Ex-pop idol Mayu Tomita files ¥76 million lawsuit against Tokyo Metropolitan Government and attacker
Mayu Tomita, a former pop idol who was seriously injured during an attack by an obsessed fan before giving a live music performance about three years ago, filed a damages lawsuit with the Tokyo District Court on Wednesday against the Tokyo Metropolitan Government as ...
Police took action on record 9,088 domestic violence cases across Japan in 2018
The NPA said increased social awareness of the issue is believed to have resulted in a rise in the number of people seeking police consultations.
After 9 years in fear, ex-wife of man suspected in 6 Arizona killings grateful to be alive
Connie Jones' life wasn't routine. She switched up her commute to work, went to different grocery stores, constantly looked over her shoulder, and took firearms training and defensive driving to protect herself and her son from an ex-husband she said was a maniac. Authorities have ...
Reports of stalking and revenge porn continued to rise in 2017 after expansion of law: police
Japan continued to see more reported cases of stalking and revenge pornography in 2017, with a revised law expanding the definition of offenses and the increased willingness of victims to come forward leading to the rise, police said Thursday. Police nationwide were consulted in a ...
Police investigate possible links to stalker after Nagano fire kills three
Police investigating a fire that killed a housewife and two others in the city of Nagano suspect the woman was a victim of stalking, with the stalker possibly being one of the deceased. The Nagano Prefectural Police said the 41-year-old Filipino woman, Flora Cabornay, died ...
Police warnings on stalking, domestic violence broke records in 2016
The police set new records for issuing stalking and domestic violence warnings last year as more people came forward.
Tokyo man pleads guilty to stabbing pop singer in Koganei last May
A man obsessed with a female pop idol admits in court to stabbing her last May in Tokyo after she rejected gifts from him.
A 22-year prison term is finalized for man in 2013 Mitaka stalking-murder case
A 22-year prison sentence for a man convicted of killing his former teenage girlfriend in 2013 was finalized Wednesday, after both the man and prosecutors opted not to appeal the high court ruling. The parents of the victim expressed disappointed over the sentence for the ...
Tokyo High Court upholds 22-year prison term for man in 2013 stalking-murder case
The Tokyo High Court on Tuesday upheld a 22-year prison sentence for a man convicted of killing his former teenage girlfriend in 2013 in a high-profile stalking-murder case in Mitaka, western Tokyo. Rejecting both prosecutors' demands for a tougher sentence and the defendant's call for ...
Revised anti-stalking law centered on social media harassment takes effect
Revisions to the anti-stalking law come into force to crack down on stalking via social networking services.
Man admits slaying ex-girlfriend after promising police to stop stalking her
A 50-year-old man was arrested Tuesday on initial suspicion of discarding the dismembered corpse of his 24-year-old ex-girlfriend, who vanished last month after telling police she was being stalked, the police said. Keitaro Saga, unemployed and of no fixed address, is suspected of dumping the ...
Is Japan waking up to the menace of stalking?
Health professionals are trying to be more proactive in rehabilitating stalkers before their actions escalate to something more sinister.
