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The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 19 hours ago

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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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

Iwao Hakamata, a former death row inmate who was acquitted in a retrial for the 1966 murder of a family in Shizuoka Prefecture, filed a damages lawsuit against the central and prefectural governments. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/09/japan/hakamata-files-suit-against-government/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #iwaohakamata #japanesecourts #deathpenalty

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

The Tokyo District Court has sentenced a former employee of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group to nine years in prison for stealing cash and valuables from customers’ safe-deposit boxes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/06/japan/crime-legal/mufg-deposit-box-theft-ruling/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #mufg #japanesecourts #theft

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

The Yokohama District Court on Friday sentenced Mai Nishitaka, 33, to 17 years in prison for killing her ex-partner, whose body was found in a suitcase by the Tama River near Tokyo in December 2023. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/03/japan/crime-legal/woman-sentenced-murder-case/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #tamariver #kawasaki #kanagawa #japanesecourts

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Woman sentenced to 17 years for killing ex-boyfriend

Mai Nishitaka and four others strangled her ex-partner and abandoned the body in a suitcase by the Tama River in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

Former lawmaker Yoshitami Kameoka pleaded not guilty Friday over his alleged distribution of cash to voters just before the official campaign period for the October 2024 House of Representatives election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/03/japan/politics/lawmaker-kameoka-cash-distribution/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #yoshitamikameoka #corruption #lowerhouse #japanesecourts #fukushima

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Ex-lawmaker Kameoka pleads not guilty over cash distribution

Kameoka, elected to the Lower House for the first time in 2005, served in posts including state minister for post-disaster reconstruction.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

Tetsuya Yamagami, the man accused of the murder of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, will know his fate in January 2026, when the Nara District Court is scheduled to deliver its verdict on the case against him. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/03/japan/crime-legal/abe-shooter-ruling-date/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #tetsuyayamagami #shinzoabe #japanesecourts

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Nara court likely to deliver verdict on Abe shooter in January 2026

Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, is charged with the murder of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in July 2022.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

The first settlements have been reached in petitions filed by former followers of the Unification Church demanding refunds of donations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/03/japan/crime-legal/unification-church-first-donation-refund-settlements/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #unificationchurch #japanesecourts

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Unification Church reaches first settlements on donation refunds

Three women in Hokkaido are believed to have lost about ¥70 million in total through purchases of seals and pots in addition to donations.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

An elementary school teacher pleaded guilty to charges of sharing child pornography via social media, in the first hearing on his case at the Nagoya District Court on Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/01/japan/crime-legal/teacher-child-pornography-trial/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #nagoya #yokohama #teachers #childporn #socialmedia

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Elementary school teacher pleads guilty to sharing child sex abuse images

The charges are 'correct, and I'm very sorry,' said Fumiya Kosemura, a teacher at a public elementary school in Yokohama.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

Japan has decided to allow same-sex couples to be treated as being in de facto marriages under a total of nine more laws and ordinances, including the disaster condolence grant law. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/01/japan/same-sex-partners-law/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #samesexmarriage #japanesecourts #lgbtq

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Same-sex partners recognized under more laws in Japan

However, the government maintains the position that same-sex partners are not covered by 120 laws and ordinances, including those related to taxes and social security.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

The Osaka High Court has upheld a 10-year prison sentence for a man who threw an explosive at then-Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during a campaign event in 2023. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/26/japan/crime-legal/10-year-sentence-upheld-for-kishida-attacker/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #wakayama #fumiokishida

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10-year sentence upheld over 2023 attack on Kishida

Presiding Judge Kyoji Ishikawa rejected the defense's claim that Ryuji Kimura had no intention to kill.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

The Nagoya High Court ruled that the government is not obligated to recognize a Syrian man as a refugee after the collapse of the regime of former President Bashar al-Assad in 2024. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/25/japan/court-rules-government-not-obliged-refugee/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #refugees #japanesecourts #syria

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

A court has ruled that a provision under a law on gender dysphoria requiring a change in the appearance of people's genital organs to change their legal gender as unconstitutional and invalid. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/25/japan/crime-legal/sex-change-requirement-unconstitutional/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #sex #transgender #sapporo

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Court rules sex change appearance requirement unconstitutional

A court said that the world has made advances in medicine since the law was established, so genital surgery may not be necessary in some cases.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

A 33-year-old woman accused of murdering her former boyfriend, whose body was found in a suitcase in the Tama River near Tokyo in December 2023, has admitted to the allegation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/16/japan/crime-legal/woman-admit-murder-suitcase/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #tamariver #japanesecourts

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Woman admits killing ex-boyfriend found dead in suitcase

During a trial, the defense argued that the victim had provoked the defendant and was therefore partly to blame.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

A U.S. Air Force serviceman has appealed to the Supreme Court against a high court ruling upholding a five-year sentence for abducting and sexually assaulting a young girl in Okinawa Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/12/japan/crime-legal/okinawa-assault-appeal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #okinawa #supremecourt #japanesecourts #sexcrimes

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

The Tokyo High Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court ruling for a 54-year-old man sentencing him to an indefinite prison term over a robbery resulting in death in Komae, Tokyo, in 2023. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/11/japan/crime-legal/robbery-indefinite-term/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #luffy #japanesecourts

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

Former lawmaker Yasutada Ono pleaded not guilty Wednesday over a high-profile political funds scandal involving factions of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/10/japan/crime-legal/ldp-funds-scandal-trial/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #politicalfunds #ldp

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

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

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

The Pentagon’s inspector general has begun a review of how U.S. military personnel in Japan complied with policies on preventing and addressing violent crimes after reports of sexual assaults in the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/05/japan/pentagon-review-crime-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #us #usjapanrelations #japanesecourts #sexcrimes #okinawa

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

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

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

The bereaved family of a pregnant woman who died after being struck by a vehicle in central Japan has urged prosecutors to recognize her daughter, born after the accident with a severe disability, as a victim. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/03/japan/crime-legal/fetus-victim-prosecutors-urge/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #nagoya #japanesecourts #pregnancy #driving #disability

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