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POLICE

JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 12, 2016
Police and hospital nearly year late in reporting detainee's TB case to health authorities
Tokyo police officers and hospital workers contracted tuberculosis after coming into contact with a male detainee who died from the disease in February 2015, though the case was not reported to health authorities until January of this year, police sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 12, 2016
Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi yakuza to get fast-track mob designation amid growing violence
Amid intensifying violence between rival yakuza factions, the National Policy Agency plans to label a new splinter faction a crime syndicate.
JAPAN
Apr 2, 2016
Man held by Kanagawa cops dies in detention with undergarment in mouth
A 69-year-old man arrested by the Kanagawa Prefectural Police died Friday after apparently stuffing an undergarment into his mouth and covering it with his hands, police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 30, 2016
Japan's 'SWAT' team hones terror attack response after Brussels
Police armed with guns tackled a grenade-throwing man and his accomplice in a bus hijack enactment in Tokyo on Wednesday after the Brussels airport and subway bomb attacks that killed 32 people.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 28, 2016
MPD holds couterterrorism drill ahead of G-7 summit
The Metropolitan Police Department held an anti-terrorism drill Monday ahead of the Group of Seven summit in Ise-Shima, Mie Prefecture, in May.
WORLD
Mar 25, 2016
North Carolina man arrested over rented VHS tape 14 years overdue
A wanted North Carolina man was arrested this week on charges he failed to return a VHS tape to a video store 14 years ago, police said on Thursday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 24, 2016
Child abuse cases reach record high in 2015: police
A record-high 37,020 minors aged under 18 were sent to child welfare authorities as suspected victims of child abuse in 2015, police reported Thursday.
JAPAN
Mar 24, 2016
Japan to raise speed limit to 120 kph on some expressways
The maximum possible speed limit on the country's major expressways will be raised from 100 kph to 120 kph, it was announced Thursday, marking the first increase since the 1963 opening of Japan's first highway.
JAPAN
Mar 23, 2016
Quake response plan would see 140,000 SDF, police, firefighters converge on Tokyo
The government says it will send SDF personnel, police officers and firefighters from across Japan to the capital in the event of a major earthquake.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Mar 23, 2016
China detains 37 people linked to illegal vaccines
Chinese police have detained 37 people linked to a vaccine scandal and are investigating three pharmaceutical companies, state news agency Xinhua reported on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 21, 2016
Missing Chinese columnist who called for Xi to resign 'taken away' by police, lawyer says
Chinese police "took away" a well-known columnist last week before he tried to board a flight for Hong Kong and his whereabouts are still unknown, his lawyer said Monday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: TECH
Mar 19, 2016
Be prepared: help from the Digi Police and a disaster-preparedness transceiver camera
The Metropolitan Police Department goes digital
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 17, 2016
Ex-baseball star Kiyohara freed on ¥5 million bail
Former pro baseball player Kazuhiro Kiyohara was released on ¥5 million bail on Thursday following his arrest last month and subsequent indictment for alleged drug possession and use.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 17, 2016
Two Iranians indicted over fatal attack on compatriot in Nagoya
Prosecutors on Thursday indicted two Iranian men on charges of killing a compatriot last December in Nagoya, in an attack apparently related to illegal drug trafficking.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 15, 2016
Murder suspect changes tune, admits killing 25-year-old Tokyo actress
A 37-year-old man suspected of killing a female member of an acting troupe in Tokyo last August has confessed to murdering her, investigative sources have said.
JAPAN
Mar 14, 2016
Foot prints may be the new fingerprints for disaster victims, dementia sufferers
A new method of identifying bodies after natural disasters and people with dementia uses data taken from scans of the soles of their feet.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 12, 2016
U.S. police probing November death of former Russian Press Minister Lesin
Police are investigating whether former Russian Press Minister Mikhail Lesin, who was found dead in a Washington hotel in November, was brutally assaulted before returning to the hotel, a U.S. law enforcement source said Friday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 11, 2016
Death penalty sought for Kobe man over murder of 6-year-old girl
Prosecutors on Friday sought the death penalty for a man accused of murdering a 6-year-old girl and abandoning her body in Kobe in 2014, saying the case showed a brutal disregard for human life.
JAPAN
Mar 8, 2016
2,561 still missing five years after Great East Japan Earthquake
Five years after the massive March 11 earthquake and tsunami devastated vast areas of northeastern Japan, 2,561 people remain missing in the three hardest-hit prefectures, the National Police Agency said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 3, 2016
Japan court grants retrial to convicted Russian following 'unfair' undercover probe
It acknowledged the man was convicted because of an 'illegal undercover investigation' by local police.
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.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
Japan finds a 'stealth' cure for zombie businesses: Let them fail
A worker at Sakai Seisakusyo prepares to transport metal rods at its factory in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on July 8.
Trump makes his grand RNC entrance with a bandaged ear and a VP pick
Former U.S. President Donald Trump during the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Monday
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
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.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
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