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STIMULANTS

Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 29, 2019
Japanese education ministry official arrested over drug possession
A career bureaucrat in the education ministry was arrested Tuesday for allegedly possessing a stimulant drug and marijuana, drug regulatory authorities said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 9, 2019
Syringes found in desk of METI official in smuggling case suggest drug use at work, source says
A trade ministry official who was arrested last month on suspicion of attempting to smuggle a stimulant from the United States may have used drugs at his workplace, an investigative source said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 12, 2019
Canadian charged with smuggling record haul of stimulant drugs into Japan worth ¥1.8 billion
A Canadian man was charged Monday with attempting to smuggle about 30 kilograms of stimulant drugs through Narita airport, the biggest amount ever seized by Japanese customs authorities from a passenger's luggage.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
May 16, 2017
Twice-convicted addict spared prison in rare ruling lauded as example of social rehab merits
A 22-year-old man twice convicted of using stimulants became a trainee at a rehabilitation facility in western Japan this spring, after a court took the rare step of sparing him imprisonment for using drugs while serving a suspended sentence for a separate drug charge.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 30, 2016
Kiyohara admits to using stimulants during playing days
Fallen Japanese baseball star Kazuhiro Kiyohara, who was handed a suspended term for possessing, using and purchasing illegal drugs earlier this year, has admitted using different drugs during his playing days.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 17, 2016
Ex-baseball star Kiyohara freed on ¥5 million bail
Former pro baseball player Kazuhiro Kiyohara was released on ¥5 million bail on Thursday following his arrest last month and subsequent indictment for alleged drug possession and use.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 23, 2016
Ex-slugger Kiyohara indicted and served fresh arrest warrant
Former baseball star Kazuhiro Kiyohara is indicted for drug possession and served with a fresh arrest warrant for alleged drug use.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 17, 2016
Ex-slugger Kazuhiro Kiyohara met drug dealer three years ago: investigators
Former baseball star Kazuhiro Kiyohara, who was arrested earlier this month on suspicion of possessing stimulant drugs, came to know his drug dealer at least three years ago, investigative sources alleged.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 16, 2016
Man held for allegedly selling drugs to former baseball star Kazuhiro Kiyohara
A Gunma Prefecture man has been arrested for allegedly selling stimulant drugs to former pro baseball player Kazuhiro Kiyohara, who was arrested on suspicion of possession of stimulant drugs earlier this month, police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 10, 2016
Kochi cops probed Kiyohara for drugs decade ago but lacked evidence to arrest
Former professional baseball player Kazuhiro Kiyohara, who was arrested last week for alleged drug possession, became the target of a drug investigation by police in Kochi Prefecture 10 years ago, media reports said Tuesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 4, 2016
Retired slugger Kiyohara refuses to divulge drug source, admits injecting, smoking stimulant: police
Former professional baseball player Kazuhiro Kiyohara, who was arrested Tuesday night for possessing kakuseizai stimulants, has said he has no intention of revealing the source of the drug, police said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 3, 2016
Famed slugger Kiyohara arrested for possession of stimulant drug
Police launch an investigation into suspected drug use by former professional baseball player Kazuhiro Kiyohara after arresting him the day before.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 6, 2015
Police arrest man over death of 3-month-old baby given powerful drug
Police arrested a 24-year-old man in Kumamoto Prefecture on Sunday on suspicion of killing a 3-month-old boy with powerful kakuseizai stimulant, police officials said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 3, 2015
Liquefied 'kakuseizai' stimulant shipped to Japan disguised as sesame oil
Forty bottles of hot sesame oil shipped by air from Hong Kong last September were found to contain around 8 kg of a liquefied stimulant dyed red, police said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2014
Fukuoka teachers say no to drugs after principal caught using stimulants
A city in Fukuoka makes a poster from the portraits of 758 teachers who pledge not to do drugs after a local principal is busted for using stimulants.
JAPAN
Sep 19, 2013
Seizure of drugs on rise in first six months
The amount of stimulant drugs seized by police soared to 550.1 kg from January to June, about 3.4 times the amount seized in first half of 2012, the National Police Agency said Thursday.
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The National Diet building in Tokyo
Tokuryū, a new crime menace in Japan, emerges from the shadows
The National Police Agency coined the term "tokuryū" to classify individuals involved in dark part time jobs and quasi-gangsters, using the words "tokumei" (anonymous) and "ryūdo" (fluid) to reflect their characteristics.
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Kishida talks up bolstered Latin American ties as China cements position
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Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.

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