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POLICE

JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 21, 2017
Aichi businessman shot dead by motorcycle-riding assailants in Manila
A man from Aichi Prefecture was fatally shot by a motorcycle-riding gunman who targeted his convoy Thursday just hours after he arrived in Manila for a business trip, the police said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 21, 2017
Robbers in ¥384 million Fukuoka cash heist may have known victim's moves in advance
The Tokyo gold dealer who was robbed of u00a5384 million in cash in a Fukuoka parking lot was likely under close surveillance before the heist, police say.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Apr 19, 2017
Senior Philippine police officials detail paid killings and staged crime scenes in Duterte's drug war
The Philippine police have received cash payments for executing drug suspects, planted evidence at crime scenes and carried out most of the killings they blame on vigilantes, said two senior officers who are critical of President Rodrigo Duterte's "war on drugs."
JAPAN
Apr 13, 2017
NPA drafts rules for testing driverless cars on public roads
The National Police Agency reveals a set of rules for companies to follow when testing driverless vehicles in public.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 13, 2017
Bilingual traffic signs to debut in July
Japan will introduce bilingual traffic signs in July as visitors surge ahead of Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics in 2020.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 12, 2017
Prison sought for accused car thief arrested using illegally obtained GPS data
Prosecutors on Wednesday sought six years in prison for a man charged with theft even though police gathered evidence against him using global positioning data without a warrant, a practice that was ruled illegal by Japan's top court last month.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 10, 2017
Intrafamily crime a reflection of Japan's aging society
More than a third of the murders, attempted murders and fatal assaults involving members of the same family in 2014 were motivated by “fear of the future.”
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 6, 2017
Duterte orders occupation of uninhabited isles in disputed South China Sea
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday ordered the occupation of uninhabited islands and shoals it claims in the disputed South China Sea, asserting Philippine sovereignty in an apparent change of tack.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 6, 2017
Ex-NHK reporter issued fresh arrest warrant over third case of rape
A former NHK reporter charged in two rapes was served a fresh arrest warrant Thursday on suspicion of committing a third, police said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 6, 2017
Ex-university student appeals life sentence for Nagoya murder, Sendai poisonings
A 21-year-old former Nagoya University student has appealed a district court ruling that sentenced her to life in prison over the 2014 murder of an elderly woman and the attempted murders of two teens when she was in high school, court officials said Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 5, 2017
Trust ratings of Philippines' Duterte fall slightly, poll shows
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's trust ratings declined slightly in an opinion poll in the first three months this year, crimped by what political analysts call his deadly war on drugs that killed poor slum dwellers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 5, 2017
Garbage sorter finds ¥42.5 million in cash at trash dump in Gunma
Police in Gunma Prefecture are looking for the owner of ¥42.51 million in cash that was found in garbage at a dumpsite in the city of Numata.
WORLD
Apr 4, 2017
St. Petersburg metro blast suspect likely born in central Asia
A blast in a St. Petersburg train carriage on Monday that killed 14 people and wounded 50 was probably carried out by a Russian citizen born in Kyrgyzstan, authorities from the predominantly Muslim central Asian state said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 4, 2017
Hong Kong's restive youth prepare for long struggle with Beijing
With China's preferred candidate selected as Hong Kong's next chief executive, another blow to the morale of the city's democracy activists, their young leaders are taking a page from Beijing's playbook and preparing for a long battle.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 31, 2017
Security camera footage fails to turn up suspicious vehicle in probe of Chiba girl's murder
No suspicious vehicles have been captured by security cameras installed around the areas where the body of a slain 9-year-old Vietnamese girl was found near a drainage ditch in Chiba Prefecture, NHK reported, quoting investigative sources.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 29, 2017
If arrested, South Korea's Park will be in a larger cell than others, but subject to the same rules
If ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye is arrested, she will be sent to a solitary cell where she will be expected to rise at 6:30 a.m. and go to bed by 9 p.m.
WORLD
Mar 28, 2017
Italian police foil plot to steal Ferrari founder's body
Italian investigators said on Tuesday they had foiled a plot to steal the body of legendary Formula One racing pioneer Enzo Ferrari and demand a ransom.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 27, 2017
Three years after street demonstrations, Hong Kong protest leaders hit with criminal charges
Hong Kong protest leaders said Monday that police intend to charge at least nine activists, including students and academics, who helped organize or lead Hong Kong's prodemocracy protests in 2014.
EDITORIALS
Mar 25, 2017
Set rules on GPS data collection
The Supreme Court has ruled that the collection of data through the Global Positioning System in police investigation without a warrant is illegal.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 24, 2017
Ex-Nagoya University student sentenced to life for murder, poisoning bids
A former Nagoya University student with mental disorders is sentenced to life for the 2014 murder of a woman and attempts to poison classmates from other schools.

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