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Hungry for justice (and jail bento), Kobe thief turns himself in

May. 18, 2013 - 02:05PM JST ( 9 )

Hyogo Prefecture has a bit of a reputation for culinary excellence. Besides being the home of Kobe beef, it’s also famous for French and Chinese… Read

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Yahoo! Japan suspects 22 million IDs stolen

Crime May. 18, 2013 - 02:08PM JST ( 7 Comments )

Yahoo! Japan Corp said Friday it suspects up to 22 million user IDs may have been stolen during an unauthorized attempt to access the administrative system of its Yahoo! Japan portal. "We don't know if… Read

Woman stabbed by stalker despite asking police for help

Crime May. 18, 2013 - 06:50AM JST ( 13 Comments )

A 24-year-old woman was in a serious condition Friday after being stabbed by a man whom she reported to police for stalking her in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture. According to police, the woman consulted with police… Read

U.S. seizes Bitcoin operator accounts

Crime May. 18, 2013 - 05:01AM JST ( 3 Comments )

U.S. authorities seized the accounts of a Bitcoin digital currency exchange operator, claiming it was functioning as an "unlicensed money service business," court documents showed Friday. A warrant revealed by the Department of Homeland Security… Read

Man kills 3 family members, then himself

Crime May. 17, 2013 - 03:55PM JST ( 17 Comments )

Police said Friday they have found four dead bodies in an apartment in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, in what is believed to have been a family murder-suicide. Fuji TV reported that a building manager discovered the… Read

Employee of real estate company stabbed in Tokyo

Crime May. 17, 2013 - 02:15PM JST ( 4 Comments )

Police on Friday said that a real estate company employee was stabbed by an unknown assailant in the lobby of an office building near JR Akihabara station. The man is currently in a serious condition… Read

9 carp found mutilated in park

Crime May. 17, 2013 - 06:33AM JST ( 16 Comments )

Nine carp have been killed in a public park in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, police said Thursday. According to park authorities, the fish were found at around 2 p.m. on Wednesday. TV Asahi reported that several… Read

Defender in Guam crash-stabbing case seeks expert for psychiatric evaluation

Crime May. 16, 2013 - 01:30PM JST ( 6 Comments )

A public defender for a man accused of killing three Japanese tourists in a car crash and stabbing rampage in Guam is asking for an expert witness to testify about the suspect's psychiatric evaluation. Pacific… Read

83-year-old man arrested for beating his wife to death

Crime May. 16, 2013 - 06:30AM JST ( 27 Comments )

Police on Wednesday arrested an 83-year-old man for allegedly beating his wife to death at their home in Okaya, Nagano Prefecture. According to police, Katsumi Sekiguchi beat his wife Sachiko, 80, about the face and… Read

Ex-cop arrested for attempting to abduct 15-year-old girl

Crime May. 15, 2013 - 01:50PM JST ( 23 Comments )

A former police sergeant has been arrested for the attempted abduction of a 15-year-old girl in Tokyo. Koichi Omura, 32, who left the force in March, is accused of approaching the high school first grader… Read

Man arrested for killing his 2 teenage children

Crime May. 15, 2013 - 07:00AM JST ( 37 Comments )

Police on Tuesday arrested a 49-year-old man on suspicion of stabbing to death his two teenage children at their home in Mihara, Hiroshima Prefecture. According to police, the suspect, identified as Masamichi Nakasone, a company… Read

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Hungry for justice (and jail bento), Kobe thief turns himself in

Yahoo! Japan suspects 22 million IDs stolen

Woman stabbed by stalker despite asking police for help

U.S. seizes Bitcoin operator accounts

Man kills 3 family members, then himself

Employee of real estate company stabbed in Tokyo

9 carp found mutilated in park

Defender in Guam crash-stabbing case seeks expert for psychiatric evaluation

83-year-old man arrested for beating his wife to death

Ex-cop arrested for attempting to abduct 15-year-old girl

Man arrested for killing his 2 teenage children

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