Crime
Man arrested for assaulting 16-year-old girl in convenience store parking lot
Police in Aizubange, Fukushima Prefecture, said Monday they have arrested a 19-year-old man on suspicion of assaulting a 16-year-old female acquaintance by punching her in the face while in his car. Police said the incident occurred between about 2:05 and 2:15 a.m. on Sunday in the parking lot outside a… Read
8 people arrested, 22 warnings issued over Tokyo election offenses
Police in Tokyo have arrested eight people and issued 22 warnings over offenses related to Sunday’s Tokyo gubernatorial election and the by-election for Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly members. According to the Metropolitan Police Department, in the previous 2020 Tokyo gubernatorial election, there was only one arrest. Five of the eight people… Read
79-year-old man with only 2 yen in his pocket arrested for shoplifting circular saw
Police in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, said Sunday they have arrested a 79-year-old man on suspicion of stealing an electric circular saw worth 14,080 yen from a home improvement store. According to police, Kazumi Tsukamoto entered the store on Saturday afternoon and put the saw, which was on display, into his bag,… Read
51-year-old woman arrested for attempting to kill her mother in Shimane Prefecture
Police in Hamada City, Shimane Prefecture, have arrested a 51-year-old woman on suspicion of attempting to kill her mother, who is in her 70s, at their home. According to police, the incident occurred at around 7 p.m. on Friday, TV Asahi reported. The victim ran to a neighbor’s house, bleeding… Read
Man arrested for leaving father’s body in house, says he wanted to keep receiving his dad’s pension
Police in Kujukuri town, Chiba Prefecture, have arrested a 64-year-old man on suspicion of failing to report the death of his father and fraud for continuing to receive his father’s pension. Police found the remains of an elderly man at the house of Hideo Horiguchi, 64, on Thursday afternoon, TV… Read
Man arrested for assaulting employee, refusing to pay bill at hostess club in Sapporo
Police in Sapporo have arrested a 29-year-old man from Yokohama on suspicion of assault and refusing to pay his bill at a hostess club. The incident occurred at around 2:20 a.m. Friday, Sankei Shimbun reported. Police said Hitoshi Hiraga, a company employee, injured a hostess at the bar in Chuo… Read
Japan gov't vows best possible info-sharing on U.S. crimes in Okinawa
The Japanese government on Friday vowed information-sharing with local governments "to the extent possible," after angering Okinawa over its failure to report alleged sexual assault cases involving U.S. military members based in the southern island prefecture. In the wake of recent prosecutions and arrests of U.S. military personnel for sex-related… Read
Bomb threat email sent to Chiba City Hall
A threatening message was sent by email to Chiba City Hall in Chiba Prefecture on Wednesday, in which the sender said bombs would go off and sarin nerve gas would be released on Friday. Police said the message stated, “Bombs have been planted at major public facilities and schools," and… Read
2 men arrested for putting mentally disabled colleague in large washing machine
Police in Kyoto have arrested two men who work at a dry cleaning company, on suspicion of assaulting their mentally disabled colleague by putting him a large washing machine in March. Police said the two men, Kazuki Naoe, 37, and Yosuke Kamijima, also 37, who were arrested on Thursday, have… Read
Man arrested for filming up girl's skirt on escalator at Kobe Station
Police in Kobe have arrested a 25-year-old man on suspicion of using his smartphone to film up a 16-year-old high school girl’s skirt on an escalator at JR Kobe Station. According to police, the incident occurred at around 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sankei Shimbun reported. A police sergeant, who was… Read
