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JAPANESE POLICE

Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Jul 5, 2021
Accident that paralyzed woman in Hiroshima highlights high bar for 'dangerous driving'
Dangerous driving resulting in death or injury became a criminal offense in 2001 in response to a series of tragic traffic accidents.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 19, 2021
Widow of Japanese 'Don Juan' indicted for his murder
In Japan, suspects can be held for up to 23 days before being formally prosecuted or released, and Wednesday marked the 23rd day of Saki Sudo's detention.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 14, 2021
Time running out for Japanese prosecutors in 'Don Juan' murder case
While police say they have circumstantial evidence against Saki Sudo, no witnesses have come forward and there is an apparent lack of clear evidence.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / Regional voices: Chubu
May 10, 2021
Fraudulent signatures in recall petition rattle Aichi's political world
The names were gathered in an effort to have Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura resign over his handling of a 2019 exhibition.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / Regional voices: Chubu
May 10, 2021
Aichi assemblyman admits to falsely verifying petition signatures
Takeshi Yamada, 52, was a key executive of a group spearheading a recall petition against Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura in relation to a 2019 exhibition.

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