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MURDER

Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 21, 2018
Osaka woman arrested on suspicion of killing her brother and disguising his death as a suicide
A 44-year-old woman in Osaka Prefecture has been arrested on suspicion of murdering her brother in March. Police initially treated his death as a suicide, but now believe the woman spiked his drink with sleeping drugs and forged a suicide note.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 19, 2018
Iwao Hakamada, convicted of a quadruple murder in 1966, files appeal with Japan's top court to seek retrial
A man convicted in a 1966 quadruple murder case filed an appeal Monday with the Supreme Court to seek a retrial, his lawyers said, even though he was freed in 2014 after spending nearly half a century on death row.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 18, 2018
Prosecutors seek death penalty for alleged killer of Vietnamese girl in Chiba
Yasumasa Shibuya, 47, committed a “cold-blooded, heinous and cruel” crime in abducting, sexually assaulting and strangling Le Thi Nhat Linh, prosecutors said at a hearing at Chiba District Court.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 12, 2018
Stabbings just seconds apart, as passengers panicked: Investigators reveal details of shinkansen attack
Ichiro Kojima, who was sent to prosecutors on suspicion of murder, “suddenly stood up and hacked at me without saying anything,” police quoted a woman as saying.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 11, 2018
High court rejects decision to reopen 1966 Hakamada quadruple murder case
The Tokyo High Court on Monday overturned the Shizuoka District Court's decision to reopen the 1966 murder case involving former professional boxer Iwao Hakamada, who was convicted of killing four people, despite recent DNA evidence that undermined his prosecution.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 8, 2018
Akihabara marks 10 years since deadly stabbing rampage
Tokyo's Akihabara district, a popular spot for Japanese subcultures, on Friday marked the 10th anniversary of a stabbing rampage that killed seven and injured 10 others.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 5, 2018
Japanese police investigating the death of wealthy Wakayama Prefecture man as a homicide
Police are investigating the sudden death in Wakayama Prefecture of a wealthy man, who had dubbed himself "Don Juan," as a possible murder after stimulants were detected in his body, investigative sources said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 4, 2018
Man pleads innocent to 2017 murder of Vietnamese girl near Tokyo
The former head of a parents association at a school in Chiba Prefecture pleads innocent to murdering a 9-year-old Vietnamese girl who attended the school.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 2, 2018
Ukraine says it uncovered 47-person hit list after staging Putin critic's murder
Ukraine, seeking to reassure its Western allies after faking the murder of a Russian dissident to thwart what it said was a plot on his life, told them on Friday its ruse led to the discovery of a hit list of 47 people whom Russia planned to kill abroad.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 31, 2018
Cease-fire monitors accuse South Sudan and rebels of killing civilians
South Sudan's army massacred civilians, burned children alive and gang-raped women after a supposed cease-fire with rebels in December, according to reports by monitors appointed by the country's East African neighbors over a five-year civil war.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 30, 2018
Inmate arrested after confessing to strangling 9-year-old Okayama girl found stabbed to death in 2004
A man already jailed twice for violent crimes against children was rearrested Wednesday on suspicion of killing a 9-year-old girl in 2004 in Tsuyama, Okayama Prefecture.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 25, 2018
Teen who killed 'rapist' husband appeals her death sentence in Sudan
A Sudanese teen sentenced to death after killing her husband as he tried to rape her has appealed the ruling amid growing support by celebrities and on social media.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 19, 2018
Accused Texas high school gunman described as bullied loner in a trench coat
The teen accused of killing 10 people in a mass shooting at his Texas high school on Friday was described by fellow students as a quiet loner who played football but kept to himself and was reportedly the victim of some bullying.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 18, 2018
Suicidal suspect held after fatal stabbing at Nagoya manga cafe
A 22-year-old man allegedly stabbed a stranger to death at a manga cafe in central Nagoya late Thursday after becoming frustrated that he was unable to take his own life, police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 15, 2018
Man in custody admits he killed Niigata girl, investigative sources say
Police believe Haruka Kobayashi strangled the 7-year-old victim to death and abandoned the body after transporting it by car.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 15, 2018
Former city assembly member accused of Chiba restaurant stabbings handed to prosecutors
Police on Tuesday handed over to prosecutors a man who is accused of stabbing all four members of a family he was dining with at a restaurant near Tokyo, killing a 6-year-old girl.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 14, 2018
6-year-old girl dead after man with knife attacks family of four at Chiba restaurant
The suspect is a former municipal assembly member in the city of Chiba.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 12, 2018
Suspicious man reported in area where Niigata girl was slain
A man in black clothing was seen on consecutive days approaching schoolchildren in the area where the 7-year-old was strangled.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 9, 2018
7-year-old Niigata girl was approached by a stranger the morning of her death
A 7-year-old girl who was found dead on a railroad track in the city of Niigata on Monday had told classmates that a stranger talked to her on her way to school that morning, investigative sources said Wednesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 8, 2018
Young girl hit by train in central Japan in suspected murder
Police are investigating the incident as a possible murder due to the victim's body showing signs of having been strangled.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
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Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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