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POLICE

Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 7, 2022
Tokushima town vice speaker arrested over drug probe leak
Kenji Hiraishi was arrested on suspicions of aggravated bribe-taking and violation of confidentiality obligation under the Local Public Service Law.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 7, 2022
Explosion in Tokyo manhole kills two
Police will investigate the case with a view to bringing a charge of professional negligence resulting in death.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 5, 2022
Shizuoka kindergarten head referred to prosecutors over child's death
The former principal was referred to prosecutors for alleged professional negligence resulting in death after a 3-year-old girl died of heatstroke in a van used by the school.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 5, 2022
Japanese city accuses nursery school head of covering up abuse of toddlers
Toshihiko Sakurai is suspected of making all school teachers write an oath to keep the abusive behavior secret.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 5, 2022
QAnon's Japan arm searched over obstructing COVID-19 vaccinations
The group has been waging a campaign against COVID-19 inoculations in various parts of Japan, holding rallies and saying that the coronavirus does not exist.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 4, 2022
Three Shizuoka nursery school teachers arrested over repeated abuse
The teachers were allegedly involved in 15 cases of abuse, including holding toddlers upside down by their feet, forcibly removing their pants and brandishing a knife.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 30, 2022
Man found in burning Osaka apartment was stabbed, rescuers say
The man, who appeared to be in his 40s, told rescuers that he had been stabbed, the fire department said. His condition is unknown.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 29, 2022
Nagano prefectural assembly member arrested as suspect in wife's murder
Daisuke Maruyama, who belongs to the prefectural chapter of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, has denied allegations he suffocated his wife to death in September last year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 27, 2022
Missing French woman's brother in Japan to continue search for sister
The Tochigi Prefectural Police continue investigating the case as a potential criminal incident and an accident.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 24, 2022
Japan considers creating new defense body for fighting cyberattacks
The organization's chief would liaise with heads of U.S. and European cybersecurity organizations, including the White House's Office of the National Cyber Director.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 22, 2022
Ad agency ADK reports bid rigging for Tokyo Olympic test events
By offering to cooperate with the Japan Fair Trade Commission, the agency is hoping for leniency such as a reduction in fines or criminal charges.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 22, 2022
TV dramas leading more young people into forensics
Senior forensic doctors are welcoming the movement as a 'bright sign' for the future of the practice, which has often been marginalized.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 22, 2022
Osaka man arrested for taking online job recruitment test for money
Nobuto Tanaka, 28, was arrested Monday for allegedly standing in for a female university student and taking an online recruitment test for a credit card company in April.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 20, 2022
Kobe man arrested for allegedly punching mom unconscious on her 100th birthday
Hiromu Nozawa, 69, is suspected of committing the assault on his mother Toshiko at their home in Kobe at around 4 a.m. on Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 18, 2022
Kyoto prosecutors indict gang member over murder of gyōza chain president
Yukio Tanaka, 56, a senior member of a group affiliated with major crime syndicate Kudo-kai, is suspected of the 2013 murder.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 14, 2022
Tokyo police uncover group targeting female dressing rooms at bathhouses
The international criminal investigation section of the MPD has arrested a total of 17 members of the group, with losses thought to total at least u00a5100 million.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 11, 2022
Japan police to launch unified online system for lost and found items
Under the new system, police departments nationwide will be able to record details of found property, as well as the date, time and location it was found.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Nov 4, 2022
Tokyo police get strict on dangerous cycling as accidents soar
Incidents involving bicycles have represented 46.6% of the capital's traffic accidents in recent years.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 2, 2022
Kyoto police search home of gyoza chain founding family amid murder probe
The police are looking into potential links between a family member, a former Ohsho Food Service executive in charge of accounting, and the murder of Takayuki Ohigashi.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 31, 2022
Japan has learned from its own deadly crowd crushes, but risks remain
Authorities significantly stepped up crowd control measures in the wake of a deadly pedestrian crush in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, in 2001.

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