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MURDER

Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 17, 2015
Peruvian man who escaped police suspected in Saitama serial slayings
Police probe a string of six murders in Saitama that might involve a man who was questioned days earlier but ran away.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 12, 2015
Saitama police sergeant arrested in connection with murder
Saitama Prefectural Police have arrested a police sergeant on suspicion of killing a 58-year-old unemployed man at the victim's home in Asaka, Saitama Prefecture, earlier this month, sources said Saturday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 12, 2015
Man held over Osaka girl's murder served second arrest warrant
Police served an arrest warrant for murder on Saturday on a man already being held on suspicion of dumping the body of a 13-year-old girl in Osaka Prefecture last month.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 11, 2015
Indonesian police arrest apartment security guard over Japanese woman's murder
Indonesian police said Friday that the suspected killer of a 28-year-old Japanese woman found dead in her Jakarta apartment earlier this week may have targeted her for money and other reasons.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 11, 2015
Husband, wife, Vietnamese compatriot held in Osaka knife assault that left one dead, pair wounded
Three Vietnamese have been arrested in Osaka on suspicion of attacking three Vietnamese men with a knife, killing one and severely wounding the other two, Osaka police said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 10, 2015
Child serial killer Sakakibara believed to have launched vanity website
A notorious serial killer whose murders of two children in 1997 revolted the nation has apparently set up a website on which he says he will post updates about his life.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 10, 2015
Woman found apparently slain in Jakarta flat identified as new Japanese employee of Yamaha
A woman found apparently slain Monday in a Jakarta apartment has been identified as a 28-year-old Japanese who lived in the unit, a local police officer said.
JAPAN
Sep 8, 2015
Woman believed to be Japanese found dead in Jakarta
A woman believed to be a Japanese national has been found dead in her apartment in Jakarta, and while the cause of death was unconfirmed, preliminary investigations indicate she may have been murdered, according to police and a Japanese Embassy official.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 7, 2015
One man killed, two hurt in Osaka brawl
One man was killed and two others were seriously injured Sunday night in Osaka after being attacked by a group armed with knives and a baseball bat, police said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 7, 2015
Akita man facing murder charge in taxi driver's death
An Akita Prefecture man was turned over to prosecutors Monday on suspicion of stabbing a taxi driver to death.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 31, 2015
Osaka murder suspect has history of similar crimes
With the investigation into the murder of two teenagers from Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, apparently making little headway, police are looking into links with that case and similar crimes the suspect was convicted of more than a decade ago.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 29, 2015
Virginia shooter identified with 9/11 attackers, other mass murderers
The gunman who killed two Virginia television journalists on air had planned the assault well and identified with mass murderers and the Sept. 11 attackers, authorities said on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 28, 2015
Father of Virginia TV reporter slain on air vows to fight for gun control
The father of a Virginia journalist killed in an on-air shooting said Thursday he would become a crusader for gun control, but analysts said there was little likelihood of legislation on the federal level any time soon, despite changes in some states.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 27, 2015
U.S. man held for dumping woman's body into sea charged with murder
Police have served a fresh warrant to an American man for the murder of a Japanese woman whose body was found off the coast of Kanagawa Prefecture last month.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 27, 2015
Number of juvenile criminal suspects in Japan hits record low
The number of juveniles investigated over crimes in the first half of the year dropped below 20,000 for the first time on record, due mainly to a decline in petty crime, police data showed Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 27, 2015
'Evil, mental illness not mutually exclusive': Gunman gets 3,318 years for cinema massacre
Condemning movie massacre gunman James Holmes to 12 life sentences and the maximum 3,318 years in prison for his rampage in a midnight screening of a Batman film, a Colorado judge said on Wednesday that evil and mental illness are not mutually exclusive.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 26, 2015
Osaka murder suspect stopped by Tokyo police days before slayings; had stun gun, handcuffs
The man arrested in connection with the murder of a teenage girl in Osaka had recently been stopped by police in Tokyo but was released within hours.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 26, 2015
Toyama woman arrested after confessing to killing father
A 56-year-old Toyama Prefecture woman was arrested Wednesday after she told investigators that she killed her 84-year-old father and covered his corpse with concrete in the yard of her house, police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 25, 2015
Murder of Osaka students highlights street children problem
The murder this month of two junior high school students from Osaka Prefecture who loitered around a train station until the morning of the day they disappeared, has highlighted the problem of street children and prompted locals to enhance measures to protect them.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 25, 2015
Suspect in Osaka murder may have sent messages from victim's phone: sources
The suspect may have used the victim's Line smartphone app to send messages to her friend after kidnapping her, investigative sources said.
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.

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