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Ex-Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi members may have launched new syndicate
Former members of the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi, a yakuza gang which split from the Yamaguchi-gumi in August 2015, may have launched a new crime syndicate after gathering in Hyogo Prefecture on Sunday. Police said on Sunday afternoon, former leaders of the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi were seen after congregating at an office in… Read
Business claiming to help socially withdrawn sued over detention
A mother and daughter have filed a damages suit against a business claiming to help socially withdrawn people, arguing that it forcibly took the younger woman away from home and held her against her will with violence and threats. In seeking around 17 million yen ($152,000) in the suit filed… Read
Man arrested over murder of 71-year-old neighbor in Osaka
Police in Osaka said Sunday they have arrested a 35-year-old man on suspicion of killing his 71-year-old neighbor at their apartment complex. According to police, the suspect, Shigeki Yashima, is accused of stabbing to death Yoshio Kenmotsu sometime between 6 p.m. April 27 and noon April 29 in his third-floor… Read
Man gets 8 years in Internet banking deception case
A court has sentenced a man to eight years in prison for illegally obtaining the internet banking passwords and account details of other people and using the information to illegally remit money, but was found not guilty of "free riding" his neighbor's Wi-Fi service. The Tokyo District Court ruled that… Read
10 cats poisoned in Nagoya port area in Feb, March
Police in Nagoya say 10 stray cats have been found poisoned to death in the city’s port area between Feb 20 and March 17. Police made the announcement Friday after tests showed one of the cats had traces of methomyl, a pesticide, in its stomach, Sankei Shimbun reported. In other… Read
Germany arrests 2 Japanese, 1 American for selling drugs online
German prosecutors say authorities have arrested two Japanese citizens and an American on suspicion of selling millions of euros worth of drugs online. Frankfurt prosecutors say a 43-year-old Japanese man, a 40-year-old Japanese woman and a 39-year-old man from the U.S. were arrested late Thursday in Berlin. Their names weren't… Read
Ex-Olympus bosses ordered to pay Y58.8 bil over fraud
A group of sacked Olympus executives have been ordered to pay more than 50 billion yen in damages for a massive accounting fraud that badly damaged Japan's corporate governance image. The Tokyo District Court ruled that ex-company president Tsuyoshi Kikukawa and five others must pay the company some 58.8 billion… Read
Ex-actress Saya Takagi gets suspended term for marijuana possession
Former actress Saya Takagi, who appeared in many Japanese TV dramas in the 1980s and 1990s, was sentenced Thursday to one year in prison, suspended for three years, for possessing marijuana at her home on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture. Takagi, 53, had pleaded not guilty during her trial at… Read
Man, wife found dead in apparent murder-suicide
The bodies of a man and his wife were found in their home in Tokyo’s Katsushika Ward on Thursday night, in what police believe may have been a murder-suicide. According to police, the bodies of the couple, both in their 40s, were found by the man’s brother in their Shin-Kiowa… Read
Activists seek swift passage of bill on tougher penalties for rape
Activists campaigning against sexual violence urged the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday to ensure the swift passage of a bill to toughen penalties for rape and other sex offenses during the current Diet session. The request came after the Cabinet approved the bill for sweeping legal revisions last month.… Read
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