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A prefectural public safety commission on Monday announced that it is set to lift the draconian "conflict syndicate" status imposed on Japan's l…
A 74-year-old university lecturer was swindled out of 25 million yen in an elaborate romance and investment scam after falling prey to a smooth-…
Aomori Prefectural Police have arrested a 22-year-old company employee over the fatal hit-and-run of an 80-year-old woman
Gifu police are investigating a horrifying suspected arson and fatal stabbing at a popular cake shop in Motosu City last week that left three pe…
A former female prosecutor who accused the ex-head of the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office of sexual assault has revealed she was forced…
Kanagawa police have arrested five individuals, including the head of a construction firm and former biker gang members, for allegedly defraudin…
Tokyo police have arrested a member of a Yamaguchi-gumi affiliate and one other man for allegedly extorting a restaurant owner in Shibuya Ward f…
Saitama Prefectural Police have arrested a 21-year-old Japanese language student from Myanmar after a newborn baby was found inside her apartment
Police in Tokyo have apprehended a 26-year-old Vietnamese national who was on a nationwide wanted list for an attempted robbery-murder
A 64-year-old yakuza executive has pleaded guilty to fatally shooting a former gang associate at a Starbucks in Shikokuchuo City earlier this ye…
Nearly two decades after the murder of a female office worker in Nagoya, the mother of the 31-year-old victim has opened up about the case
Kanagawa Prefectural Police have arrested a 70-year-old man for the alleged murder of his 19-year-old daughter at their home in Yokohama City la…
Fukuoka police have concluded their investigation into a former married couple accused of carrying out a string of burglaries at Kentucky Fried…
The Otaru Coast Guard has arrested seven men for smuggling a massive haul of poached sea cucumbers into a Hokkaido port under the cover of darkn…
Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 38-year-old man on suspicion of theft and attempted fraud after he allegedly shoplifted clothing from…
Hinatazaka46 idol Manami Ono appears with six fingers in gravure spread
Tokyo Metropolitan Police have released a new 3D image of a suspicious man spotted near the crime scene in Katsushika Ward
Osaka police have arrested a 35-year-old unemployed man who turned himself in for a string of armed robberies at convenience stores nearly a dec…