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Posters of fundoshi-clad man disappearing from Osaka

May. 21, 2013 - 06:14AM JST ( 7 )

There’s just something about Japan and this strange obsession with stealing underwear. In the Naniwa district of Osaka, 20 types of posters are currently on… Read

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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 ( 7 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

Suspect in stalking-murder case pleads not guilty

Crime May. 15, 2013 - 06:48AM JST ( 4 Comments )

The suspect in the murders of two women pleaded not guilty Tuesday at the opening session of his trial at the Nagasaki District Court. Gota Tsutsui, 28, from Kuwana in Mie Prefecture, is charged with… Read

Three men rob McDonald's of Y2 mil in Shizuoka

Crime May. 14, 2013 - 03:55PM JST ( 15 Comments )

Three men robbed a McDonald's outlet of approximately 2 million yen in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Tuesday morning. According to police, three men came into the McDonald's store in Chuo Ward at 3:15 a.m. and… Read

Murder suspect commits suicide in hospital

Crime May. 14, 2013 - 02:00PM JST ( 10 Comments )

A woman who was arrested for murder has committed suicide in hospital in Fukuchi, Fukuoka Prefecture, police said Tuesday. The woman, who has been named as 55-year-old Mayumi Fujimura, was accused of murdering her 78-year-old… Read

Lawyers to pursue case against MRI in U.S.

Crime May. 14, 2013 - 06:30AM JST ( 5 Comments )

A group of 50 Japanese lawyers said Monday they plan to file a criminal complaint in the United States this month against the president of MRI International Inc for mismanaging client funds and falsifying reports.… Read

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