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JAPANESE POLICE

Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 29, 2021
Mother questioned by police after boy, 9, dies in apparent fall from Tokyo hotel
Police said an officer found the child lying on the ground on the hotel's premises in Kabukicho, Shinjuku Ward, after hearing a loud noise at around 7 a.m.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 27, 2021
Japan held drill in November assuming foreign occupation of Senkaku Islands
The drill took place on an uninhabited island in Nagasaki Prefecture with land features resembling Uotsuri Island, one of the islets that make up the Senkaku Islands.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 23, 2021
National Police Agency preparing for fully automated driving in limited areas
The government is considering a system to screen and approve providers of such services, the agency said, and an amendment to the road traffic law is being planned for next spring.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 21, 2021
Osaka clinic fire suspect may have copied Kyoto Animation arson attack
Morio Tanimoto is believed to have attempted to seal the clinic's emergency exit with adhesive tape from the outside a day before to prevent people from escaping.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 13, 2021
Two arrested for abducting Kyoto high schooler who was later found dead
The man, Koshiro Irie, and woman, Emu Kinjo, are suspected of luring Sena Shinohara, 19, over the phone on Saturday from Kyoto Prefecture to Irie's house in Shiga Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 13, 2021
Tokyo lawyers to collect information on police treatment of foreign nationals
The Tokyo Bar Association will in January start looking into allegations of racial profiling by Japanese police — a claim the government has denied.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 6, 2021
U.S. Embassy warns of suspected racial profiling by Japan police
The alert warned that U.S. citizens should carry proof of their immigration status and notify their consulate if detained.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 2, 2021
Tokyo to start flagging electric scooter users for minor offenses
Tokyo police will soon begin issuing traffic tickets to electric scooter users for offenses such as ignoring traffic lights and riding on sidewalks.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 24, 2021
Junior high school boy, 14, killed in alleged stabbing by schoolmate
The alleged attacker, also 14, has been arrested and has admitted to stabbing his schoolmate, the police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 22, 2021
Tokyo 'Joker' train attacker served new attempted murder warrant
Kyota Hattori, 25, is suspected of trying to kill passengers, including a 60-year-old woman, by sprinkling approximately 3 liters of oil in the train.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 19, 2021
Security revamp and passenger awareness urged after train attacks
While such crimes are rare in Japan, the copycat nature of the most recent attack has led to calls for further safety measures on trains and other public transportation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 12, 2021
Two South Koreans nabbed in Japan part of North Korea cash operation
Police believe the case is just one part of a foreign currency acquisition network put in place by Pyongyang to circumvent economic sanctions.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 8, 2021
Man arrested after starting fire on bullet train in southwestern Japan
A 69-year-old Fukuoka man was detained on the spot and no injuries were reported on the train bound for Kagoshima-Chuo Station.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 1, 2021
Suspect in Tokyo Halloween attack deliberately targeted a crowded train
Sunday's incident has restarted a debate about what train operators can reasonably do to stop attacks by armed individuals.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 23, 2021
47 trainee police in Hyogo punished over underage drinking and smoking
The trainee officers at a police academy in western Japan have been subjected to up to three months of disciplinary action.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 17, 2021
Police arrest ex-husband over deadly stabbing of Hyogo woman
Police were on Saturday questioning the ex-husband of a 28-year-old woman who was stabbed to death a day earlier at her apartment complex in the city of Amagasaki.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 13, 2021
Teen arrested for attacking girl in Yamanashi hints at involvement in arson
A 19-year-old boy was arrested Wednesday for allegedly assaulting a girl the previous day in a house in Kofu, west of Tokyo, shortly before the house burned down in a suspected arson incident that killed two people presumed to be the girl's parents.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 12, 2021
Couple indicted for murder of Tokyo high school girl in August
The couple were arrested on Aug. 31 on suspicion of abandoning the girl's body, after the police apprehended them a day before in Nagano Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 27, 2021
Two men arrested over unauthorized copying of Japanese-style artwork
The unauthorized prints were elaborate enough to deceive many, except for specialists, who noticed that the signatures and coloring were slightly unnatural.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 31, 2021
Couple arrested after missing Tokyo teenage girl found dead
A couple has admitted under questioning to having dumped the girl's body and they also hinted that they killed her, police sources have said.

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