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Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 10, 2015
Husband of former J-pop singer Ai Kago arrested for alleged domestic violence
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested the husband of Ai Kago, an ex-member of all-girl J-pop idol group Morning Musume, for allegedly assaulting her, investigative sources said Tuesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 16, 2015
Ibaraki cyclist wounded by crossbow arrow in late-night attack
A company employee bicycling home early Wednesday in Toride, Ibaraki Prefecture, was shot in the leg with an arrow apparently fired from a crossbow, and the Ibaraki Prefectural Police later arrested a man they suspect may have been involved in the attack.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 16, 2015
Sakai woman allegedly tries to kill husband for missing White Day
A woman from Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, was arrested Monday on suspicion of trying to kill her husband after he failed to give her a present in return for her Valentine's Day gift, investigators said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 16, 2015
Suspect, 20, charged in shooting of Ferguson police officers
A 20-year-old man was charged on Sunday with first-degree assault for last week's shooting of two police officers during a protest in the troubled city Ferguson, Missouri, a crime that fueled a national debate on race and policing.
JAPAN
Feb 16, 2015
Hyogo teen in hot water for making lethal air gun
A teenager in Hyogo Prefecture was arrested Monday on suspicion of making an air gun capable of killing a person and possessing three such weapons, police said.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 11, 2015
Serial flight stowaway jailed in Florida, nabbed at beach resort
A woman notorious for sneaking onto commercial flights has been jailed in North Florida, where she was caught checking into a beach resort under a false name, authorities said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 9, 2015
Police arrest Shibuya man who throws bucket, holes up with toy gun
A 47-year-old man was arrested Saturday night after holing himself up in a condominium in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, with a toy gun, police said.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 16, 2015
Germany arrests suspected Islamic State fighter after return from Syria
German police arrested a suspected supporter of the insurgent group Islamic State who was recently in Syria and raided his apartment in the state of Lower Saxony, federal prosecutors said on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 15, 2015
Ohio man arrested for plotting Islamic State-inspired attack on U.S. Capitol
An Ohio man claiming sympathy with Islamic State militants was arrested on Wednesday in connection with a plot to attack the U.S. Capitol with guns and bombs, court documents disclosed.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 6, 2015
Wainscott founder Gilbert's son charged in father's slaying
The son of Wainscott Capital Management founder Thomas Gilbert Sr. was charged with murder after allegedly having staged the shooting death of his father to look like suicide, New York Police Department officials said.
JAPAN
Dec 8, 2014
Writer released after arrest over displaying salacious objects at adult shop
A writer who goes by the pseudonym Minori Kitahara was released Saturday after being arrested on suspicion of displaying salacious objects at her adult entertainment shop, investigative sources said Sunday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 3, 2014
Fukui man admits burying his mother, sister in his yard
Police on Wednesday arrested a 53-year-old man from Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, who is initially suspected of burying the bodies of his mother and sister in the yard of his home.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 25, 2014
Four South Koreans held over theft of Tsushima Buddhist statue
Four South Korean men were taken into police custody Monday on suspicion of stealing a Buddha statue from a temple in Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture, local police said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 10, 2014
Man held in Sagamihara knife attack on woman
Police have arrested a Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, man for allegedly seriously wounding a woman by stabbing her repeatedly on a street Sunday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 28, 2014
Man, 21, held in conspiracy to bilk elderly Yamagata woman out of ¥7 million
Yamagata police on Monday arrested a 21-year-old man for allegedly masterminding a fraud in which he ordered a 13-year-old male student to swindle ¥7 million from a woman in her 70s in the city of Tendo, Yamagata Prefecture.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 14, 2014
Ex-systems engineer arrested over doctors' data leak
Police on Tuesday arrested a former employee of a Tokyo medical recruitment agency on suspicion of illegally copying the personal data of around 17,000 doctors and nurses.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 9, 2014
Parents in Shiga held for keeping 8-year-old son chained to pillar
The parents of an 8-year-old boy in Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, were arrested on Thursday on suspicion they had left their son chained to a pillar the previous day.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 18, 2014
Kumamoto teen charged for allegedly bringing down Tokyo game server
In a legal first, Tokyo police on Thursday filed charges against a Kumamoto teen who allegedly disabled a game company's server by using distributed denial-of-service attacks.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 28, 2014
Pop star Aska pleads guilty to drug charges
Prosecutors demand a three-year term for singer Shigeaki Miyazaki, the disgraced pop star better known as Aska, as his trial over illegal drug use opens in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 19, 2014
Man held over Mandarake theft didn't know about threat until after reselling toy
A man arrested for allegedly shoplifting a tin robot from the anime series 'Tetsujin 28-go' was purportedly unaware of the store's threat to identify him until after he sold the toy.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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