Yakuza nabbed over alleged sale of stimulant drugs
In February, Yuji Nakajima, a 46-year-old member of the Sumiyoshi-kai, allegedly sold 10 grams of kakuseizai, or stimulant drugs, to a man in his 60s living in Hokkaido Prefecture.
Upon his arrest, Nakajima denied the allegations. “I do not recall [the matter],” the suspect told police.
Nakajima is the head of a trafficking. Police have also arrested four other male and female members of the ring, who distributed the contraband via a courier service.
The other four suspects also deny the allegations, police said.
Over the past two years, the ring has collected 20.4 million yen in sales to 16 customers, police said. - tokyoreporter.com
10万円で覚醒剤を譲り渡したなどとして、暴力団組員の男ら5人が逮捕されました。男らは覚醒剤を組織的に密売していたとみられています。
指定暴力団住吉会系の組員・中島悠志容疑者（46）は2月、北海道に住む男（60代）に営利目的で覚醒剤10グラムを10万円で譲り渡した疑いが持たれています。
警視庁によりますと、中島容疑者は違法薬物の密売グループで仕切り役をしていて、別の仲間に覚醒剤を渡して宅配便などを使って売らせていたということです。
仲間の男女4人も覚醒剤を所持したなどの疑いで逮捕されました。
全員、容疑を否認しています。
警視庁は、中島容疑者が2年間で少なくとも2040万円を売り上げていたとみて調べています。 - ANNnewsCH
Toy poodle selected as police dog in western Japan
Nippon TV News 24 Japan - Dec 04
A toy poodle has been selected as a commissioned police dog in Okayama, western Japan.
Man arrested for assaulting taxi driver after refusing to pay fare
Japan Today - Dec 02
Police in Akiruno, Tokyo, have arrested a 40-year-old man on suspicion of assaulting a taxi driver after he refused to pay the fare.
Kabuki actor Nakamura Kichiemon dies
NHK - Dec 02
Kabuki actor Nakamura Kichiemon has died. He was a designated Living National Treasure.
Princess Aiko comes of age
NHK - Dec 01
Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, turned 20 on Wednesday. Having come of age, the princess will now engage in her official duties as an adult member of the Imperial family.
The hidden religion banned in Japan for 200 years
BBC Reel - Nov 30
In 1614 Christianity was outlawed in Japan. Under the new law – missionaries were arrested and sentenced to death. However, some Christians refused to abandon their religion and went underground, continuing their faith in secret for centuries.
These Crazy Japanese Crimes SUCK!
SAKURA senpai JAPAN - Nov 29
Unbelievable Japanese Crime... Is this only Japan?? Also I’m talking about a terrible Japanese “exclusive” smartphone feature
3 arrested over fatal assault of man on building roof
Japan Today - Nov 29
Three men were arrested Sunday on suspicion of fatally assaulting a 43-year-old man on a building roof terrace in Tokyo.
Japan in the 2000s | HD Footage | The lost decade
TRNGL - Nov 27
Japan scenes of daily life during the decade of the 2000s in 1080p. 35mm restored footage
No New Tiara for Princess Aiko at Coming-of-Age Ceremony
nippon.com - Nov 26
In a break from tradition, instead of having a new tiara made to mark the occasion, Princess Aiko will use her aunt’s tiara at her coming-of-age ceremony.
Man arrested over arson-murder of 2 nephews
Japan Today - Nov 26
Police in Inami, Hyogo Prefecture, have arrested a 51-year-old man on suspicion of killing his two nephews, aged seven and 12, and then setting fire to their house, on Nov 19.
Junior high student fatally stabbed at school
NHK - Nov 25
A 14-year-old student was fatally stabbed in the stomach with a kitchen knife by another pupil at a junior high school in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Japan's Princess Mako new life in the US with her “Commoner” Husband
News 360 Tv - Nov 25
Princess Mako from Japan is getting her first taste of life as a commoner in New York City where she's now living with her new husband, Kei Komuro, after sensationally giving up her royal title last month.
Freddie Mercury's kindness revealed in heartwarming story from Gary Numan involving a Big Mac in Tokyo
smoothradio.com - Nov 24
Gary Numan has shared a lovely story about how Freddie Mercury went the extra mile to be a friend during a difficult night in the early 1980s.
Halloween train attacker rearrested
NHK - Nov 23
Police in Tokyo have rearrested a 25-year-old man for attempting to kill passengers on a moving train by splashing them with a flammable liquid.
2 bodies found at Osaka nursing home in suspected murder-suicide
Japan Today - Nov 22
Two bodies were found on the premises of a nursing home in Osaka on Wednesday in what police believe was a murder-suicide.
Oscar-winning Japanese costume designer Emi Wada dies at 84
Japan Times - Nov 22
Japanese costume designer Emi Wada, known for her Academy Award-winning work on a film by renowned director Akira Kurosawa, died on Nov. 13, her family said. She was 84.
