Crime
Film reveals human side of exonerated death row inmate Hakamata
When Chiaki Kasai set out to make a documentary about Iwao Hakamata, a Japanese man who was acquitted in a retrial of a 1966 quadruple murder case after spending more than four decades on death row, she hoped to tell the story of his life as a promising young boxer… Read
Man arrested for assaulting woman walking her dog in front of his house
Police in Fukuoka City have arrested a 59-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of assaulting a woman who was walking her dog in front of his house. According to police, the incident occurred at around 6:30 p.m. Sunday in Jonan Ward. TBS reported that the woman, who is in her 40s,… Read
Woman arrested over fatal stabbing of 64-year-old husband
Police in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, on Sunday arrested a 50-year-old woman on suspicion of fatally stabbing her 64-year-old husband at their home. According to police, a woman called 110 at 10:30 a.m. on Friday and said her colleague, Akira Kumada, hadn't come to work, TV Asahi reported. Police went to… Read
Man arrested for assaulting female bar employee after argument over bill
Police in Chikushino, Fukuoka Prefecture, have arrested a 61-year-old man on suspicion of assaulting a 26-year-old female bar employee by slapping her face. According to police, the incident occurred at around 2:35 a.m. on Saturday, NHK reported. Police said Yoshihide Fukamachi, an employee of the national government’s labor bureau, is… Read
Doctor arrested for allegedly threatening man on train over coughing
Kanagawa prefectural police have arrested a 59-year-old doctor on suspicion of threatening a 19-year-old man on a train because he wouldn't stop coughing. According to police, Masahisa Onomura, a doctor from Yokosuka City, is accused of pointing something like an ice pick at the man who was coughing, and telling… Read
7-Eleven to enhance security amid rise of solo workers at night
Seven-Eleven Japan Co plans to strengthen security at its convenience stores as more are being run by a single employee overnight due to a severe labor shortage. Under the new security system, employees will control access to the store, using a remote control to allow entry when a sensor detects… Read
SDF officer arrested on suspicion of assaulting woman in Hokkaido
Police in Eniwa, Hokkaido, have arrested a 21-year-old Self-Defense Forces officer on suspicion of assaulting a female university student with whom he was in a relationship. Police said Ryota Nosaka is accused of strangling the 21-year-old woman at her apartment in Iwamizawa at around 3:45 p.m. on Saturday, Sankei Shimbun… Read
LDP staff member of Tokyo assembly charged as funding scandal grows
Prosecutors on Friday issued a summary indictment against a ruling party staff member in charge of accounting for the party in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly, alleging that he failed to properly report around 35 million yen in income, primarily from fundraising parties. Hidekatsu Yajima, a 72-year-old accounting staff member, was… Read
Three men rob couple in their house in Gunma Prefecture
Three men broke into a house in Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, and robbed a couple early Saturday morning. According to police, a 76-year-old man and his 72-year-old wife were asleep in their bedroom on the second floor when they were woken up, gagged and tied up with something like a power… Read
Japan, U.S., S Korea to crack down on N Korean cybercrime
Japan, the United States and South Korea have pledged to work together to stop North Korea's efforts to raise funds through illegal activities in cyberspace such as cryptocurrency theft, warning the money could be used for its military activities. The three governments will "strive together to prevent thefts, including from… Read
