Crime
Man arrested over 2024 attempt to run down Osaka police officer, after two years in Cambodia
The 24-year-old was taken into custody aboard a flight to Japan on Nov. 6, more than two years after police say he drove at an officer outside a convenience store in Sakai.
Kofu city assembly member appeals order to pay over outing of Akutagawa-winning author
A court ordered the assembly member to pay ¥1.1 million for a social media post that disclosed the author is transgender. The assembly member is contesting the ruling.
Police refer streamer over nude broadcast at Masakado burial mound
The man, in his 30s and from Gunma Prefecture, told police he wanted to meet viewers' requests, according to reports.
Japan's prosecutors draft manual as suspects refuse to leave cells for questioning
Suspects who decline to leave their detention cells are becoming more common nationwide, and prosecutors have drawn up a manual for handling them, NHK reported.
More than 150 suspects refuse interrogation after arrest, lawyers' group finds
Cases were recorded in at least 28 prefectures from 2024, as defense lawyers advise clients to stay in detention rather than submit to questioning.
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Man arrested over attempted murder of housemate, found on Osaka street
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Saitama police arrest four over 3.6 tons of industrial waste buried in woodland
Man, 59, arrested over attempt to strangle son with trousers in Sano
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