Last year, management of the shrine noticed that coins had been repeatedly stolen from the box, police said
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Murder, fraud, theft — the latest crime stories from Japan.
Suspect told police, 'I did not have confidence to raise a baby'
Body of Takashi Yoshimatsu, 56, was found collapsed atop a futon in a bedroom with several stab wounds to the upper body
Suspect denies the allegations, telling police, 'I did not intend to kill'
Emi Takeuchi fatally stabbed her brother and carved up his corpse at their residence in the town of Shisui in 2016
One suspect told the other before the crime, 'You had better buy gloves first'
Suspect told police, 'Sensing that I'd be caught eventually, I just decided to give up'
Officers entered the residence of Rumiko Masuda, 46, in Shinjuku Ward and found a very small quantity of stimulant drugs
Suspect allegedly performed acts deemed obscene with girl, then 15, at his residence in Nakano Ward while knowing she was a minor
Girl met the victim via a deai-kei matchmaking application in which they agreed to engage in a relationship known as papakatsu