crime (Page 5)

Live streamer killed on Tokyo street had her location tracked by attacker through stream

Murderer came from two hours away on morning of attack.

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Woman stabbed to death on Tokyo street while live streaming

Morning attack occurred on quiet side street.

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Hokkaido man arrested after asking convenience store to lend him money

It does hurt to ask sometimes.

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American tourist arrested in Japan on charges of pushing sexual services worker down stairs

Senior citizen arrested at ski resort three hours away from fuzoku establishment where incident allegedly took place.

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Foreign tourist arrested in Japan for striking convenience store clerk over 3-yen bag altercation

There were definitely better ways to handle this.

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Kyoto Animation arsonist withdraws appeal, clearing death sentence to proceed

Four and a half years after fire that killed 36 people, trial comes to an official close.

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71-year-old Japanese man who “wanted to look cool” robbed 63 houses, treated strangers to sushi

Coolness plan included robbing a 91-year-old woman and treating whole restaurants to expensive sushi.

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Sexy AI-generated Evangelion, Yu-Gi-Oh art sales lead to copyright infringement charges in Japan

Illegal posters also used AI to make images of older and obscure characters to appeal to fans with vintage tastes.

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Man kicks bunny to death on Japan’s Rabbit Island, may have killed as many as 77 others

Police arrest man who apparently traveled half-way across the country to kill a rabbit with his foot.

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Osaka woman causes 8 separate traffic accidents in 35 minutes

Suspect claims she wasn’t driving dangerously and wasn’t driving.

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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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