In order to strengthen countermeasures against stalking, the National Police Agency has announced that it will contact all perpetrators who are currently under restraining orders and those who have been issued warnings under the Stalking Control Act, to assess their current situation, and introduce them to psychological treatment, if necessary.… Read
Police in Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture, have arrested a 21-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of stealing two rings valued at 1.28 million yen from a jewelry store at around 3:15 p.m. on Sunday. According to police, the man pretended to be a shopper and asked to see some rings, TV… Read
Police in Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto Prefecture, have arrested a 35-year-old convenience store manager on suspicion of taking voyeuristic images of a female customer in her 40s. Police said Masaharu Maeda allegedly used his smartphone camera to film up the skirt of the woman at around 11 p.m. on Sunday at… Read
A Filipino woman has admitted to killing her sister and Japanese niece, who were initially reported missing but whose bodies were found last week in Quezon province, south of the capital Manila, Philippine authorities said Sunday. A police official privy to the case told Kyodo News that they obtained a… Read
Police in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, said Sunday they have arrested a 55-year-old man on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and dangerous driving resulting in injury after his car crashed into a house, injuring two residents. The incident occurred at around 10:30 p.m. Saturday, local media reported. According… Read
A 28-year-old woman and her baby daughter died Saturday in an apparent murder-suicide when they were hit by an express train in Osaka Prefecture, police said. The woman carrying the baby walked onto a crossing as the train was approaching in Shimamoto at around 7:50 p.m., the police said, citing… Read
The Naha District Public Prosecutors Office has indicted a 48-year-old woman for the murder of her 79-year-old mother in Nanjo City last November. Prosecutors made the decision after the woman underwent a psychiatric evaluation to determine if she was mentally able to stand trial, local media reported. According to the… Read
Nagano prefectural police have arrested a 39-year-old man on suspicion of sexually assaulting and robbing a woman in her 20s in her apartment in December. Police said Keisuke Sato, a company employee, broke into the woman’s apartment in the early hours of Dec 19, local media reported. He is accused… Read
Police in Murakami, Niigata Prefecture, have arrested a 76-year-old man on suspicion of assaulting a female relative in her 70s at her home and stealing her shoulder bag. The incident occurred at around 12:30 p.m. on Friday, local media reported. Police said the man is accused of pushing the woman… Read
Police in Tokyo have arrested a 39-year-old man on suspicion of assaulting a man in his 30s who was sitting next to him in a subway car. The incident occurred at around 9:50 p.m. on Thursday, Kyodo News reported. According to police and witness reports, Yoichi Kaneki, an engineer at… Read