Crime
Bobby Ologon admits nonconsensual sex charge at Chiba court
The TV personality, 60, pleaded guilty on the first day of his trial over an assault on a woman at his Chiba vacation home.
Prosecutors seek death penalty again in Toyama police box attack case
In the retrial of a former Self-Defense Forces member accused of killing a police officer and a guard, prosecutors argued the robbery-murder charge stands and the defendant was fit to be held responsible.
Osaka police arrest father on murder charge and mother over death of 3-year-old daughter
The girl's esophagus ruptured under strong pressure to her abdomen, and dozens of bruises were found across her body, police said.
Former Fukuoka assembly vice speaker says he paid ¥5 million for the post
Shigehiro Hatanaka, the fifth person to testify under his own name, says a former caucus leader told him to bring the cash in a paper bag.
Alleged 'Luffy' ring boss denies conspiracy in 3 of 7 robberies
Yuki Watanabe, said to have been called "boss" by the group, admitted the 12 fraud charges but told the Tokyo District Court he only helped in four robberies, including one that killed a 90-year-old woman.
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Two rearrested over nude photos of scam victim in fake police "body check"
Man, 78, arrested over arson that killed woman at his Haneda home
Man rearrested over knife threat to lawyer outside Osaka District Court
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Chiba police arrest 75-year-old husband over death of wife at care home
Two arrested over concrete block thrown at rival foreign gang in Aichi
Chiba police arrest 24-year-old suspected of directing home robbery crew
Kadokawa's ex-chairman demands early appeal hearing in Tokyo Olympics bribery case
Tokyo court rules 15 "likes" on ex-partner's X posts count as stalking
Man, 79, admits killing friend over unpaid loan but denies intent to kill friend's wife
Eight arrested over gang office 55 meters from a Tokyo elementary school
Fukuoka police checked suspects' own notes during daily cell inspections
Man, 74, held in Muroran stabbing death told police the noise was unbearable
