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STIMULANT

JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 26, 2018
Foreign Ministry official arrested in Kabukicho over possession of illegal stimulant
A Foreign Ministry official has been arrested in Tokyo's famous Kabukicho nightlife district for allegedly possessing an illegal stimulant drug, police said Monday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 8, 2016
Volume of smuggled drugs seized in Japan up sixfold in first half of 2016
The amount of stimulant drugs seized in smuggling cases by Japanese police soared to 771.7 kg in the first half of 2016, about 6.5 times the volume reported in the same period the previous year, preliminary police data showed Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Apr 2, 2016
The drug problem that keeps getting older
Former pro baseball player Kazuhiro Kiyohara was released from police custody on ¥5 million bail last month following his arrest and subsequent indictment for alleged possession and use of stimulant drugs.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 7, 2015
Kumamoto man allegedly killed baby with stimulants
A 24-year-old man is under arrest for allegedly killing his girlfriend's baby by feeding him a fatal dose of a kakuseizai stimulant drug in a hotel in the city of Kumamoto, police officials said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 3, 2015
Liquefied stimulant drugs allegedly shipped to Japan disguised as tequila
More than 1,000 bottles of tequila allegedly containing 160 kg of liquefied stimulant drugs were found this fall in a container shipped from Mexico and stored at a warehouse in Yokohama, investigative sources said.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
May 23, 2014
Aska admits to using illegal stimulants
Singer-songwriter Aska, half of the well-known musical duo Chage and Aska, has admitted using illegal stimulants, investigative sources said Friday, almost a week after he was arrested on suspicion of possessing the drugs.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 17, 2014
Pop duo's Aska held on drug possession charge
Police arrest singer-songwriter Aska, half of the famous pop duo Chage and Aska, on suspicion of possessing powerful 'kakuseizai' stimulants.
JAPAN
Nov 15, 2013
Assemblyman held in China over drug haul
A local politician from Aichi Prefecture is being detained in China on suspicion of possessing 3 kg of stimulant drugs, the Inazawa Municipal Government said Friday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 23, 2013
Dragons' Clark accused of drug law violations
Police sent papers to prosecutors on Friday, charging new Chunichi Dragons infielder Matt Clark of possibly violating stimulant control laws after an illegal stimulant was detected in medication he had been using to treat a chronic illness.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
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'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.
Tokyo issues strong warning on yen intervention as currency dips further
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks during a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on the sidelines of IMF and G20 meetings in Washington last week.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
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'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.

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