Crime — Tokyo Dispatch

Man indicted over killing of ex-girlfriend in Okinawa apartment

Naha prosecutors charged a 25-year-old man with murder and a weapons offense after the September killing of a 23-year-old woman who had reported him for stalking.

By the newsroom · 4 November 2026

Shizuoka court rejects bid to halt Hamaoka reactors, citing idle plants

The ruling declined to rule on the safety dispute because units 3 to 5 are not running and have no restart in sight, leaving the central question unresolved.

Times Car data leak victims to file class-action suit, lawyers say

Lawyers preparing a group lawsuit over the theft of driver's license images from the Times Car car-sharing system say they will seek damages from the operator and others.

Former head of Zeon's Vietnam subsidiary indicted over bribes to customs officials

Prosecutors say he paid about ¥1.1 million to have an additional tax bill reduced, in a case brought under the unfair competition law.