Crime
44-year-old man arrested for killing mother to undergo psychiatric evaluation
The Utsunomiya District Public Prosecutors Office has decided to have a 44-year-old man arrested on suspicion of killing his 72-year-old mother undergo a psychiatric evaluation to determine if he is mentally competent to stand trial. Police in Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture, arrested Satoshi Saito on suspicion of fatally stabbing his… Read
Hokkaido police refuse to acknowledge theft that really seems like a theft
In May, a man living in Yoichi, Hokkaido Prefecture, came home to find that his car had disappeared. Luckily, he had a security camera set up that caught the entire incident. During the day, a man and a woman drove up to his home in a small truck crane, often known… Read
17-year-old boy arrested for throwing firecrackers from car window at elementary school girls
Police in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, have arrested a 17-year-old male high school student on suspicion of assault for throwing firecrackers from the window of a passenger car, causing an elementary school girl to fall and suffer minor injuries. The incident occurred at around 3 p.m. on June 11, Sankei Shimbun… Read
Top court rejects appeal by doctor over euthanasia of ALS patient
Japan's top court has rejected an appeal by a doctor convicted of consensually killing a woman with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a rare neurological disease also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, in 2019 in Kyoto, finalizing his 18-year prison sentence. The Supreme Court's Second Petty Bench rejected arguments that found Yoshikazu… Read
37-year-old man arrested over attempted murder of 2-month-old son
Police in Soma City, Fukushima Prefecture, have arrested a 37-year-old man on suspicion of attempting to kill his two-year-old son by strangling him at their home. According to police, Yasuyuki Suzuki, a company employee, is accused of strangling his son at around 9:20 p.m on June 8, NTV reported. Police… Read
Man gets 23 years in prison for killing work supervisor with dump truck
The Kokura branch of the Fukuoka District Court has sentenced a 62-year-old man to 23 years in prison for killing his 51-year-old work supervisor by running over him with a truck at a quarry in Kitakyushu City last October. The court convicted Hiroyuki Takahashi of killing Yuji Yamazaki by running… Read
Police officer indicted for molesting teenage girl on train, taking upskirt images of other women
Osaka Prefectural Police have sent papers to the prosecutors office on a 45-year-old former police inspector who was arrested on suspicion of molesting a teenage girl on a train and possessing voyeuristic images of other women. According to police, the suspect — who has since resigned — touched a teenage… Read
2 more arrests made over murder of man in Nagoya hotel
Police in Nagoya have arrested two more suspects in connection with the murder of a 32-year-old man in a hotel room in Nagoya on the night of June 6. On Wednesday, police arrested a 19-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man, Yuya Hatano. The two are accused of conspiring with a… Read
Couple rearrested over murder of construction company executive in Kitakyushu
Police in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, have arrested a 46-year-old man and a 42-year-old female acquaintance on suspicion of killing the man’s 87-year-old father in April. Ryuma Hanayama and Mami Fukuda were initially arrested on suspicion of abandoning the body of Ryuichi Hanayama, who was an executive of a civil… Read
4 men arrested on charges of using curry spices as weapon in robbery attempt
In many societies, food is one of the first touchpoints people have with foreign cultures, and so in Japan mentions of India will almost always bring to mind thoughts of curry and other aromatic examples of Indian cuisine. So it’s both startling, and yet also sort of within imagination, that four men have… Read
