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Man who stole two packs of ground beef tracked by police for about 1,000 kilometers across Japan

The law’s arm really is long!

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Foreign resident of Japan sentenced to eight months in prison for vandalizing Tokyo shrine

Sentence handed down to 29-year-old Chinese man for spray-painting Yasukuni Shrine.

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Japanese man arrested for fraud after creating female AI-image persona to sell dating advice【Vid】

One man’s virtual avatar shows that online fantasy can have real-life consequences.

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Smoking marijuana is now illegal in Japan, can get you 7 years in prison

New Cannabis Control Act rules loosen some restrictions while adding a new one.

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Japanese city paints well-known prostitution street bright yellow, adds fish art【Video】

Osaka thinks it has a bright idea to combat tachinbo.

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“I just wanted her to see my T-back” doesn’t save Japanese man from being arrested for exposing butt

Thin strip of cloth is a thin excuse in the eyes of the law.

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Yakuza family speaks out against rise in organized crime

Not their kind of organized crime, the bad kind.

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Possessing Harry Potter’s Sword of Godric Gryffindor is now illegal in Japan

Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo souvenir replica recalled after warning from muggle law enforcement.

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Man with snake face tattoo arrested for assault, neighbors shocked he would do such a thing【Vid】

You shouldn’t judge a book by its cover… unless a snake is tattooed on it.

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Kyoto green onion theft victim becomes Kyoto green onion thief

Prosecutors seeking jail time for theft of hundreds of kilos of Kujo negi.

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Nara man arrested for burying mother in his cemetery plot by himself

You don’t have to abandon a body to legally abandon it.

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American jackass tourist arrested after carving name into gate at Tokyo’s Meiji Shrine【Video】

Cops arrest senior citizen who vandalized shrine one day after arriving in Japan with family.

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Japanese police arrest four foreign residents on charges of stealing over 100 cars

Thefts took place across five prefectures in east Japan.

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Foreign man arrested for grabbing former AKB48 idol on Tokyo street, forcing her to ground

Original AKB48 member was in Shibuya for book launch event.

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American teenage tourist arrested on suspicion of arson in Tokyo during family trip

18-year-old arrested on the day he was supposed to fly home, suspected of setting as many as seven fires in one night.

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Australian sentenced to prison, judges unconvinced he said “Go to a door” not “This is a robbery”

The “soramimi defense” fails to hold up in court.

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Australian on trial in Tokyo, case hinges on if he said “This is a robbery” or “Go to a door”

Possibly the first time a trial in Japan is decided by English grammar and pronunciation.

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Yakuza member arrested on charges of using insurance to pay for severed finger treatment

Don’t chop off your own finger if you’re not prepared to pay out of pocket to get sewn up afterwards.

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Tokyo go-kart rental company charged for renting to foreign tourists “without driver’s licenses”

Charges stem from discovery of reverse-loophole following crash on Tokyo streets.

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We go on our own hunt for “the biggest mountain” to climb in the style of Tokyo Swindlers

The only difference is that our version of a “mountain” may be a bit more gastronomically inclined.

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