crime

Japanese police attempting to clamp down on “zombie cigarettes”

Who doesn’t want to be a zombie that smokes?

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Shizuoka senior charged with firearms violation after giving toy guns to the police

No good deed goes unpunished.

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Chiba man arrested for putting urine-filled tea bottle on convenience store shelf

Suspect said he did it as a prank while stressed.

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Tokyo police found our lost wallet, but the story of how they did made us feel empty

With no clear answers, it’s up to the wallet’s owner to choose what he wants to believe about the person who had it.

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Man arrested for breaking into unoccupied home in Japan after mystery noodles found in fridge

A rare case of udon being unexpected in Udon Prefecture, but where they came from is still a mystery.

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Almost arrested in Tokyo: Hentai Kamen cosplay leads to a brush with police in Shinjuku Ni-chome

Our boss tested the limits of Tokyo’s most liberated neighbourhood and was detained by police.

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Reality comes crashing down for naked man on trip to escape reality in Japan’s northernmost town

In the end, he ran into the very thing he was trying to get away from.

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Tokyo sex industry worker arrested for saying she needed tuition money, spending it on hosts

Arrest follows Japanese government passing new laws targeting fraud through emotional manipulation.

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Shizuoka man arrested for stealing 50 fire hose nozzles

Some men just want to watch the world burn.

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Real urine-triggered fight breaks out during Demon Slayer movie as anime action crackles on-screen

U.S. moviegoers in no mood to put up with would-be urine hashira’s behavior.

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Haneda Airport security inspector arrested for stealing cash from luggage

Suspect claimed to do it for the thrill.

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Japanese police to use AI to search social media posts for potential terrorists

Officer AI is expected to patrol feeds next year.

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Policewoman forgets gun in restroom, continuing an odd trend in Japan

Well, at least she washed her hands, apparently.

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Astrologer arrested for running fake investment scheme worth approx. 2 billion yen

The stars were finally aligned against the scammer.

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Japanese man accepts hostess’ invitation for night view date, sees type of stars he didn’t want to

She didn’t tell him that she’d invited some mobster friends too.

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Space pilot under attack turns out to be con artist who stole 1 million yen from Sapporo senior

That’ll be the last astronaut she’ll trust.

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Foreign tourist steals offering and chugs booze in Japanese cemetery, sparking police investigation

People both living and dead in Japan have reason to be very angry at this moron.

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Rent-a-scary person company appears in Japan, seems an awful lot like a straight-up gang

If you’re paying people to intimidate others into doing what you want them to do, doesn’t that make you a mobster?

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Life imitates Osaka’s unique brand of comedic art in daylight theft arrest

Never accept offers to race from strangers.

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Train photographers caught shoplifting scores of items from Osaka Expo gift shops

Suspects also ironically ripped off train companies to do it.

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