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STABBING

Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 13, 2016
Osaka woman, father fatally stabbed; boyfriend suspected
A 42-year-old woman and her father were fatally stabbed at their home in Osaka Prefecture on Monday, with police saying the victim's boyfriend who later committed suicide was likely responsible.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 27, 2016
Police failed to record previous stalking case linked to idol-stabbing suspect
Police failed to record an earlier stalking incident of another woman by the 27-year-old man arrested last week for attacking an idol singer with a knife in Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 24, 2016
Man held in idol singer's stabbing sent her over 300 Twitter messages this year: reports
The man arrested Saturday after stabbing a 20-year-old idol singer in western Tokyo had sent more than 300 messages to her via Twitter since January, according to media reports.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 23, 2016
Twitter account blocked, suspect in attack on Tokyo idol apparently tried to tweet victim via colleague
The suspect in the stabbing of a 20-year-old female idol in Tokyo on Saturday repeatedly sent messages to a fellow female performer via her Twitter account after the victim apparently blocked his account.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 22, 2016
Stabbed idol in critical condition; fan faces charge of attempted murder
A female idol was in critical condition after being viciously stabbed during an event for apparently refusing a gift from a reported fan in Koganei, western Tokyo, police said Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 11, 2016
Massachusetts mall stabbing spree leads to lockdown, evacuation
Several people were stabbed at a shopping mall outside Boston on Tuesday evening, authorities said, in what police described as an "active scene."
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 1, 2016
Tokyo cop arrests knife-wielding teen in street stabbing after firing warning shot
A 15-year-old junior high school student was arrested after a man was stabbed on a street in Hino, western Tokyo, with the arresting officer firing his gun once in an attempt to stop the boy from advancing toward him, police said Tuesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 14, 2015
Man held over apparent random stabbing outside Gotanda Station
Police investigating an apparently unprovoked stabbing on a Tokyo street have arrested a man in his 30s.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 28, 2015
Yamanashi minor held in stabbing death of grandparents
Police arrested an 18-year-old high school student on Monday for allegedly killing his grandparents at their home in Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 7, 2015
One man killed, two hurt in Osaka brawl
One man was killed and two others were seriously injured Sunday night in Osaka after being attacked by a group armed with knives and a baseball bat, police said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 10, 2014
Man held in Sagamihara knife attack on woman
Police have arrested a Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, man for allegedly seriously wounding a woman by stabbing her repeatedly on a street Sunday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 5, 2014
Man acquitted of 2008 murder arrested for stabbing woman
A 66-year-old man who was acquitted of murdering a female high school student in 2008 was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly stabbing a 38-year-old woman in Osaka, police said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 29, 2014
Man stabs, wounds taxi driver in Yokohama, flees with ¥4,000
A taxi driver was stabbed with a knife and robbed of some ¥4,000 late Thursday night in Yokohama. The suspect is still at large, NHK reported.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 28, 2014
Guide dog stabbing in Saitama probed by police
The July stabbing of a guide dog during its owner's commute in Saitama Prefecture is under investigation, it was learned Thursday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 7, 2014
Miyagi couple admit killing woman's ex-lover
An unemployed couple in their 40s pleaded guilty Monday to murdering and robbing the woman's 67-year-old former lover.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 1, 2014
Man killed in Philippines while visiting girlfriend; three in custody
A 60-year-old Japanese man was stabbed to death last Monday near Manila by knife-wielding men who allegedly tried to rob him of his bag containing cash and other valuables, police said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 13, 2014
Man admits slaying teen girlfriend
An unemployed 35-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his 17-year-old girlfriend to death at his home in Hachioji, Tokyo, the Metropolitan Police Department said Thursday.
JAPAN
Dec 22, 2013
Ibaraki teen arrested for allegedly stabbing her friend
An 18-year-old Ibaraki teen is held on suspicion of attempted murder after allegedly stabbing her 16-year-old friend at a convenience store.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2013
Man exits ferry, admits killing Chiba ex-girlfriend
Police arrest a 23-year-old man who admitted stabbing his former girlfriend to death on a street in a Tokyo suburb in Chiba Prefecture hours earlier.
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2013
Japanese man arrested for killing ex-girlfriend near Tokyo
Police on Thursday took into custody a man who admitted stabbing his former girlfriend to death the day before in Chiba Prefecture.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Air China to buy 100 locally made C919 jets in $11 billion deal
A Comac C919 during an aerial display at the Singapore Airshow at Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore in February
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Top U.S. and China diplomats talk tough amid warnings of new ‘downward spiral’
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Friday
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.

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