a slice of life in which people are struggling to make ends meet, a set of circumstances ...
Ex-world championships marathon runner Hara arrested for shoplifting
Police arrested Thursday former marathon runner Yumiko Hara on suspicion of shoplifting. Hara, who represented Japan in two world championships and placed sixth in the women's marathon in Helsinki at the 2005 IAAF World Athletics Championships, allegedly stole food and cosmetics worth around ¥2,600 ($24) ...
Seven Vietnamese arrested for shoplifting cosmetics to sell back home
Seven Vietnamese nationals have been arrested for an alleged shoplifting spree in which they stole cosmetic products from drug and discount stores in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, police said on Wednesday. The Osaka police said they arrested the suspected leader Dao The Quang, 23, and six ...
Saitama prosecutors look to rehabilitate elderly shoplifting suspects
The Saitama Public Prosecutor's Office has created a pilot program to help seniors who have been caught shoplifting as the number of such thefts by those aged 65 and over has surged recently. Such a rehabilitative program by prosecutors is rare, according to experts, who ...
A teenager in police custody over the posting of online videos showing him tampering with food on store shelves apparently had plans to remain on the loose until March, investigative sources said. The 19-year-old boy from Mitaka, western Tokyo, had a memo showing the breakdown ...
A 19-year-old male arrested over online videos purportedly showing him tampering with food and shoplifting in convenience stores tells police he faked the videos.
A 19-year-old man is arrested following videos on YouTube showing the alleged suspect shoplifting and piercing snack packages with toothpicks.
Man held over Mandarake theft didn't know about threat until after reselling toy
A man arrested for allegedly shoplifting a tin robot from the anime series "Tetsujin 28-go" was purportedly unaware of the store's threat to identify him until after he sold the toy.
Manga shop threatens to post face of alleged shoplifter on Internet
A well-known “otaku” shop in Tokyo is threatening to post an alleged shoplifter’s face online if he doesn’t return what he stole.
