Teen held for murder in Hokkaido says he wanted to kill someone
A 19-year-old boy under arrest for allegedly murdering a 31-year-old beautician in Hokkaido has told police he just wanted to kill someone, according to investigative sources. The teenager, a company employee whose name is being withheld because he is a minor, also told the police ...
Teen murder victim didn't know prime suspect was among group he joined
In the brutal murder of a 13-year-old boy on the banks of the Tama River in Kawasaki, the victim, Ryoto Uemura, joined the three teenage suspects on the night of the slaying without knowing the group included the 18-year-old boy he was afraid of ...
Magazine IDs student suspect in Nagoya slaying, breaking legal taboo
A news magazine defies a ban on identifying minors in criminal cases by running a four-page expose on a student accused of killing an elderly woman in Nagoya.
Suspect in classmate killing charged with attempting to murder her father
The Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, teenager suspected of killing and dismembering her classmate will now face an additional count of attempting to murder her father, police said Tuesday. The 16-year-old girl has admitted to striking her 52-year-old father on the head with a metal baseball bat ...
