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Japan to consider fresh measures to prevent GPS-aided stalking

National / Crime & Legal Oct 8, 2020

Japan to consider fresh measures to prevent GPS-aided stalking

The National Police Agency said it will set up a panel of experts on Friday to study revision of the law surrounding stalking.

Japan Supreme Court rules GPS tracking of cars is not spying

National / Crime & Legal Jul 31, 2020

Japan Supreme Court rules GPS tracking of cars is not spying

The decision rested on the fact that the data collected was not from the targets' homes or surroundings.

Domestic violence cases in Japan reached new high in 2019

National / Crime & Legal Mar 5, 2020

Domestic violence cases in Japan reached new high in 2019

Police investigated a record number of domestic violence cases in Japan in 2019, marking the 16th consecutive year of increase, an official report showed Thursday. The total stood at 9,161, up 73 from the previous year, while the number of consultations to police officers across ...

Police took action on record 9,088 domestic violence cases across Japan in 2018

National / Crime & Legal Mar 28, 2019

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.

Reports of stalking and revenge porn continued to rise in 2017 after expansion of law: police

National / Crime & Legal Mar 15, 2018

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

National / Crime & Legal Feb 6, 2018

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

National / Crime & Legal Apr 6, 2017

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

National / Crime & Legal Feb 20, 2017

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

National / Crime & Legal Feb 8, 2017

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

National / Crime & Legal Jan 24, 2017

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 ...

National / Crime & Legal Jan 3, 2017

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

National / Crime & Legal Oct 26, 2016

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 ...

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