Tokyo police have arrested a 21-year-old security inspector at Haneda Airport on suspicions that he had stolen some ¥1.5 million from 70 to 80 passengers undergoing baggage inspection since around August. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/15/japan/crime-legal/haneda-airport-worker-arrested-over-theft/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #tokyo #hanedaairport #airports #theft
A new fraud tactic has emerged in Osaka Prefecture, in which scammers send elderly people smartphones before swindling them using the devices. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/12/japan/crime-legal/scam-smartphone-elderly/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #phones #japanesepolice #elderly #osaka #socialmedia #fraud
Police have served third arrest warrants on two elementary school teachers linked to an online chat group sharing secretly taken images and videos of girls. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/12/japan/crime-legal/third-arrest-girls-images/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #nagoya #children #elementaryschools #childporn #sexcrimes #yokohama
Around 1 in 5 cyclists in Japan wear helmets when cycling, according to a survey by the National Police Agency in June, which shows a slight improvement from a year earlier. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/11/japan/crime-legal/bicycle-helmets/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice#trafficaccidents #cycling #npa
Police in Fukuoka Prefecture transported six members of the "JP Dragon" crime ring from the Philippines to Japan and arrested them for their alleged involvement in special fraud. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/11/japan/crime-legal/jp-dragon-crime-ring-members-arrested/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #organizedcrime
Ito Mayor Maki Takubo dissolved the municipal assembly of the city in Shizuoka Prefecture on Wednesday after it passed a no-confidence motion against her in the wake of allegations she had falsified her academic record. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/10/japan/politics/ito-mayor-dissolution/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ito #shizuoka #makitakubo #japanesepolice #universities #education
A crime laboratory worker at the Saga Prefectural Police is believed to have conducted 130 improper DNA analyses, according to sources. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/10/japan/crime-legal/crime-lab-worker-improper-dna-analyses/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #saga #japanesepolice #genetics
A civic group has called on the government to conduct DNA examinations on some human bones recovered recently from a western Japan undersea mine where fatal flooding occurred during World War II. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/10/japan/dna-analysis-sought-for-bones-from-undersea-mine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wwii #choseimine #yamaguchi #japanesepolice #genetics
Junko Kobayashi, then a fourth-year student at Sophia University, was days away from leaving to study in the United States when her body was found in the burned remains of her family home in Katsushika Ward. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/09/japan/crime-legal/sophia-university-murder/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #tokyo#sophiauniversity #japanesepolice
Niinami’s quick ouster, before the investigation is done, is not unusual as corporations prioritize protecting their reputation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/09/companies/niinami-governance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #drugs #marijuana#takeshiniinami #japanesepolice #mhlw #cbd #corporategovernance
Japan’s strict threshold for the compound in cannabis responsible for the “high,” makes buying products containing cannabidiol akin to navigating a mine field. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/05/japan/cbd-illegal-or-legal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #drugs #marijuana#takeshiniinami #japanesepolice #mhlw
The Metropolitan Police Department served a new warrant for the arrest of a man over unauthorized access to the social media accounts of celebrities, including a member of Japanese comedy duo Einstein. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/05/japan/crime-legal/comedian-account-access-warrant/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #socialmedia
The government officially decided Friday to start a new system to provide comprehensive support for victims of serious crimes or bereaved families of such victims on Jan. 13, 2026. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/05/japan/crime-legal/japan-comprehensive-support-for-crime-victims/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #cabinet #japanesecourts
The National Police Agency's new cycling rulebook details 113 violations that will be subject to fines starting in April next year, including riding while looking at a smartphone. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/05/japan/crime-legal/japan-police-releases-rulebook-for-cyclists-amid-strengthened-control/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice#trafficaccidents #npa
It’s been twists and turns for the past few days for former Suntory CEO Takeshi Niinami, who stepped down over allegations that he had supplements containing illegal substances. Here’s what we know so far. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/04/japan/crime-legal/what-we-know-niinami/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal#takeshiniinami #suntory #keizaidoyukai #drugs #cbd #japanesepolice
A man charged with the 2023 murder of four people in Nagano Prefecture has indicated his intention to keep silent during the first court hearing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/04/japan/crime-legal/defendant-nagano-murder-silent/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #nagano #japanesecourts
Kanagawa Prefectural Police said in a review report they failed to respond appropriately to a stalking-murder case in which a 20-year-old woman was found dead at her former boyfriend's home in Kawasaki in April. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/04/japan/crime-legal/japan-police-stalking-case-improper-handling/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #stalking #kawasaki #kanagawa
The bodies of two Japanese men fatally shot on a street in Manila last month arrived at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/03/japan/crime-legal/bodies-of-two-japanese-killed-in-manila-return/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #manila #guns
Takeshi Niinami, a tough and respected leader, remains at the helm of Keizai Doyukai for now after resigning from Suntory. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/03/companies/niinami-impact/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies#takeshiniinami #suntory #drugs #marijuana #japanesepolice #corporategovernance
Takeshi Niinami, who resigned as Suntory CEO for allegedly possessing supplements containing illegal drugs, said Wednesday that he is confident he has “broken no laws.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/03/japan/crime-legal/niinami-supplement-innocent/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #suntory#takeshiniinami #drugs #marijuana #japanesepolice #corporategovernance