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Kazutaka Yonekura, 48, the founder and former president of Japanese artificial intelligence developer Alt, has been arrested with three others on suspicion of padding the firm's sales. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/10/japan/crime-legal/ai-developer-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #japanesecourts #ai

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@Federation_Bot · 2 days ago

The National Police Agency on Tuesday held the first meeting of an expert panel on measures against illegal drone flights, in light of the growing threat of drones being used for terrorism and other purposes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/08/japan/crime-legal/police-drone-rules/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #npa #japanesepolice #drones

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 3 days ago

Police arrested a couple in Osaka Prefecture on Monday on suspicion of attempting to fraudulently import rice, disguising the shipment as mung beans. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/07/japan/crime-legal/osaka-couple-arrest-rice/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #osaka #rice #vietnam

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Osaka couple arrested for attempting to import rice illegally

The suspects are alleged to have tried to import some 45 tons of rice from Vietnam, claiming it as mung beans.

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 4 days ago

Tokyo police have arrested Keita Richard Kusama, a 29-year-old member of boy band "Ae! Group" on a public indecency charge. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/06/japan/crime-legal/boy-band-member-arrested-shinjuku/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #shinjuku #aegroup #startoentertainment #idols

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Member of boy band Ae! Group arrested on public indecency charge

Keita Richard Kusama is suspected of exposing his lower body around the entrance of a building in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward.

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · last week

A minivehicle fell over in the city of Nabari in Mie Prefecture in the small hours of Friday, killing five of the six people riding in it. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/03/japan/crime-legal/minivehicle-five-death/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #mie #tsu #driving #hospitals #japanesepolice

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Minivehicle rolls over in Mie Prefecture, killing five aboard

With six people having been in the car, the minivehicle may have exceeded its seating capacity of five when it crashed, according to the police.

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · last week

The parents of a man arrested for allegedly killing an elderly woman in Machida, Tokyo, have expressed wishes for their son to atone for his crime. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/03/japan/crime-legal/machida-attacker-parents-interview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #machida #tokyo #stabbings

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Parents want son to atone for alleged killing of Tokyo woman

Kota Kuwano is suspected of stabbing a 76-year-old woman at her apartment in Machida, Tokyo, on Tuesday.

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · last week

The National Police Agency said that it will conduct a special inspection of the Saga Prefectural Police department after a former employee at its crime laboratory was found to have repeatedly falsified DNA analyses. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/02/japan/saga-police-probe-faulty-dna/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #npa #japanesepolice

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · last week

Police have arrested a 38-year-old man in Aichi Prefecture on suspicion of swindling a food delivery service firm by making false claims that ordered food had not arrived to obtain refunds. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/02/japan/crime-legal/nagoya-food-order-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #aichi #nagoya #food #apps

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Nagoya man suspected of placing 1,095 fraudulent food delivery orders

The 38-year-old is alleged to have signed up and then canceled membership for the Demae-can service repeatedly, making false claims to avoid payments totaling about ¥3.7 million.

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · last week

The suspect held over the stabbing of a 76-year-old woman in Machida, western Tokyo, said he was driven to kill someone out of frustration after his mail failed to arrive and garbage was left outside his home. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/02/japan/crime-legal/machida-stabbing-frustration/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #machida #tokyo #japanesepolice #stabbings

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Suspect in Machida stabbing was ‘overwhelmed with despair’ over daily inconveniences

Kota Kuwano, 40, told investigators that frustrations over matters such as his mail not arriving and garbage being left outside his home drove him to kill someone.

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · last week

Japanese police on Wednesday launched special teams to reinforce their fight against tokuryū ad hoc crime groups made up of anonymous members. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/01/japan/crime-legal/new-police-team-combat-tokuryu-crime-groups/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #fraud #socialmedia

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · last week

An elderly woman was fatally stabbed at an apartment building in Machida, Tokyo, on Tuesday evening, with one suspect in custody. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/01/japan/crime-legal/man-arrested-over-stabbing-elderly-woman-to-death-in-tokyo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #tokyo #japanesepolice #stabbings #machida

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · last week

Former Suntory CEO Takeshi Niinami is resigning as head of Keizai Doyukai, the business lobby announced, after a review by its ethics committee. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/30/companies/niinami-keizai-resign/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #drugs #marijuana #takeshiniinami #japanesepolice #mhlw #cbd #corporategovernance #keizaidoyukai

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · last week

The father of a woman murdered after being stalked in 1999 says he is "shocked" by the April stalking and murder case in Kawasaki, and he called on police "to care for victims with a determination to rescue them." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/30/japan/crime-legal/japan-stalking-case-parents/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #stalking #kanagawa #japanesepolice #saitama

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · last week

The Justice Ministry on Monday presented a draft proposal to set numerical criteria for dangerous driving offenses, such as specific figures for speeding and drunk driving. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/30/japan/crime-legal/criteria-dangerous-driving/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #driving #justiceministry #japanesepolice #alcohol

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Justice Ministry proposes criteria for dangerous driving offenses

The proposal is aimed at clarifying the charge of dangerous driving resulting in death or injury.

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 2 weeks ago

A Ukrainian YouTuber with more than 6.5 million subscribers has been arrested in Japan after livestreaming himself trespassing in a house in the Fukushima nuclear exclusion zone, police and media said Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/27/japan/crime-legal/youtuber-arrested-fukushima-livestream/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #fukushima #japanesepolice #internet #youtube

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Ukrainian YouTuber arrested in Japan over Fukushima livestream

The arrest is the latest in a string of incidents involving fame-seeking foreign nationals behaving badly in the country.

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 2 weeks ago

Tokyo police have arrested four people on suspicion of getting a disabled man heavily drunk on whiskey and stealing his phone while he was unconscious. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/26/japan/crime-legal/four-arrested-over-theft-from-person-with-disability/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #theft #disability #tokyo

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Four people arrested for getting disabled man drunk and stealing his phone

Some of the suspects told investigators that they committed the act because “it was funny to see him so drunk.”

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 2 weeks ago

A 75-year-old woman in Japan's Ibaraki Prefecture has been arrested after she allegedly confessed to keeping the body of her adult daughter in a freezer for two decades. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/26/japan/crime-legal/arrest-daughter-body-freezer/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #ibaraki #death

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Woman in Japan arrested for keeping daughter's body in freezer for 20 years

Keiko Mori, 75, told police the body was that of her daughter who was born in 1975. An autopsy has been ordered to determine the cause of death.

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 2 weeks ago

Actor Kenshin Endo has been arrested by Tokyo police on suspicion of possessing marijuana earlier this month at the home of fellow actor Hiroya Shimizu, who has already been charged. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/25/japan/crime-legal/endo-arrest-cannabis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #kenshinendo #hiroyashimizu #drugs #japanesepolice #celebrities

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Actor Kenshin Endo arrested on suspicion of marijuana possession

Tokyo police allege Endo had 0.4 grams of dried cannabis in his possession earlier this month at the home of fellow actor Hiroya Shimizu, who has been indicted.

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 2 weeks ago

Japan’s revised gambling addiction law is taking aim at the source of the scourge by making it illegal to launch new online casinos and post web ads for such sites. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/24/japan/crime-legal/gambling-law-takes-effect/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #gambling #japanesepolice #internet

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 2 weeks ago

Tokyo police have rearrested a South Korean man already in custody over the alleged murder of his ex-girlfriend in Setagaya Ward, on suspicion of repeatedly stalking her prior to her killing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/23/japan/crime-legal/suspect-rearrested-setagaya-killing-case/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #stabbings #japanesepolice #setagayaward #tokyo #southkoreancommunity #southkorea #stalking

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Tokyo police rearrest South Korean man suspected of murdering ex-girlfriend on stalking charges

Police allege that the suspect, Park Yong-jun, repeatedly stalked the victim, Bang Ji-won, and trespassed into her home in the days leading to her killing.