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Defendant in Akihabara rampage sends letter of apology

Crime › Saturday 07th November, 06:59 AM JST

MATSUE — The man indicted for a fatal stabbing rampage in Tokyo's Akihabara district last year has sent a letter of apology to one of the victims,…

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Woman's head found on Hiroshima mountain that of missing student

Woman's head found on Hiroshima mountain that of missing student

Crime › 06:45 AM JST - 7th November

MATSUE — The head of a young woman found in a mountainous area of Hiroshima Prefecture on Friday has been confirmed to be that of a missing…

Death sentences for 2 ex-Aum members to stand

Crime › 05:52 AM JST - 7th November

TOKYO — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld lower court rulings that sentenced two former members of the Aum Shinrikyo religious cult to death for their involvement…

DPJ lawmaker may lose seat as election campaigner indicted

Crime › 02:30 AM JST - 7th November

SAPPORO — A lawmaker of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan may lose her seat in the House of Representatives as prosecutors indicted her key election campaigner…

Suspicious deaths of 2 more men linked to woman in Tottori

Crime › 11:49 AM JST - 6th November

TOTTORI — Two more men who died in suspicious circumstances in Tottori Prefecture appear to be linked to a woman who is already under suspicion over the…

Man wanted for putting poison bottle outside police box

Crime › 09:27 AM JST - 6th November

KANAGAWA — Police are looking for a man who put a plastic bottle in a rubbish bin outside a police box near JR Chigasaki station on Thursday…

Police release photo of Ichihashi's new look

Police release photo of Ichihashi's new look

Crime › 07:00 AM JST - 6th November

CHIBA — Police released Thursday a photograph of Tatsuya Ichihashi, the man wanted in connection with the murder of a British woman in 2007, which was taken…

Public safety chief shows regret over execution

Crime › 06:32 AM JST - 6th November

TOKYO — National Public Safety Commission Chairman Hiroshi Nakai on Thursday showed regret over the execution in October last year of an inmate who had pleaded not…

Fukushima flasher caught red-handed by female police officer

Crime › 06:07 AM JST - 6th November

FUKUSHIMA — Police on Thursday arrested a 68-year-old man after he stood on the road and flashed a female plainclothes police officer who was riding in an…

Gunman commits suicide after injuring 3 in Yokohama shooting

Crime › 05:55 AM JST - 6th November

YOKOHAMA — A gunman was found dead inside a building in Yokohama on Friday afternoon, after having shot and injured three men in an apparent dispute over…