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U S CRIME

Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 2, 2014
Teen admits killing mother, grandmother in response to 'harsh discipline': police
A Hokkaido teenager confesses to killing her mother and grandmother in a bid to escape after they 'harshly disciplined' her, investigators say.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 22, 2014
Serial arsonist suspected in series of Tama housing fires
A series of arson attacks in construction sites for houses and apartments in Tama, western Tokyo, indicate that someone has a perverse desire to upset the incoming owners, according to an expert on criminal profiling.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 15, 2014
Man mistakenly arrested after police get knife measurement wrong
Police arrest a man by mistake after incorrectly measuring the size of a folding knife he had with him during a fight with his father.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 15, 2014
Two arrested over ¥43 million robbery in Tokyo
Two Romanian nationals were arrested Monday on suspicion of robbing a 63-year-old man of ¥43 million in cash in front of a bank in Tokyo in April, police said.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / JAPAN WEB WATCH
Sep 13, 2014
Internet fraud takes a turn for the strange
Two widely reported Web stories this year have been related to online-services fraud. One concerns online banking, the other account-hacking on a smartphone messenger service.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Sep 6, 2014
Veteran Tokyo editor turns his mind to crime
"Japan has her secrets, as you well know," a Kyoto art dealer named Takahashi tells American Jim Brodie. "Many are open secrets. We Japanese are aware of them, are ashamed of them, and don't speak of them often, if ever. Our embarrassing moments remain, for the most part, confined to these shores. The...
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 5, 2014
New York City police to test wearable cameras in coming months
New York City's police commissioner unveiled body cameras on Thursday that his department will start testing soon, demonstrating the equipment by playing a short video showing a notably good-natured traffic stop from an officer's perspective.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 2, 2014
Ehime prison remodeled to address space shortage for female inmates
A prison in Ehime Prefecture will start housing women to help address a nationwide shortage of facilities for female convicts, a prison official said. When it opens in November it will be the first such facility in Shikoku.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 29, 2014
Man stabs, wounds taxi driver in Yokohama, flees with ¥4,000
A taxi driver was stabbed with a knife and robbed of some ¥4,000 late Thursday night in Yokohama. The suspect is still at large, NHK reported.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 29, 2014
Theft suspect, 17, escapes from police van, is recaptured
An arrested 17-year-old boy escaped from a police van while being taken to a detention facility Thursday night in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, police said. He was caught about an hour later.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 28, 2014
Guide dog stabbing in Saitama probed by police
The July stabbing of a guide dog during its owner's commute in Saitama Prefecture is under investigation, it was learned Thursday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Aug 9, 2014
The Crane Pavilion
The 12th full-length novel by German-born author I.J. Parker to feature crime-solving government official Sugawara Akitada, "The Crane Pavilion" takes place in Kyoto in the latter part of the Heian Period (794-1185).
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 8, 2014
British police raid pub in search for 'Holy Grail'
British police raided an English country pub this week in search of a stolen wooden relic believed by some to be the Holy Grail — a cup from which, according to the Bible, Jesus is said to have drunk at his final meal before crucifixion.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 31, 2014
Osaka police failed to report 81,000 crimes between 2008 and 2012
Osaka police said Wednesday they failed to report roughly 81,000 criminal cases to the National Police Agency between 2008 and 2012 — nearly 10 percent of the total number reported by the prefectural police force during the five-year period.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 11, 2014
Utah man admits stealing rare dinosaur footprint fossil
A Utah man has admitted to stealing, and then throwing away, a very rare fossilized dinosaur footprint, but will not spend any time in prison, according to court documents.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 10, 2014
Underworld suspect kills self in clinic amid standoff
A 52-year-old former mobster fatally shot himself Wednesday after a four-hour standoff with police at a clinic in Okayama Prefecture, police said Thursday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 3, 2014
Kudo-kai fourth yakuza syndicate blacklisted by U.S.
The U.S. Treasury Department slapped economic sanctions on a major yakuza underworld syndicate and its leaders Wednesday, the fourth such Japanese gang to be blacklisted.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 2, 2014
Knox ex says he wasn't with her all evening
The ex-boyfriend of Amanda Knox, on trial with her for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher, distanced himself from his co-defendant Tuesday, saying the two had not been together for the whole evening when the crime took place.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2014
Japanese falling victim to crime at Brazil World Cup
Takeshi Itai, a Japanese tourist attending the World Cup in Brazil, was visiting a slum, or favela, in the eastern region of Salvador when five men brandishing guns approached his taxi.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 9, 2014
Body found in rural Kumamoto believed to be missing teen girl
A body found on a mountain in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Prefecture, may be that of a high school student missing since early May, police said, reporting that autopsy results showed it was that of a woman in her late teens or 20s.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Japan passes bill to introduce 'blue ticket' fines for cyclists
A new system under which bicycle riders pay fines for minor traffic violations to escape criminal punishment is expected to be introduced in Japan no later than 2026.
Japan changes law to allow joint custody after divorce
Legislation that allows the option of joint custody of children after divorce is passed at the Upper House plenary session on Friday.
U.S. envoy to Japan makes landmark visit to front-line island near Taiwan
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel meets with members of the Self-Defense Forces stationed on Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture, on Friday.
Japan to review romanization system for first time in 70 years
An advisory panel to the education ministry will consider how the Japanese language should be transcribed into the Latin alphabet, including unifying different romanization styles currently in use.
Can AI-generated inventions be patented? A Tokyo court says no.
The Tokyo court's ruling comes amid ongoing debates on how to regulate generative AI and is part of a transnational class action lawsuit.
A new initiative rethinks old Tohoku crafts
The colored patterns of Tsuguru "nuri," made in Aomori Prefecture, are achieved by applying multiple coatings of lacquer, which are later polished down to reveal layers of colors beneath.
Xi and Putin mark ‘new era’ amid efforts to counter U.S. ‘containment’
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend an event in Beijing on Thursday. During Putin's visit, the leaders showed off their growing alignment amid efforts to push back against the U.S.-led world order.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.

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