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Man arrested after punching condo management firm employee while holding ballpoint pen
Police in Sapporo have arrested a 26-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of causing bodily harm after he punched a man who works for the management company of his condominium, while holding a ballpoint pen, leaving him with stab wounds to the face. The incident occurred at around 7:15 p.m. on… Read
Man arrested on suspicion of stealing cash from hospital patient’s room
Police have arrested a 52-year-old man on suspicion of stealing money from a hospital patient’s room in Musashino, Tokyo. According to police, Shuji Tokutake, of no fixed address, is accused of stealing 1,000 yen from the room of a 52-year-old hospitalized woman on June 2, 2021, TV Asahi reported. Police… Read
5 Japanese workers narrowly escape suicide bombing in Pakistan
A suicide bomber targeted a van carrying Japanese nationals in Pakistan's port city of Karachi on Friday, police said. The Japanese nationals escaped unharmed but officials later said one bystander was killed. Initially, police said the van was heading to an industrial area where the five Japanese nationals worked when… Read
Man stabbed in Nagoya parking lot; suspect on the run
A 57-year-old man was stabbed in the parking lot of an apartment building in Nagoya on Thursday night, police said, adding that the assailant is still on the run. According to police, the victim called 110 at around 11:30 p.m. and said he had been stabbed after returning home to… Read
Court orders ex-head of illegal manga site to pay ¥1.7 bil
The Tokyo District Court ruled Thursday that the former operator of a now-defunct website allowing users free access to pirated manga must pay a total of around 1.7 billion yen in damages to three major Japanese publishers. The compensation over the website Manga-Mura is the largest ever levied in similar… Read
Arrest proves a common Japanese saying about apologies and police
Last Monday night, at about 7:40 in the evening, a man walked into the Kamori branch of 7-Eleven in the town of Komono, Mie Prefecture. Instead of picking out one of the many refreshing beverages or delicious snacks that Japanese convenience stores are stocked with, he walked up to the counter, where a… Read
Man arrested for falsely reporting he was stabbed, robbed
Police in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, have arrested 52-year-old man on suspicion of obstructing police in the performance of their duties by falsely reporting that he had been stabbed and robbed. According to police, Akihiro Ono, a company employee, had arranged to meet a friend at 6 a.m. on April 9… Read
Female home caregiver stabbed in Yokohama
A female home caregiver in her 60s was stabbed while visiting an elderly woman’s home in Yokohama on Tuesday. Police have arrested a 49-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of attempted murder and said the suspect lives with his mother who was receiving assistance from the caregiver. According to police, Hiroaki… Read
2 burnt bodies found on riverside in Tochigi Prefecture
The burnt bodies of two people were found Tuesday on a riverside north of Tokyo and police are investigating the case as a suspected incident of corpse abandonment. The bodies discovered in Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, had their hands and feet bound, and their heads were covered in what appeared to… Read
30-year-old man arrested for shoplifting snacks from convenience store
Police in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, have arrested a 30-year-old man on suspicion of shoplifting 10 items, including sweets and groceries, from a convenience store. According to the warrant, the man, who claims to be self-employed, allegedly stole the items at around 11:15 a.m. on April 3, local media reported. Staff… Read
