The father of a 30-year-old woman suspected of killing and beheading a man in Sapporo’s Susukino district in 2023 was sentenced on Wednesday to one year and 4 months in prison, suspended for four years, for helping her move the […]
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A female pro-wrestler and her agency have reached a settlement with an individual who posted photos on social media focusing on her private parts during one of her matches, in a sexual harassment case that saw the latter agreeing to
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About 70% of foreign nationals in Japan have been subjected to police questioning on the streets in the past five years — nearly six times more than Japanese — a survey released by lawyers in a racial profiling case showed
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Drunk people sleeping on the sidewalks of central Tokyo on a Friday night may be a common sight, but when pedestrians fall asleep in the middle of the road, the consequences can be catastrophic. The number of cases in which
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An expert panel set up by the National Police Agency to look into problems at Japan’s host clubs has submitted its report, urging the government to impose stricter restrictions on such establishments to prevent clients from incurring excessive debts that
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The government on Tuesday announced that it will use undercover investigators posing as applicants for yami baito (shady part-time jobs) to crack down on a surge in violent burglaries linked to such arrangements. In a ministerial meeting, Prime Minister Shigeru
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A former middle school principal in Tokyo was sentenced to nine years in prison on Monday for raping his students and videotaping the acts 14 years ago. The Tokyo District Court found Hisayoshi Kitamura, 57, guilty of sexually assaulting a
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A 29-year-old Chinese national pleaded guilty on Friday to involvement in the May vandalizing of Yasukuni Shrine, which, among others, honors World War II criminals. During a first hearing at the Tokyo District Court, prosecutors said Jiang Zhuojun is believed
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The Fukuoka High Court on Thursday upheld a lower court’s ruling that Japan’s prohibition of dual nationality is constitutional, dismissing a claim made by a woman born in Japan who lost her Japanese citizenship after becoming a naturalized American citizen.
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A weak yen, robust inbound tourism and social media have shone a spotlight on a park in Tokyo where men gather in search of sex. Source link Karin Kaneko
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