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Arsonist sought after 4 die, 19 injured in pachinko parlor fire in Osaka

Crime › Monday 06th July, 06:30 AM JST

OSAKA — Four people died and at least 19 people were injured in a fire at a pachinko parlor in the city of Osaka on Sunday afternoon,…

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19-year-old man arrested for possessing dangerous substances

Crime › 06:10 AM JST - 6th July

TOKYO — A 19-year-old man was arrested Sunday on suspicion of possessing substances that could be used as basic ingredients for detonating powder in violation of the…

Body found in trunk of sunken car in Gunma

Crime › 02:13 PM JST - 5th July

MAEBASHI — A man's body was found in the trunk of a car found at the bottom of a pond in Fujioka, Gunma Prefecture, on Sunday morning.…

Student sent to prosecutors for fatally stabbing classmate at train station

Crime › 12:54 PM JST - 5th July

NARA — Police sent a 17-year-old male high school student to prosecutors Sunday on suspicion of fatally stabbing a classmate on Saturday at a train station in…

Man put on wanted list for having others smuggle drugs

Crime › 05:36 AM JST - 5th July

OSAKA — Police have placed a 25-year-old man, who may be on the run overseas, on the wanted list for allegedly having two men smuggle stimulant drugs…

Welfare ministry official indicted over postal fraud

Crime › 03:39 AM JST - 5th July

OSAKA — Prosecutors indicted a Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry official on Saturday on suspicion of issuing a fabricated ministry document enabling an organization to use a…

Rome restaurant shut down after charging Japanese tourists 695 euros

Crime › 03:56 PM JST - 4th July

ROME — A restaurant in Rome which presented a Japanese tourist with a bill for 695 euros (nearly 100,000 yen) after a meal with his fiancee has…

5 years sought for ex-Nova president charged with embezzling

Crime › 02:45 PM JST - 3rd July

OSAKA — Prosecutors demanded five years in prison Friday for Nozomu Sahashi, former president of English conversation school operator Nova Corp., on a charge of embezzling 320…

High court slashes damages owed by Osaka governor over 2007 remarks

Crime › 04:41 AM JST - 3rd July

HIROSHIMA — The Hiroshima High Court on Thursday more than halved to 3.6 million yen the compensation owed by Osaka Gov. Toru Hashimoto to four lawyers over…

Guilty verdict on diplomat over fund misuse to be finalized

Crime › 04:30 AM JST - 3rd July

TOKYO — The Supreme Court has decided to reject an appeal by a Foreign Ministry official who was found guilty of misusing state funds and interfering in…