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Male rapper arrested for threatening woman on social media
Japan Today - Sep 29
Police in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, have arrested a 23-year-old rapper on suspicion of threatening a female acquaintance on a social networking site.
Two women murdered in Okayama house, missing car found in Hiroshima
News On Japan - Sep 28
A car missing from the scene of the murder of 2 women in a house in Ibara City, Okayama Prefecture, has been found in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture.
Two plead guilty over death of 5-year-old boy left on bus
Japan Today - Sep 27
The former head of a nursery school and an employee of the school went on trial on Monday over the death of a 5-year-old boy left on a bus for hours in the summer of 2021.
Search continues for girl, 7, missing for 4 days in eastern Japan
Kyodo - Sep 27
Police on Monday continued searching for a 7-year-old girl who went missing after she left her home in an eastern Japan city to go to a nearby park four days ago.
Japan’s Raincoat Man arrested for stealing 360 women’s raincoats, 'As exciting as lingerie'
soranews24.com - Sep 27
Officers from the Osaka Prefectural Police’s Abeno Precinct have placed Yoshio Yoda, a 51-year-old newspaper deliveryman, under arrest for a series of thefts of women’s raincoats.
Ex-KAT-TUN singer Tanaka goes on trial for drug possession
Japan Today - Sep 23
A former member of KAT-TUN, an all-male idol group, went on trial in Chiba Prefecture on Thursday, charged with violating the Stimulants Control Law.
Friend of mother who starved son to death sentenced to 15 years
Kyodo - Sep 22
A 49-year-old woman was sentenced to 15 years in prison Wednesday after a Japanese court found that she had manipulated her friend to starve her 5-year-old son to death.
64-year-old man arrested over murder of wife in car crash
Japan Today - Sep 22
Police in Oshu, Iwate Prefecture, have arrested a 64-year-old man on suspicion of killing his 55-year-old wife after he drove a car with her in it off a mountain road in an attempt to kill himself along with her.
14-year-old boy arrested for robbing convenience store after threatening manager with metal bat
Japan Today - Sep 22
Police in Akishima, Tokyo, have arrested a 14-year-old boy on suspicion of robbing a convenience store.
Tokyo police arrest 4 Vietnamese over drug-related death of woman
NHK - Sep 22
Police in Tokyo have arrested four Vietnamese for failing to assist a fellow Vietnamese woman who died after taking illegal drugs.
Remains of 3 people found in burned-out car in Yokosuka park
Japan Today - Sep 22
Police in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, said the remains of three people were found in a burned-out car at a park on Wednesday morning.
Emperor Emeritus undergoes cataract surgery
NHK - Sep 20
Japan's Emperor Emeritus Akihito has undergone cataract surgery at a hospital in Tokyo.
Japan's Emperor, Empress attend Queen Elizabeth's funeral
NHK - Sep 19
Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako have attended the state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II.
The Daughter of a Yakuz＠ Escapes to Shelter and Survives
Dark side of Japan Yuki - Sep 19
Even in Japan, there are people who are not blessed with a good family.
Man arrested over murder of Osaka karaoke parlor owner asks for death penalty
Japan Today - Sep 17
A 57-year-old man who went on trial at the Osaka District Court on Friday for killing a 25-year-old woman at the karaoke parlor she owned last year, requested the death penalty when asked if he pleaded guilty or not.
Bear sighting at Sapporo Dome closes all gates
News On Japan - Sep 16
SAPPORO, Sep 16 (News On Japan) - The gates of Sapporo Dome were temporarily closed on Thursday morning after a bear was spotted in the vicinity.
