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Hokkaido police investigation into missing woman thwarted by lack of corpse - Tokyo Reporter
1+ hour, 29+ min ago (450+ words) HOKKAIDO (TR) " There is probably no more gruesome news than this. A man in his 30s, an employee of a zoo in Asahiyama City, is suspected of abandoning the body of his wife in the facility's incinerator. During voluntary questioning by…...
Vietnamese nationals suspected of smuggling MDMA - Tokyo Reporter
6+ hour, 12+ min ago (106+ words) According to police, Ngo Huu Phuoc, 26, and Le Hoang Minh, 33, are suspected of conspiring with others to smuggle approximately 1. 3 kilograms of MDMA, known as Ecstasy, from Germany in March of this year. The contraband is worth approximately 6. 5 million yen, police…...
Ex-TV presenter Kanon Aoki warns X auto-translate exposing Japanese trolls, ruining nation's image - Tokyo Reporter
19+ hour, 15+ min ago (264+ words) TOKYO (TR) " Former Japanese TV presenter and You Tuber Kanon Aoki has sounded the alarm that X's new automatic translation feature is destroying Japan's international reputation by broadcasting the offensive posts of local internet trolls to the entire world. Aoki,…...
Osaka prosecutor seeks inquest after colleague avoids indictment for outing her as sex assault victim - Tokyo Reporter
17+ hour, 21+ min ago (199+ words) The victim revealed she will file a petition with the Osaka Committee for the Inquest of Prosecution on April 30, targeting a female deputy prosecutor who allegedly slandered her. The underlying scandal previously shook the legal establishment, centering on Kentaro Kitagawa,…...
Thieves make off with "1. 5 million in Pok'mon cards following Osaka smash-and-grab - Tokyo Reporter
17+ hour, 30+ min ago (22+ words) Police in Osaka City are hunting for two suspects who used a vehicle to smash into a trading card shop early Tuesday...
Saitama man accused of killing 2 suicidal women says he had "murderous impulses" since childhood - Tokyo Reporter
17+ hour, 8+ min ago (292+ words) Appearing at the Saitama District Court, Jun Saito admitted to the charges of killing two women in their 20s " one in 2015 and another three years later " after seeking out and contacting them through online suicide message boards. "I have had murderous…...
Hachioji heist: Thieves flee with over "400 million from safe deposit boxes - Tokyo Reporter
18+ hour, 12+ min ago (29+ words) Tokyo police are searching for multiple suspects after at least 400 million yen in cash was stolen from a members-only safe deposit facility in Hachioji City on Tuesday...
Trio robs 2kg of gold bullion after pepper-spraying 4 men in Tokyo - Tokyo Reporter
18+ hour, 20+ min ago (28+ words) A three-man gang robbed four men of two kilograms of gold bullion after assaulting them and spraying them with tear gas in Katsushika Ward on Tuesday afternoon...
Afghan nationals suspected members of luxury vehicle theft ring - Tokyo Reporter
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (18+ words) Chiba Prefectural Police have arrested two Afghan nationals who are suspected members of a luxury vehicle theft ring...
Vietnamese man accused of hit-and-run after fleeing police says he "just wanted to get away" - Tokyo Reporter
18+ hour, 2+ min ago (176+ words) Nguyen Anh Tuan, a former technical intern residing in Kasukabe City, Saitama Prefecture, is accused of rear-ending a vehicle and fleeing the scene in Suginami Ward. According to investigative sources, a patrol car spotted Tuan driving a passenger vehicle with…...