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Two men arrested over Tokyo home invasion plot linked to "dark job" - Tokyo Reporter
28+ min ago (246+ words) TOKYO (TR) " Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested two men on suspicion of preparing to rob a residence in Koganei City. Police say Yusei Hoshiba, 30, and Ryuji Yamakawa, 20, were recruited through "dark job" postings on social media, reports Fuji News Network…...
Hyogo police encountered murder suspect days before Tatsuno woman, daughter found dead - Tokyo Reporter
1+ hour, 4+ min ago (26+ words) Hyogo Prefectural Police are searching for a 42-year-old man wanted in connection with the fatal stabbing of a mother and daughter earlier this month...
Nara cops referred to prosecutors for spraying alcohol on detainee's crotch "as a joke' - Tokyo Reporter
55+ min ago (303+ words) NARA (TR) " Nara Prefectural Police announced last week that two police officers have been referred to prosecutors on suspicion of assaulting and abusing a male detainee in his 20s. According to the Yomiuri Shimbun (May 23), the officers claiming they did it…...
Homeless woman, daughter arrested for dodging "310, 000 hotel bill in Yamanashi - Tokyo Reporter
23+ hour, 47+ min ago (23+ words) Police have arrested an unemployed, homeless mother and daughter for allegedly skipping out on a hotel bill exceeding 310, 000 yen last year...
I won't do anything': Yamanashi farmer lured girl, 15, to hotel for sexual assault - Tokyo Reporter
23+ hour, 25+ min ago (43+ words) Last August, a teenage girl was sexually assaulted by a man at a hotel in Kofu City...
Man's decaying corpse found tangled in electrical cord in Osaka home - Tokyo Reporter
22+ hour, 48+ min ago (28+ words) Osaka police are investigating the suspicious death of a man whose body was found tangled in an electrical cord inside a locked residence in Higashiosaka City on Saturday...
Hokkaido zoo worker accused of incinerating wife's body says she suspected him of having affairs - Tokyo Reporter
23+ hour, 8+ min ago (22+ words) Hokkaido Prefectural Police have re-arrested a 33-year-old employee of the popular Asahiyama Zoo on suspicion of murdering his wife...
Japan to criminalize use, possession of CBN in June - Tokyo Reporter
1+ day, 34+ min ago (524+ words) TOKYO (TR) " The sale, possession and use of the cannabis-derived compound cannabinol (CBN) will be strictly prohibited starting next month, the health ministry announced earlier this year. Starting June 1, CBN will be a designated drug under the pharmaceuticals and medical…...
Ex-Tokyo teacher appealing molestation conviction re-arrested over fake "health check" in separate case - Tokyo Reporter
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (207+ words) TOKYO (TR) " A 41-year-old former elementary school teacher currently on trial for molesting a student has been re-arrested on for attempting to commit an indecent act on another young girl in Machida City, reports TBS News (May 21). On Thursday, Tokyo…...
AV actress Sora Amakawa shines light on biz, says agency boss cheated her out of wages - Tokyo Reporter
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (162+ words) Adult video (AV) actress Sora Amakawa is shining a light on the dark underbelly of the industry...