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One of Tokyo’s neighbors may become the first place in Japan to enact punishment for hate speech.
Suspect was almost cleared on a legal loophole, only to be snagged by a different legal loophole.
Man is the first person to be arrested on this charge after laws against modding were revised in November
Let that be a lesson to anyone who dares play a CD in a place where it might be overheard by someone else.
After fleeing a restaurant when a women he met online wasn’t who he thought she was, one man was surprised to get a call from the police.
After its crowdfunding target is smashed, writing begins on the story of how Japan stifled its own IT development in the name of combating file-sharing.
Industry group wants to make it easier for women to leave their past behind them as they transition to life after porn.
Becomes the first city in Japan to specifically target businesses that boast about their customer services being performed by high school girls.
Tries painting a dark picture of constitutional amendments, raises eyebrows for colorful imagination that resembles naughty anime or video game.
Eyes on the road, and hands to yourself.
Suspect denies touching victim for sexual reasons because he was “actually” trying to rob someone else.
While the widespread presence of public toilets in convenience stores is great, it is also fraught with ambiguous customs and could, technically, even lead to criminal charges.
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