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Customer arrested for stabbing "girl's bar' worker in neck, back in Kichijoji - Tokyo Reporter
10+ hour, 23+ min ago (211+ words) TOKYO (TR) " Police in Musashino City have arrested a man in his 50s after he allegedly stabbed a female employee multiple times inside a so-called "girl's bar" establishment on Sunday, reports TV Asahi (May 18). At around 8: 00 p. m. , emergency services received a call…...
Video: Man in crypto costume enters monkey's enclosure at Ichikawa Zoo - Tokyo Reporter
10+ hour, 16+ min ago (164+ words) CHIBA (TR) " Police are investigating two men who claim to be U. S. citizens after one of them, dressed in a yellow full-body costume promoting cryptocurrency, trespassed into a monkey enclosure at a zoo in Ichikawa City on Sunday while the other…...
Suspected masterminds in Tochigi murder-robbery nabbed - Tokyo Reporter
10+ hour, 35+ min ago (250+ words) TOKYO (TR) " A married couple in their 20s has been arrested on suspicion of robbery and murder for allegedly orchestrating a deadly home invasion in Tochigi Prefecture carried out by four teenage boys, reports Nippon News Network (May 17). The incident occurred…...
Chiba tennis coach accused of sexually assaulting female acquaintance - Tokyo Reporter
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (174+ words) CHIBA (TR) " Police here have arrested a 65-year-old renowned tennis coach on suspicion of sexually assaulting a female acquaintance, reports Fuji News Network (May 17). Toru Matsushima, an instructor at a tennis school in the town of Shirako, is accused of…...
Four 16-year-old boys arrested over fatal home invasion in Tochigi - Tokyo Reporter
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (30+ words) Police here have arrested a total of four high school boys on suspicion of robbery and murder following a violent home invasion that left three family members dead or injured...
Indonesian police probe Japanese social media posts boasting of child prostitution - Tokyo Reporter
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (30+ words) Japanese Embassy in Indonesia on May 13 issued a stern warning to expatriates and tourists after a series of disturbing social media posts in Japanese emerged boasting about child prostitution...
Brother-in-law suspected after Mie woman dies in stabbing in garden - Tokyo Reporter
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (201+ words) MIE (TR) " Police have launched a murder investigation after a 53-year-old woman was stabbed to death at her residence in Yokkaichi City on Saturday, with her brother-in-law emerging as the prime figure in the case, reports Fuji News Network (May…...
Shizuoka dentist accused of sexual assaults of female patients disguised as "tongue exercises" - Tokyo Reporter
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (435+ words) SHIZUOKA (TR) " Police in Shizuoka City have arrested a 50-year-old dentist for the fifth time on suspicion of committing indecent acts against female patients and filming the encounters, reports Fuji News Network (May 15). The unnamed suspect, who runs a dental…...
Chinese pair nabbed for pickpocketing in Asakusa - Tokyo Reporter
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (20+ words) Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a Chinese man and woman for pickpocketing from a tourist in Taito Ward last week...
Video shows attempted bag-snatching in Kawasaki - Tokyo Reporter
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (30+ words) Kanagawa Prefectural Police have arrested a 46-year-old man for allegedly using a motorcycle to attempt to snatch the bag of a woman in Kawasaki City earlier this year...