Crime & Courts
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Japanese Man Living in Iraq Suspected of Illegally Entering U.S. Base Using Counterfeit ID
Kanagawa prefectural police are building a case against a Japanese businessman based in Iraq on s...
February 19, 2026
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Man Killed at Home in Japan’s Hiroshima Prefecture; Wife Also Injured
HIROSHIMA — A man was attacked and killed at his home in Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture,...
February 16, 2026
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Police Arrest Man Who Fled After Osaka Dotonbori Stabbing Incident (UPDATE1)
The Osaka prefectural police arrested a man on Sunday morning in connection with a fatal stabbing...
February 15, 2026
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Gold Smuggling into Japan Running Rampant
Gold is being brought into Japan without being declared at customs and then sold — while not payi...
February 15, 2026
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Cash in Japan, Hong Kong Robberies Could Have Been Proceeds from Gold Sales
Hundreds of millions of Japanese yen in cash was stolen in a series of robberies spanning Tokyo’s...
February 15, 2026
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17-Year-Old Fatally Stabbed in Osaka’s Dotonbori; Suspect at Large
OSAKA — The Osaka prefectural police are investigating a fatal stabbing that occurred at midnight...
February 15, 2026
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Council Submits Proposals for Revising Retrial System; Some Legal Experts Say Changes Do Not Go Far Enough
An advisory body to Justice Minister Hiroshi Hiraguchi has sent the minister a report outlining a...
February 14, 2026
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Crime in Japan Ticks Up for 4th Straight Year
The number of reported crimes in 2025 rose 4.9% from the previous year to 774,142, according to c...
February 12, 2026
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High School Baseball Players Referred to Prosecutors for Sharing Obscene Videos of Teenage Girl
Two members of the Nihon University Third high school baseball team in Machida, Tokyo, were refer...
February 12, 2026
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Man Arrested for Shining Laser Beam at Driver’s Compartment of Moving Train in Japan’s Fukuoka Pref.
KITAKYUSHU — The Fukuoka prefectural police arrested a 52-year-old construction worker from Kitak...
February 12, 2026
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TV Personality Kenji Haga Arrested on Suspicion of Non-Consensual Indecent Acts Against Two Women
The Okinawa Prefectural Police arrested Kenji Haga, TV personality and company executive, on susp...
February 10, 2026
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4 Yakuza Group Members Arrested for Trespassing at Tokyo Dome During Baseball Game
Four yakuza group members from Chiba Prefecture were arrested on Monday on suspicion of trespassi...
February 9, 2026
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Yamagami Appeals Against Life Sentence for Murdering Abe; Defense Wanted Sentence of ‘20 Years or Less’
The lawyer for Tetsuya Yamagami, who was recently sentenced to life in prison in connection with ...
February 5, 2026
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Japanese Musician Micro of Duo Def Tech Arrested on Suspicion of Possessing Dried Cannabis
The Kanto-Shinetsu Regional Bureau of Health and Welfare's narcotics control department arrested ...
February 3, 2026
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Japan Police to Enhance Intl Cooperation Against Human Trafficking, Meet with Thai Authorities Following Case of Thai Girl
The National Police Agency will dispatch a senior official to the Thai police to discuss counterm...
February 2, 2026
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