Crime
Two arrested after man choked, robbed near Shinjuku Station; police link suspects to Kabukicho's "Toyo"
The 26-year-old suspects allegedly took a wallet and two phones from a man in his 20s on a sidewalk by the station's east exit, leaving him with a sprained neck.
Thief mails 46 million-yen watch back to Tokyo store with note saying "I'm sorry"
The Audemars Piguet was taken from a Nakano Broadway watch shop on October 29. It arrived by parcel from Aichi Prefecture on November 1, and police are still looking for the man who took it.
Former Japanese adult-film actress hospitalized in Hong Kong after suspected drugged drink
Mao Hamazaki says her body stiffened almost immediately after drinking; a 61-year-old man was later released on bail, and two people are now being sought.
Kyoto appeals ruling that scrapped park for school lunch center
The city is contesting an Osaka High Court decision that called the closure of Higashi Kichijoji Park illegal, and universal school lunches for municipal middle schools will now start no earlier than fiscal 2028.
Nagoya court orders glue analysis in 65-year-old Nabari wine poisoning retrial bid
Defense lawyers say the high court will examine the adhesive on the paper seal of a wine bottle, the evidence at the center of a retrial request filed decades after the original conviction.
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Senior Kudo-kai executive arrested over alleged debt write-off
Cigarette DNA matched the defendant. A Kyoto court still acquitted him of the gyoza chain president's murder.
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Man arrested over unlicensed 'white taxi' tours for foreign tourists in Tokyo
Kanagawa police search Kawasaki City Hall over bid-rigging arrest
Kawasaki admits it could not track official arrested over bid-rigging leak
Teacher tells Tokyo court he 'fell in love' with student, then threatened to expose photos when she tried to end it
Six arrested over suspected white-taxi rides at Arashiyama, Himeji Castle and the A-bomb Dome
Former student sues ex-teacher over decade of sexual abuse in judo club
Kawasaki city manager arrested over alleged leak of bid pricing to painters' group
Family of Kurdish man who died in police custody sues Tokyo and others for damages
Police arrest company executive over alleged fake 'highly skilled professional' visa applications for Chinese nationals
US Marine, 20, indicted for robbery-murder in Naha
Court revokes bail for Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja after hospital trips
Multiple complaints filed with Tokyo police over sexual assault allegations against TV personality Matt
