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Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 10, 2018
Former Cabinet security chief Atsuyuki Sassa dies at 87
Atsuyuki Sassa, who served as the first head of Japan's Cabinet Security Affairs Office, died Wednesday at age 87, his family said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 10, 2018
Former member of Japan's Self-Defense Forces served fresh arrest warrant over fatal police box attack in Toyama
A 22-year-old former Self-Defense Forces member was served a fresh arrest warrant Wednesday over the murder and robbery of an officer at a police box in the city of Toyama in June.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 3, 2018
Osaka fugitive spun web of lies and pulled off series of thefts to masquerade as cycle tourist while on the run: police
A 30-year-old man, who was at large for nearly seven weeks after escaping from a police station in Osaka Prefecture in mid-August, masqueraded as a cycle tourist, spun a web of lies and stole basic goods including clothes and a bicycle, investigative sources said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Sep 28, 2018
Record 385 foreign nationals in Japan stripped of resident status in 2017
With cases linked to student status doubling from a year earlier, an official said a rise in foreign students may have pushed up the figure.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 24, 2018
The night a Chinese billionaire was accused of rape in Minnesota
With the Chinese billionaire Richard Liu at her Minneapolis area apartment, a 21-year-old University of Minnesota student sent a WeChat message to a friend in the middle of the night. She wrote that Liu had forced her to have sex with him.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 22, 2018
Taiwan expels Texan running 3D-printed gun company who is accused of paying teen for sex
A Texan running a 3D-printed gun company who had flown to Taiwan after being accused of paying an underage girl for sex was detained in Taipei on Friday and ordered to leave the island after his U.S. passport was annulled, officials said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 19, 2018
Man fatally stabs officer at Sendai police box before being shot to death
Police officer Hiroaki Seino was fatally stabbed early Wednesday by a man who said he had come to hand over some lost cash.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 15, 2018
Japanese cop loses his gun while guarding Abe's motorcade in Wakayama
A police officer dropped a loaded pistol while guarding Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's motorcade in the city of Wakayama on Friday night, the police said, adding the gun was returned by a member of the public about an hour after it was mislaid.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 15, 2018
Chinese A-list actress Fan Bingbing last seen in June amid culture crackdown
Fan Bingbing, an A-list Chinese movie star who has appeared in the "X-Men" and "Iron Man" film franchises, has more than 62 million followers online in China and fronted campaigns for Montblanc watches and De Beers diamonds, has disappeared.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2018
Body found after explosion at Kyushu University in Fukuoka
An explosion occurred at Kyushu University in the city of Fukuoka Friday morning and an unidentified human body was found in the debris, local police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2018
Japanese police to test AI use for improving investigations of criminal activity
The National Police Agency plans to conduct experiments in fiscal 2019 on using artificial intelligence to improve the efficiency of investigations, including for analyzing vehicle types.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2018
Unlicensed teen biker, mistaken for fugitive, dies in crash after police chase in Osaka
A 17-year-old boy on a motorcycle crashed and died in the city of Osaka on Thursday night after being chased by police who were searching for a fugitive in a high-profile manhunt.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 19, 2018
Ex-nurse served third warrant in suspected serial killings at Yokohama hospital
A former Yokohama nurse suspected of being a serial killer has been served a third arrest warrant over several fatal poisonings at the hospital where she worked about two years ago.
EDITORIALS
Aug 18, 2018
Interrogation videos as evidence
Much still needs to be sorted out when it comes to making video recordings of interrogations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 15, 2018
Kyoto police shine light on darknet after major breakthrough in crackdown on child pornography
After a man was arrested in June for allegedly operating what appeared to be Japan's largest child pornography website, experts believe police are making progress in unmasking anonymous predators who engage in illegal and immoral activities on the darknet.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 3, 2018
Driver's licenses in Japan to start showing expiration date using Western calendar
Japan's driver's licenses will start to indicate their expiration date using the Western calendar instead of the Japanese calendar, a draft of revised traffic law regulations showed Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 2, 2018
Financial damage from special fraud cases down in Japan but more juveniles implicated: NPA
Those under 14 cannot be held criminally responsible for their actions under the law.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 29, 2018
Ex-nurse in Yokohama arrested second time on poisoning charge as multiple deaths probed anew
In a serial murder case involving a Yokohama hospital, a former nurse has been arrested anew for allegedly poisoning a second patient at the hospital where she once worked.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 25, 2018
Woman killed in hostage standoff at Los Angeles store was shot by police officer
A woman who died in a weekend hostage standoff at a Trader Joe's store in Los Angeles was killed by a bullet fired by a police officer, the city's police chief said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 24, 2018
Family of slain Australian woman sues Minneapolis police over shooting
The family of an Australian woman who was shot dead by Minneapolis police last year after calling them to report a suspected crime near her home sued the city and several officers Monday, saying they had violated her civil rights.

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