Police arrested a man on suspicion of murdering his former girlfriend, a pregnant manicurist whose body was found in an apartment in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, late last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/22/japan/crime-legal/murder-boyfriend-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #ibaraki #stalking #stabbings
Tokyo police on Tuesday sent papers on a former official of Russia’s trade representation in Japan to public prosecutors over trade secrets held by a machine tool manufacturer. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/21/japan/crime-legal/russia-espionage-trade-secrets-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #russiajapanrelations #russia #espionage #japanesepolice #trade
A 31-year-old Thai woman has been arrested by Japanese police for allegedly smuggling etomidate, known as "zombie cigarettes," in a suitcase. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/21/japan/crime-legal/zombie-cigarettes-smuggling-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #drugs #japanesepolice #thailand #osaka #kansaiairports #smuggling
Tokyo police have arrested two Vietnamese nationals on suspicion of breaking into a home in central Japan and stealing cash. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/21/japan/crime-legal/vietnamese-burglars-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #theft #japanesepolice #vietnam
Police have arrested 30-year-old Kabuki actor Nakamura Tsurumatsu on suspicion of breaking a Tokyo restaurant's door by kicking it on Sunday, people familiar with the matter said Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/20/japan/crime-legal/kabuki-actor-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #nakamuratsurumatsu #japanesepolice #kabuki
Fraudsters are increasingly impersonating company presidents and other senior executives to issue fake business instructions via email in Japan, the National Police Agency warns. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/19/japan/crime-legal/japan-ceo-emails-scams/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #fraud #japanesepolice #npa
The burned body of a woman was found in an apartment in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, following a fire early Saturday, with authorities saying the woman had been strangled before the residence was set on fire. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/18/japan/crime-legal/aichi-toyota-fire-body/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #aichi #toyota #arson
The burned body of a woman was found in an apartment in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, following a fire early Saturday, with authorities saying the woman had been strangled before the residence was set on fire. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/18/japan/crime-legal/aichi-toyota-fire-body-found/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #aichi #toyota #arson
The health ministry has asked local governments across Japan to survey safety management at sauna facilities following a fatal accident in Tokyo last December. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/17/japan/japan-survey-safety-saunas/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tokyo #japanesepolice #akasaka #minatoward
An official died and another was injured after a resident who was subject to a court-ordered eviction stabbed them at an apartment in Tokyo’s Suginami Ward, Tokyo police said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/16/japan/crime-legal/court-official-conducting-eviction-stabbed/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #realestate #tokyo #suginami #stabbings #japanesepolice
A 38-year-old Thai woman residing in Japan was arrested Thursday for allegedly acting as a broker in a case involving a young Thai girl who was forced to perform sexual services for money at a massage parlor in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/15/japan/crime-legal/thai-girl-broker/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #thailand #japanesepolice #sexcrimes #children #humantrafficking #childabuse #thailandjapanrelations #tokyo
Tokyo police have arrested a man on suspicion of murdering the president of an audio equipment company, who was found dead in Tokyo's Ota Ward last week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/11/japan/crime-legal/ota-ward-murder-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #tokyo #stabbings #otaward
Japanese authorities have applied an 1889 anti-dueling law to arrest a man over a fight that resulted in his opponent’s death in Tokyo’s red light and entertainment district. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/09/japan/crime-legal/anti-duelling-law-arrest-fight/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #kabukicho #tokyo
A 44-year-old company president was found dead in a pool of blood at his apartment in Tokyo’s Ota Ward on Thursday morning. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/09/japan/crime-legal/man-found-dead-in-tokyo-apartment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #tokyo #stabbings
A 40-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder over an attack on a policeman with a car in Osaka Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/09/japan/crime-legal/man-arrest-police-attack-car/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #osaka
A video shared on social media showing a student assaulting another student at a high school in Tochigi Prefecture has sparked probes by the prefectural board of education and police. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/09/japan/crime-legal/video-students-assault-tochigi/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #tochigi #socialmedia #students #highschools #oita #juniorhighschools #japanesepolice
Tokyo police have arrested four suspects for allegedly exchanging counterfeit commemorative ¥10,000 silver coins at financial institutions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/08/japan/crime-legal/arrest-counterfeit-silver-coins/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #china #tokyo #fukuoka #banks
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara on Wednesday warned the public about a fake video posted on YouTube that misused footage from one of his news conferences. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/07/japan/crime-legal/kihara-fake-video-warning/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #minorukihara #deepfakes #youtube #japanesepolice
Investigative sources said that a 39-year-old man, his wife and his common-law wife, who were arrested over posting secretly filmed sexual videos, shared nearly 1,000 such videos and photos online. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/07/japan/crime-legal/polygamy-sex-videos-police/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #sexcrimes #tokyo #internet
Police provided protection to applicants for what are known as dark part-time jobs, or to their family members, in a total of 544 cases as of the end of last November, according to the National Police Agency. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/06/japan/crime-legal/police-dark-job-applicants/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #juvenilelaw #theft #japanesecourts #japanesepolice #fraud