Vigilante YouTuber arrest spotlights copycat 'togesatsu hunters'
A psychiatrist who counsels repeat vigilantes says catching voyeurs satisfies several emotional needs at once, the shortcut to dependence.
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Prosecutors seek 10 years for wheelchair influencer who killed her 3-month-old daughter
Satsuki Naito's defense argued for a suspended sentence, citing attachment disorder, possible postpartum depression and a lack of state support before she cut her baby's throat in the bath.
Former HKT48 center Haruka Kodama's parents recall the toll of idol life and cosmetic surgery
Kodama, who turned 30, spent more than ¥10 million on cosmetic surgery and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at 20. Her mother and father describe what they missed.
Saitama police sergeant on leave wrests gun from officer and shoots himself in the head
The 37-year-old, who had been on sick leave since October 29, is in a critical condition after the incident at a waste treatment plant in Koshigaya.
Saitama police inspector in critical condition after shooting himself with pistol taken in struggle
The 37-year-old sergeant major was being restrained at a waste facility in Koshigaya when he seized a colleague's handgun and fired at his own head, prefectural police said.
A Fukuoka mother built a care service for her son's severe behavioral disability, one helper at a time
Shiho Zahebu was turned away by 40 group homes before a one-to-one visiting care scheme let her son Yuto live on his own. Six years on, her station supports six such households and is short of helpers.
Woman who survived a joint suicide is spared prison and tells an Osaka court she should have found a way for the two of them to live
The Osaka District Court sentenced a woman in her 50s to three years in prison, suspended for four, after she killed her long-term partner at his request. She had wanted to die since her teens. He had wanted to live.
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