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Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 19, 2018
Four arrested over suspected Chiba arson-murder
Two men, a woman and a teenager were arrested Monday on suspicion of setting fire to a house in Chiba Prefecture and killing its sole resident.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 7, 2018
GSDF member held in Fukui for allegedly obstructing Breathalyzer test
A Ground Self-Defense Force member was arrested in Sabae, Fukui Prefecture, over the weekend after he allegedly obstructed authorities from conducting a Breathalyzer test on him.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 20, 2017
¥17 million worth of cannabis seized from greengrocer
The Hiroshima District Public Prosecutor's Office revealed this week it has indicted a 33-year-old Hiroshima man on charges of violating the Cannabis Control Law after 3.3 kg of cannabis worth roughly ¥17 million was allegedly discovered in his possession.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 8, 2017
Nara mom arrested for stabbing son's 8-year-old female classmate
Rie Chisaka, a 41-year-old part-time worker in Ikoma, Nara Prefecture, was arrested Thursday after she called the police to report that she had stabbed her 8-year-old son's female classmate.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 20, 2017
U.S. military restricts travel and bans drinking after fatal Okinawa traffic accident
All U.S. service members in Okinawa have been restricted to their bases and residences and banned from drinking alcohol in response to a fatal traffic accident.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 20, 2017
Takahiro Shiraishi, alleged Zama serial killer, receives first murder warrant
The suspect in the serial killings in Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture, is served the first of what is expected to be nine murder warrants in connection with the dismembered bodies found in his apartment last month.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 8, 2017
Police arrest head of failed travel agency Tellmeclub
Police arrest the president and a former employee of failed travel agency Tellmeclub on suspicion of defrauding a bank of about u00a5200 million in loans by window-dressing earnings data.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 26, 2017
Two arrested for impersonating Google, selling fake virus protection
Two men have been arrested for allegedly sending virus infection alerts purporting to be from Google Inc. and deceiving recipients into paying for antivirus software, police said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 19, 2017
Osaka couple arrested after baby left alone overnight is found dead in his bed
A 36-year-old Osaka man and his 19-year-old wife were arrested on suspicion of leaving their 3-month-old son alone at home overnight, the Osaka Prefectural Police said Tueday, adding the baby apparently died of heatstroke during that time.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 28, 2017
Sakai woman arrested for allegedly setting man ablaze
A 42-year-old woman from Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, was arrested Tuesday for allegedly setting a man on fire and causing burns over his entire body, police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 6, 2017
Teen arrested for allegedly dropping 5-year-old girl from second floor
A 14-year-old boy was arrested on an attempted murder charge on Tuesday after allegedly dropping a 5-year-old girl from the second floor of a sports facility in Hiroshima Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 26, 2017
Man arrested over shinkansen arson in Okayama
An elderly man is arrested after allegedly setting a fire on a shinkansen traveling through Okayama Prefecture.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 1, 2017
Two held in alleged bid to dissolve acquaintance's corpse; third being questioned
Two men were charged on Monday for allegedly damaging the corpse of an acquaintance with an alkaline substance in 2015, the police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 16, 2017
Bodybuilder in Fuchu held on suspicion of abusing ex-girlfriend's twins
A Tokyo man has been arrested on suspicion of long-term child abuse involving his ex-girlfriend's twin 8-year-old sons.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 1, 2017
Police unaware as moustached Tokyo man forces clean-shaven friend to take fall for speeding
A 27-year-old man from Tokyo's Sumida Ward has been arrested for allegedly forcing an acquaintance who resembles him to report to police in his place over speeding charges, police said Wednesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 6, 2017
Mie man held over chain saw threat against delivery worker
The Mie Prefectural Police arrested a truck driver from Iga on Thursday on suspicion of threatening a delivery firm employee with a chain saw.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 6, 2016
Aichi man held for cutting woman's hair on commuter train
A 23-year-old man who allegedly cut the hair of a woman on a train in Aichi Prefecture was arrested Monday amid reports of about 30 similar cases.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 1, 2016
Kawasaki man arrested for allegedly pointing laser beam at MSDF aircraft
The Kanagawa Prefectural Police arrested a 55-year-old Kawasaki man Wednesday on suspicion of projecting a laser beam on a Maritime Self-Defense Force jet in flight.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 28, 2016
Aska arrested for alleged stimulant use during parole
Pop singer-songwriter Aska was arrested Monday for allegedly using illegal stimulants, which would violate the parole terms of his suspended 2014 prison sentence.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 25, 2016
Drug unit busts 22 members of alleged Nagano 'pot communities'
The alleged marijuana smokers chose sparsely populated parts of Nagano to host music events and get high, a special narcotics unit says.
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.
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.
One dead, three missing as heavy rain batters Tohoku
Camera footage shows the Mogami River bursting its banks in Tozawa, Yamagata Prefecture, on Friday morning.
Brazil issues apology for persecuting Japan immigrants during WWII
Enea Almeida (right), chair of the Brazilian amnesty commission, shakes hands with the representative for Japanese immigrants on Thursday in Brasilia.
When did summer in Japan stop being fun?
Summer in Japan is now consistently brutal enough to drive you indoors and keep you there until autumn.
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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