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Foreigner convenience store clerk in Japan saves elderly woman from scammers with quick thinking

Refuses to give up when senior doesn’t realize she’s being taken advantage of.

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21-year-old Nara woman arrested for sending hundreds of nude selfies to woman in her 70s

“I still like her,” suspect tells police.

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Man arrested in Japan for selling modified Pokémon to Sword and Shield players

He might have gotten away with it if someone in Kyoto hadn’t wanted an extra-strong Sobble and Scorbunny.

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Guesthouse owner arrested for slashing guest who sprinkled too much pepper on his own food

Assault and pepper.

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Man arrested after refusing to wear mask on a plane refuses to wear mask in custody

At least he’s consistent.

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Not-guilty verdict for man in women’s restroom, he had to go so bad it clouded his judgement

The laws of nature supersede those of society.

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Loaded gun found in convenience store restroom in Japan, cop’s on-duty poop to blame

That wasn’t the only piece of police equipment left behind either.

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Man who refused to wear mask on airplane in Japan gets arrested four months later

Airline apparently did not forgive or forget.

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Woman asks for eight-hour taxi ride in Japan, arrested when she doesn’t pay gigantic fare

Driver should have spotted multiple warning signs as soon as she said where she wanted to go.

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Trio of thieves break into Japanese glasses store, foiled by old-timey cash register

They don’t make them like they used to… back in 1908.

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Serial toilet thief captured by police in Japan

Investigators can finally close the book on “The God of Toilets Case.”

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Japanese high school students arrested for robbing pachinko parlour at knife-point

Surely there’s a better way to start 2021 than this.

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Kyoto Animation arsonist says which scene he feels copied his work and incited attack

Incredibly brief Tsurune meat-shopping scene aired exactly eight months before arson attack.

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Real-life Team Rocket? Pokémon popsicle fraud gets man arrested in Japan

Saitama Prefectural Police foil underhanded method to catch ‘em all.

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Manga author who groped girl’s breasts on Tokyo street won’t have to spend any time in jail

Trial ends with suspended sentence for Act-Age creator.

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Gunma teacher arrested for spray-gluing coworker’s belongings to desk

Charges against the teacher are likely to stick.

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Hokkaido man steals front end loader from neighboring town to plow snow in own neighborhood

He’ll need to steal an excavator too to dig himself out of this hole.

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Kyoto Animation arsonist’s psychological evaluation ends, open door to prosecution

A year and a half after the attack that killed 36 people, mental health questions are no longer a road block to trial.

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Man in Japan told he owes “unpaid adult web site fees,” ends up giving scammers over 100 million yen

First payment sets off string of scams that ran for months.

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Elderly Wakayama woman arrested for hacking her local supermarket’s self-checkout

Senior turned to computer fraud to get a discount on her eggs.

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