Crime & Legal
A Dead Relative’s Line Account Started Flirting With Him. Then It Pitched an Investment.
A man in his 60s in Iwate almost walked into a romance scam that started from the worst possible place: […]
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Cops Nicknamed Her “Sugar Baby Yoshiko.” She Allegedly Faked Her Dad’s Cancer for 13.5 Million Yen.
Tokyo police have arrested a 36-year-old woman they say drained an older man of 13.5 million yen, then spent it […]
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They Heard Japan Goes Easy on Thieves. Then They Broke Into a Tokyo House the Day After Landing.
Two Chilean “tourists” just admitted they picked Japan for a crime spree because they heard the punishments here are a […]
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Pro Basketball Player Arrested in Kumamoto After Bar Staff Says He Groped Her and Took Her Underwear
A 42-year-old pro basketball player has been arrested in Kumamoto City after a female bar employee accused him of sexually […]
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Nagano Police Officer Arrested After Meeting Underage Girl Online
A 34-year-old police officer in Nagano has been arrested on suspicion of statutory rape involving a teenage girl he met […]
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Vietnamese Man in Tochigi Grew 200+ Weed Plants at Home — Says He Had No Idea What They Were
Tochigi police have re-arrested a 33-year-old Vietnamese guy for allegedly running a pretty serious grow-op out of his house. Pham […]
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Police Just Grabbed the “Collector” in That Brutal ¥53 Million Gold Street Heist
Tokyo police have locked up another name in that ugly gold robbery from earlier this year. Akira Nakao, 31, got […]
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He Broke Into Her Place 100 Times, Swapped Her Underwear, and Installed a Spy Cam — Then Told the Court He Just Wanted to “Be of Use”
Tokyo just wrapped one of those cases that makes you want to check every window lock twice. A 33-year-old guy […]
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Roppongi’s nightlife scene just got another messy headline.
Rino Tazawa, 27, better known online as Yama Torino, was one of the biggest names at JUNGLE, the well-known hostess […]
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Ibaraki Man on Trial Says He Killed Pregnant Ex Because He Wanted to “Erase Her Existence”
A 29-year-old man standing trial in Ibaraki has told a court he murdered his pregnant ex-girlfriend because he wanted to […]
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Two Nara cops just got disciplined for sexually harassing the same female colleague
Nara Prefectural Police announced the punishments this week. A superintendent in his 50s got a reprimand on August 28. A […]
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Top Roppongi hostess and influencer Rino Yamato just got popped for cocaine
On September 15, Tokyo police raided a luxury apartment in Roppongi and arrested 27-year-old Rino Tazawa — better known as […]
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Head Teacher Fired After Student Comes Forward About Assault From 25 Years Ago
A story that’s been making headlines this week because cases like this almost never surface after so long. On September […]
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When a Non-Consensual Kiss Becomes Just a “Sudden Peck” in the Headlines
A 64-year-old elementary school janitor in Hamada, Shimane, took a woman in her 20s out to dinner on June 9. […]
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American Tourist Arrested in Okinawa After Hotel Fire Left a Guest Fighting for His Life
Okinawa police have arrested a 32-year-old American tourist on suspicion of arson and attempted murder after a predawn fire tore […]
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Japan’s New Permanent Residency Rules Are Making a Lot of Expats Rethink Everything
A lot of foreign residents in Japan are suddenly facing a tough question: stay and try to make it work, […]