Tuesday February 14, 2012

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Former gang member shot dead in Denny's restaurant in Chiba

Feb. 14, 2012 - 06:40AM JST ( 30 )

A former gang member was shot dead in a Denny's restaurant near the Toganei bypass in Chiba Prefecture, on Monday morning. The gunman fled the restaurant and is still at large, police said. According to police, the 62-year-old victim, identified as Yoshiaki Furukawa, was a former… Read

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Woman arrested over murder of 5-month-old son in Kobe

Crime Feb. 13, 2012 - 03:30PM JST ( 41 Comments )

Police said Monday they have arrested a 39-year-old woman for the alleged murder of her five-month-old baby son in Kobe. According to police, the suspect, who has been identified as Yoriko Sugino, works as a… Read

Jewelry worth Y7.5 mil stolen in Tochigi

Crime Feb. 13, 2012 - 11:51AM JST ( 9 Comments )

Police said Monday that jewelry items and accessories valued at 7.5 million yen were stolen from a store in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture early Sunday morning. According to police, at around 3:10 a.m., a newspaper delivery… Read

Police caution more than 10,000 in Tokyo for breaking new bicycle rules

Crime Feb. 13, 2012 - 06:26AM JST ( 51 Comments )

Police in Tokyo said that more than 10,000 people have already been given warnings by police for breaking the city's newly implemented bicycle regulations. On Friday, police visited the roughly 100 areas of the capital… Read

Japanese star charged over Taiwan taxi driver assault

Crime Feb. 12, 2012 - 06:30PM JST ( 32 Comments )

A Japanese entertainer has been charged with attacking a Taiwanese taxi driver, prosecutors said Saturday, in an incident that has triggered public anger on the island. Singer-actress Makiyo faces a four-year jail term for allegedly… Read

Daio to punish 23 execs over former chairman's breach of trust

Crime Feb. 12, 2012 - 06:50AM JST ( 3 Comments )

Daio Paper Corp plans to discipline 23 board members and other execs at its group companies for their part in a breach of trust case involving the former chairman of the paper manufacturing company who… Read

Man attempts suicide after police find mother's corpse hidden in vacuum bag

Crime Feb. 11, 2012 - 06:58AM JST ( 29 Comments )

Police in Nagoya said Friday they have arrested a man for dumping the body of his deceased mother. The man, who has been identified as 44-year-old Yuji Shibata, was arrested Thursday after it was revealed… Read

Woman conned out of nearly Y4.5 mil in bank transfer scam

Crime Feb. 10, 2012 - 07:00AM JST ( 44 Comments )

A woman in her 70s was conned out of nearly 4.5 million yen by a bank transfer scammer, or a team of scammers, posing as her grandson and a credit card company representative, police said… Read

Osaka cop held on suspicion of forging police ID

Crime Feb. 10, 2012 - 04:54AM JST ( 16 Comments )

An Osaka police officer has been arrested on suspicion of forging a police identification card and selling the forgery for 150,000 yen. The 53-year-old officer apparently made the forgery for a friend in 2009, TV… Read

2 Chiba restaurants robbed in 2 days

Crime Feb. 09, 2012 - 06:26AM JST ( 6 Comments )

Police said Wednesday they are looking for a man who robbed a restaurant in Noda, Chiba Prefecture, on Tuesday night. Police said the man entered the Yomenya Goemon restaurant at around 9:30 p.m. and threatened… Read

Taiwanese-Japanese star implicated in beating of taxi driver in Taipei

Crime Feb. 08, 2012 - 06:48AM JST ( 34 Comments )

Prosecutors say Taiwanese-Japanese starlet Makiyo has been barred from leaving Taiwan pending a probe into her alleged involvement in the beating of a taxi driver in Taipei. The Taipei Prosecutors Office said Tuesday the 27-year-old… Read

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JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION

Former gang member shot dead in Denny's restaurant in Chiba

Woman arrested over murder of 5-month-old son in Kobe

Jewelry worth Y7.5 mil stolen in Tochigi

Police caution more than 10,000 in Tokyo for breaking new bicycle rules

Japanese star charged over Taiwan taxi driver assault

Daio to punish 23 execs over former chairman's breach of trust

Man attempts suicide after police find mother's corpse hidden in vacuum bag

Woman conned out of nearly Y4.5 mil in bank transfer scam

Osaka cop held on suspicion of forging police ID

2 Chiba restaurants robbed in 2 days

Taiwanese-Japanese star implicated in beating of taxi driver in Taipei

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