thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan Two charred bodies, with their faces bound with adhesive tape, were discovered Tuesday on a riverbed in the town of Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, police said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/17/japan/crime-legal/burned-bodies-found-on-riverbed/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #tochigi #nasu
Two charred bodies, with their faces bound with adhesive tape, were discovered Tuesday on a riverbed in the town of Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, police said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/17/japan/crime-legal/burned-bodies-found-on-riverbed/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #tochigi #nasu
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to worldnews The bishop of an ultra-conservative Assyrian Orthodox church in Sydney was stabbed during a service Monday night, in what police say was a religiously-motivated "terrorist incident.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/16/world/crime-legal/sydney-bishop-stabbed-teen-terror/ #worldnews #crimelegal #sydney #australia #terrorism #stabbings
The bishop of an ultra-conservative Assyrian Orthodox church in Sydney was stabbed during a service Monday night, in what police say was a religiously-motivated "terrorist incident.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/16/world/crime-legal/sydney-bishop-stabbed-teen-terror/ #worldnews #crimelegal #sydney #australia #terrorism #stabbings
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan One year after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was attacked, the National Police Agency is intensifying surveillance of potential lone offenders and urging politicians to meticulously inspect the the baggage of those watching politicians speak. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/15/japan/crime-legal/police-attacks-politicians-kishida/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #fumiokishida #shinzoabeassassination #nationalpoliceagency #elections
One year after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was attacked, the National Police Agency is intensifying surveillance of potential lone offenders and urging politicians to meticulously inspect the the baggage of those watching politicians speak. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/15/japan/crime-legal/police-attacks-politicians-kishida/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #fumiokishida #shinzoabeassassination #nationalpoliceagency #elections
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan The Osaka District Court on Monday dismissed a lawsuit by death row inmates that claimed same-day notifications of executions violate the Constitution — the first ruling of its kind. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/15/japan/crime-legal/ruling-death-row-execution/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourt #constitution #deathpenalty
The Osaka District Court on Monday dismissed a lawsuit by death row inmates that claimed same-day notifications of executions violate the Constitution — the first ruling of its kind. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/15/japan/crime-legal/ruling-death-row-execution/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourt #constitution #deathpenalty
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to worldnews O.J. Simpson was ordered to pay more than $33 million to the families Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman in civil court for their deaths. No damages have been recovered. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/14/world/crime-legal/oj-simpson-victims-damages/ #worldnews #crimelegal #ojsimpson #nicolebrownsimpson #ronaldgoldman
O.J. Simpson was ordered to pay more than $33 million to the families Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman in civil court for their deaths. No damages have been recovered. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/14/world/crime-legal/oj-simpson-victims-damages/ #worldnews #crimelegal #ojsimpson #nicolebrownsimpson #ronaldgoldman
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to worldwithoutus Australian police have identified a 40-year-old man who suffered from mental illness as the perpetrator of a Sydney shopping center stabbing rampage that killed six people and left several more in critical condition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/14/asia-pacific/crime-legal/sydney-attacker-identified/ #asiapacific #crimelegal #australia #sydney #stabbings
Australian police have identified a 40-year-old man who suffered from mental illness as the perpetrator of a Sydney shopping center stabbing rampage that killed six people and left several more in critical condition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/14/asia-pacific/crime-legal/sydney-attacker-identified/ #asiapacific #crimelegal #australia #sydney #stabbings
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan Tokyo police on Saturday arrested a man in his 30s for allegedly stealing a pure-gold tea bowl at an outlet of major department store operator Takashimaya. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/13/japan/crime-legal/man-arrested-tea-bowl/ #japan #crimelegal #tokyo #takashimaya #theft
Tokyo police on Saturday arrested a man in his 30s for allegedly stealing a pure-gold tea bowl at an outlet of major department store operator Takashimaya. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/13/japan/crime-legal/man-arrested-tea-bowl/ #japan #crimelegal #tokyo #takashimaya #theft
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to worldnews Support is building among Africa and Caribbean nations for the creation of an international tribunal on atrocities dating to the transatlantic trade of enslaved people. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/13/world/crime-legal/slavery-reparations-support-grow/ #worldnews #crimelegal #slavery #race #africa #discrimination
Support is building among Africa and Caribbean nations for the creation of an international tribunal on atrocities dating to the transatlantic trade of enslaved people. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/13/world/crime-legal/slavery-reparations-support-grow/ #worldnews #crimelegal #slavery #race #africa #discrimination
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan A pure golden tea bowl displayed for sale in the event hall of a Tokyo department store — valued at over ¥10 million — was stolen Thursday, the store reported to police. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/12/japan/crime-legal/takashimaya-golden-tea-bowl-stolen/ #japan #crimelegal #takashimaya #tokyo #departmentstores #theft #japanesepolice
A pure golden tea bowl displayed for sale in the event hall of a Tokyo department store — valued at over ¥10 million — was stolen Thursday, the store reported to police. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/12/japan/crime-legal/takashimaya-golden-tea-bowl-stolen/ #japan #crimelegal #takashimaya #tokyo #departmentstores #theft #japanesepolice
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan A host club worker in Tokyo’s Kabukicho district has been arrested for allegedly serving alcohol to an underage girl who racked up ¥6 million in charges. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/11/japan/crime-legal/host-clubs-minor-toyko/ #japan #crimelegal #tokyo #japanesepolice #hostbars
A host club worker in Tokyo’s Kabukicho district has been arrested for allegedly serving alcohol to an underage girl who racked up ¥6 million in charges. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/11/japan/crime-legal/host-clubs-minor-toyko/ #japan #crimelegal #tokyo #japanesepolice #hostbars
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan Damage from unauthorized credit card use in Japan hit a record high of ¥54.1 billion in 2023, it was learned Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/10/japan/crime-legal/illicit-credit-card-use-record-high/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #surveys #creditcards #fraud #meti #ecommerce
Damage from unauthorized credit card use in Japan hit a record high of ¥54.1 billion in 2023, it was learned Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/10/japan/crime-legal/illicit-credit-card-use-record-high/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #surveys #creditcards #fraud #meti #ecommerce
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to worldnews Europe’s top human rights court said that the Swiss government had violated its citizens’ rights by not doing enough to stop climate change, a landmark ruling that experts said could bolster efforts to hold governments to account. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/10/world/crime-legal/climate-court-switzerland-fault/ #worldnews #crimelegal #climatechange #switzerland #heatwaves #humanrights
Europe’s top human rights court said that the Swiss government had violated its citizens’ rights by not doing enough to stop climate change, a landmark ruling that experts said could bolster efforts to hold governments to account. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/10/world/crime-legal/climate-court-switzerland-fault/ #worldnews #crimelegal #climatechange #switzerland #heatwaves #humanrights
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan A 54-year-old man has filed a lawsuit with the Tokyo District court after being rejected for the survivor's pension in 2023. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/10/japan/crime-legal/survivors-pension-gender-gap-lawsuit/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #men039sissues #pensions #discrimination
A 54-year-old man has filed a lawsuit with the Tokyo District court after being rejected for the survivor's pension in 2023. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/10/japan/crime-legal/survivors-pension-gender-gap-lawsuit/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #men039sissues #pensions #discrimination
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan A former Asahi Shimbun photographer was indicted Tuesday on charges of trespassing into a murder suspect’s home last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/10/japan/crime-legal/asahi-photographer-indicted-tresspassing/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #nagano #asahishimbun #journalism
A former Asahi Shimbun photographer was indicted Tuesday on charges of trespassing into a murder suspect’s home last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/10/japan/crime-legal/asahi-photographer-indicted-tresspassing/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #nagano #asahishimbun #journalism
thejapantimes, 2 months ago to worldnews Twenty-seven people are set to go on trial on Monday for money laundering in connection with the "Panama Papers" tax evasion scandal, which revealed how many of the world's wealthy stashed assets in offshore companies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/08/world/crime-legal/panama-papers-trial-tax-scandal/ #worldnews #crimelegal #panamapapers #panama #taxhavens #taxes #businessethics
Twenty-seven people are set to go on trial on Monday for money laundering in connection with the "Panama Papers" tax evasion scandal, which revealed how many of the world's wealthy stashed assets in offshore companies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/08/world/crime-legal/panama-papers-trial-tax-scandal/ #worldnews #crimelegal #panamapapers #panama #taxhavens #taxes #businessethics
thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Japan The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a 56-year-old man of Tokyo's Suginami Ward for allegedly rubbing his buttocks against a water tap, investigative sources said Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/07/japan/crime-legal/man-arrested-buttocks-water-tap/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #tokyo #parks
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a 56-year-old man of Tokyo's Suginami Ward for allegedly rubbing his buttocks against a water tap, investigative sources said Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/07/japan/crime-legal/man-arrested-buttocks-water-tap/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #tokyo #parks
thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Japan The health ministry and Osaka city government conducted hearings at the Kobayashi Pharmaceutical headquarters over dangers possibly linked to its supplements containing beni kо̄ji red fermented rice. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/07/japan/crime-legal/government-hearings-kobayashi-pharmaceutical/ #japan #crimelegal #kobayashipharmaceutical #pharmaceuticals #osaka #health #mhlw
The health ministry and Osaka city government conducted hearings at the Kobayashi Pharmaceutical headquarters over dangers possibly linked to its supplements containing beni kо̄ji red fermented rice. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/07/japan/crime-legal/government-hearings-kobayashi-pharmaceutical/ #japan #crimelegal #kobayashipharmaceutical #pharmaceuticals #osaka #health #mhlw
thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Japan Tokyo's Toshima ward may have a serial bike thief. Security cameras at multiple crime scenes showed footage of what is believed to be the same two people committing the thefts. The police are asking residents to store their bicycles inside. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/05/japan/crime-legal/sports-type-bicycle-thefts-rise/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #theft
Tokyo's Toshima ward may have a serial bike thief. Security cameras at multiple crime scenes showed footage of what is believed to be the same two people committing the thefts. The police are asking residents to store their bicycles inside. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/05/japan/crime-legal/sports-type-bicycle-thefts-rise/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #theft
thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Japan The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has issued a warning about a phishing scam targeting individuals with false claims of arrest warrants. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/05/japan/crime-legal/fake-tokyo-police-website/ #japan #crimelegal #tokyo #japanesepolice #socialmedia #fraud
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has issued a warning about a phishing scam targeting individuals with false claims of arrest warrants. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/05/japan/crime-legal/fake-tokyo-police-website/ #japan #crimelegal #tokyo #japanesepolice #socialmedia #fraud
thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Japan Tokyo police have arrested four men for allegedly introducing Japanese women to brothels in New York and Washington. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/05/japan/crime-legal/men-arrested-brokering-prostitution-abroad/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #prostitution #tokyo #us
Tokyo police have arrested four men for allegedly introducing Japanese women to brothels in New York and Washington. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/05/japan/crime-legal/men-arrested-brokering-prostitution-abroad/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #prostitution #tokyo #us
thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Japan Japan's police are cracking down on host clubs in the country, issuing more than 200 administrative penalties on them after conducting raids in 33 prefectures at the end of last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/04/japan/crime-legal/host-clubs-crackdown/ #japan #crimelegal #tokyo #hostbars #prostitution #teens #women039sissues #japanesepolice
Japan's police are cracking down on host clubs in the country, issuing more than 200 administrative penalties on them after conducting raids in 33 prefectures at the end of last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/04/japan/crime-legal/host-clubs-crackdown/ #japan #crimelegal #tokyo #hostbars #prostitution #teens #women039sissues #japanesepolice
thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Japan The National Police Agency has found that about 80% of crime victims in Japan have not received damages from perpetrators or state benefits. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/04/japan/crime-legal/japan-crime-victims-compensation/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #surveys
The National Police Agency has found that about 80% of crime victims in Japan have not received damages from perpetrators or state benefits. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/04/japan/crime-legal/japan-crime-victims-compensation/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #surveys
thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Japan The Kyoto Prefectural Police have arrested a municipal government employee of Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, over death threats sent to Nintendo via its official website. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/04/japan/crime-legal/nintendo-death-threats-arrest/ #japan #crimelegal #nintendo #japanesepolice #ibaraki
The Kyoto Prefectural Police have arrested a municipal government employee of Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, over death threats sent to Nintendo via its official website. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/04/japan/crime-legal/nintendo-death-threats-arrest/ #japan #crimelegal #nintendo #japanesepolice #ibaraki
thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Japan The parliament's Judge Impeachment Court on Wednesday decided to dismiss Kiichi Okaguchi, a 58-year-old judge at Sendai High Court, over inappropriate social media posts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/03/japan/crime-legal/judge-dismissed-social-media-posts/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #socialmedia #sendai #twitter
The parliament's Judge Impeachment Court on Wednesday decided to dismiss Kiichi Okaguchi, a 58-year-old judge at Sendai High Court, over inappropriate social media posts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/03/japan/crime-legal/judge-dismissed-social-media-posts/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #socialmedia #sendai #twitter
thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Japan Tokyo police said Tuesday that they have officially confirmed the death of a suspect in the abduction of a Japanese national by North Korea decades ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/03/japan/crime-legal/north-korea-abduction-suspect-death/ #japan #crimelegal #northkorea #japanesepolice
Tokyo police said Tuesday that they have officially confirmed the death of a suspect in the abduction of a Japanese national by North Korea decades ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/03/japan/crime-legal/north-korea-abduction-suspect-death/ #japan #crimelegal #northkorea #japanesepolice