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Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 24, 2020
Tokyo man arrested over dismembered body in Niigata Prefecture
The body, in several pieces, was found Monday inside a closet in an apartment in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 22, 2020
Fake residence cards proliferating as more non-Japanese overstay
Investigators acted on 748 cases of possession, forgery and other offenses involving residence cards in 2019 alone, according to the National Police Agency.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 17, 2020
U.S. gun sales soar amid pandemic, social unrest and election fears
The U.S. gun market is widening this year to include a new rush of first-time buyers who once would not have considered gun ownership.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 8, 2020
Japan to consider fresh measures to prevent GPS-aided stalking
The National Police Agency said it will set up a panel of experts on Friday to study revision of the law surrounding stalking.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 5, 2020
After killings, Hyogo passes Japan's first regulations on crossbow ownership
Under Hyogo's new ordinance, residents of any age who buy a new crossbow will have to report their names and addresses to the prefecture within 14 days starting Dec. 1.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 25, 2020
Japan sees record-high bicycle traffic violations as cycling booms
The National Police Agency warned that of the 427 cyclists who died in accidents in 2019, 329 of them, or 77 percent, did so when violating traffic rules.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Sep 19, 2020
Possibility of protests during Tokyo 2020 in spotlight amid rise of activism by athletes
The IOC faces a challenge to strike a balance between embracing activism in sports and preventing the games from turning into a stage for political demonstrations.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 18, 2020
Trump blames protests on ‘radical’ schooling about slavery and racism
Trump denounced school curricula that emphasize the impact of slavery and racism on American history.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 18, 2020
Ex-chief of bankrupt Japan Life and 13 others arrested over fraud
The group faces accusations of running a scam involving clothing, jewelry and other goods claimed to have health benefits.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 13, 2020
Japan's police introduce facial recognition system in criminal probes
About 10 million facial images are currently stored in the agency's database, including those of suspects referred to prosecutors who have not been arrested.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 11, 2020
High school girl apparently killed by grandfather in Fukui
Susumu Tomizawa's granddaughter had been living with him for two months, sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2020
In Fukushima, the search for the March 2011 missing goes on
Police officers from across the country are still being brought to the disaster-hit area in a bid to locate people's remains.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 10, 2020
Actor Yusuke Iseya admits to possessing cannabis, police say
During a search, the police allegedly found four bags containing 20.3 grams of cannabis in a desk drawer with a street value of around u00a5120,000.
JAPAN
Sep 9, 2020
Boy, 4, dies after choking on large grape at Tokyo kindergarten
A 4-year-old boy died after choking on a large grape while eating lunch at a Tokyo kindergarten and police have launched a probe into the accident, investigators said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 8, 2020
Actor Yusuke Iseya arrested for alleged cannabis possession
Yusuke Iseya, a popular Japanese actor and half-brother of the late designer Kansai Yamamoto, was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of possessing drugs at his home in Tokyo, police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 7, 2020
Tokyo man arrested for kidnapping 9-year-old girl he met via online game
The girl is believed to have communicated with the man via the game's voice chat function on when and where to meet.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 5, 2020
Kagawa mom whose daughters died of heatstroke left kids in car to go bar-hopping
A mother in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, who was arrested after her two young daughters died of heatstroke had left them in a parked car while she went to at least three bars with a male friend for hours, sources said Saturday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society / ANALYSIS
Sep 5, 2020
Surge of white nationalism in U.S. echoes historical pattern, scholars say
The first Black woman is on a major party presidential ticket, Americans of all races are showing their support for the Black Lives Matter movement and at the same time white nationalists are ramping up recruiting efforts and public activism.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 4, 2020
Japanese murder suspect gives up life on run in South Africa due to pandemic
A 46-year-old Japanese man wanted in connection with a murder in Tokyo 17 years ago has been arrested after giving up on his life on the run in South Africa due to the coronavirus, which left him without work or money, Japanese police said Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 4, 2020
Joe Biden's Wisconsin visit stands in stark contrast to Trump's
Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden put himself squarely in the middle of U.S. tumult over racial injustice and police brutality on Thursday, visiting strife-torn Kenosha, Wisconsin, and speaking by phone with the Black man shot there by police

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