Crime & Courts
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All Eyes on Tokyo District Court Ruling over ‘Godzilla Minus One’ Spoiler Article
Are online articles that include movie spoilers legally permissible?
An unusual criminal ...
April 10, 2026
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Truck Driver Arrested over Fatal Japan Tunnel Crash Says She Was Looking at Smartphone
The truck driver who was arrested following a fatal multi-vehicle collision in a tunnel on the Sh...
April 9, 2026
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Woman in 80s in Ehime Pref. Defrauded of ¥1.2 Billion After Perpetrators Impersonating Police, Other Authorities Contact Victim
A woman in her 80s in Ehime Prefecture was defrauded of about ¥1.2 billion in a special fraud cas...
April 7, 2026
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Record 6,832 People Involved in Cannabis-Related Cases in Japan in 2025
The number of people involved in cannabis-related cases — including use and possession of the dru...
April 3, 2026
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Pokémon Center Stabbing Suspect Repeatedly Stabbed Victim, Himself up Until Losing Consciousness, Source Says
The suspect in a stabbing at a Pokémon Center in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro district continued to stab his...
March 30, 2026
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Infant’s Body Abandoned in Nagoya Net Cafe, Suspect Arrested
NAGOYA — The Aichi prefectural police on Sunday arrested a 20-year-old woman on suspicion of aban...
March 29, 2026
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Woman Stabbed to Death at Tokyo Pokemon Center; Suspect Dead After Slashing Own Neck
A female clerk in her 20s was stabbed in the neck and other parts of her body by a man wielding a...
March 27, 2026
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GSDF Officer Arrested for Trespassing at Chinese Embassy, Beijing Calls for Thorough Investigation
A Ground Self-Defense Force officer allegedly trespassed on the premises of the Chinese Embassy i...
March 25, 2026
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Sergeant in Kyoto Police Referred to Prosecutors for Gambling Via Online Casinos
KYOTO — A sergeant of the Kyoto prefectural police was referred to prosecutors on Thursday for re...
March 20, 2026
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Man Arrested for Slashing Seat with Knife While Traveling on Train in Osaka Pref.
A 56-year-old man was arrested Thursday for allegedly slashing a seat with a utility knife inside...
March 20, 2026
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Tokyo Robbery Suspects Found to Have Bought Luxury Items
Yomiuri Shimbun file photoPolice officers investigate the scene of an alledged robbery in Taito Ward...
March 16, 2026
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7 Men Arrested Over Robbery of ¥423 Mil. on Tokyo Street; Members of Gang Groups Among Those Arrested
Seven men were arrested on Saturday on suspicion of robbing a Chinese man and six others of about...
March 14, 2026
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Man, Woman Found with Stab Wounds Inside Tokyo Apartment in Meguro Ward After Fire Reported
Police received a call reporting a “smell of smoke” at a 10-story apartment building in the Kami-...
March 12, 2026
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Former Unification Church Files Special Appeal to Supreme Court to Overturn Dissolution Ruling
Family Federation for World Peace and Unification — formerly known as the Unification Church — fi...
March 9, 2026
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Potential Claims Against Unification Church Raise Questions About Its Ability to Pay Japanese Victims
With the Unification Church’s dissolution having been upheld by the Tokyo High Court, attention i...
March 5, 2026
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