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SUSPECT

JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 16, 2017
Teen rape suspect turns himself in after escape from hospital
A 17-year-old rape suspect who escaped from police custody at a hospital in Hokkaido the previous day turned himself in on Thursday, accompanied by a female acquaintance, officials said.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 8, 2016
China says most wanted corruption suspect returned of own accord from Canada
A man on China's list of 100 most wanted corruption suspects abroad has voluntarily returned to China from Canada where he fled in 2011, the government said Wednesday, as Beijing keeps up the pressure to return such people to the country.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 21, 2015
Man, 45, arrested over Osaka girl's murder; body of male schoolmate found
Police on Friday night arrested a 45-year-old man in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, in connection with the murder of a junior high school girl.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 25, 2015
Fukui man arrested for landing drone on Abe's office says he was protesting nuclear policy
A man is arrested in Fukui Prefecture for allegedly flying the drone found on the roof of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's official residence.
JAPAN
Apr 24, 2015
Fukui man takes responsibility for landing drone on Abe's office
A Fukui resident takes responsibility for the drone found on top of the Prime Minister's Official Residence and says he did it to protest the government's energy policies.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 16, 2015
Suspect says he killed Wakayama boy after being ridiculed: lawyer
The suspect in the fatal stabbing of an 11-year-old boy in Wakayama Prefecture has allegedly told police that he decided to assault the boy after the child poked fun at him, according to his defense lawyer.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 12, 2015
Blood traces on knife links suspect to Wakayama slaying
Blood found on a knife found in the home of murder suspect Oshu Nakamura matches the DNA type of the boy who was stabbed to death last week in Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture, police sources say.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 22, 2014
Florida police officer killed; suspect in custody
A Florida police officer was killed in a shooting early on Sunday and a suspect was in custody, according to a sheriff's office and local media reports.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 25, 2014
Kobe murder suspect says he was too drunk to remember his actions
The man arrested in connection with the murder of a 6-year-old girl in Kou00adbe has reportedly told police he can't confirm security camera footage that appears to show him near the girl around the time she disappeared, as he had been drinking.
'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.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Yen inches closer to intervention point as BOJ meeting starts
The rate of the yen against the U.S. dollar is displayed in the trading room at foreign exchange brokerage Gaitame.com in Tokyo on Thursday.
'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.
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.
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.
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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