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Tokyo cops: Yakuza headed 100-member fraud ring
Ring suspected of swindling hundreds of persons out of ¥1.2 billion […]
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Tokyo cops hunt for man after slashing in Shibuya
Victim was rushed to a hospital in serious condition […]
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Saitama cops: Couple starved 1-year-old son to death
Victim was found to weigh around 3.8 kilograms, which is between 30 and 40 percent of what is standard for a child his age, police said […]
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Lee again tops Yamaguchi in One Championship’s ‘Unstoppable Dreams’
Angela Lee won the Women’s Atomweight World Championship title in a unanimous decision over Mei Yamaguchi at Singapore Indoor Stadium early Saturday […]
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Tokyo: Hyogo man accused of posting online death threat to actor Shigeki Hosokawa
Suspect wrote, ‘Your corpse must be carved up and the pieces scattered’ […]
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Aichi: Cops nab man, 22, over fatal stabbing at internet cafe in Nagoya
Suspect told police, ‘I thought I would stab someone, anybody would do’ […]
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Tokyo cops nab man in ¥10 million swindle of Niigata woman
Police believe a takkyubin service was used to deliver the money in an effort to evade being caught […]
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Tokyo: Ex-lawyer accused in second embezzlement case
Suspect formerly served as a lawyer for professional baseball players and wrestlers […]
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Tokyo chiropractor claims breast fondling was ‘part of treatment’
Suspect allegedly fondled the chest of the woman, a female college student, during a trial treatment in February […]
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Tokyo cops seize 50,000 DVDs in bust of illegal porn operation
Business accumulated ¥54 million in sales over past 8 months […]