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Fukuoka: Gambling parlor used game machines, funded yakuza
Parlor ran a system whereby customers place wagers with points that can be purchased for ¥2.5 each […]
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Fukuoka: Police nab man, 74, wanted in slaying of woman
Police found Kazuhiro Tsumura on a street in Osaka City’s Nishinari Ward on Thursday night […]
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Fukuoka cops search for Yomiuri salesman over murder of woman
Body of Miki Otaku, 40, was found with about 10 stab wounds to the chest and abdomen on Monday […]
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Fukuoka: Man installed peeping cam behind fire alarm in short-stay lodge
Suspect told police, ‘I did it to view the couple having sex’ […]
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Fukuoka: Officer bit by pit bull during search of home of yakuza boss
Dog belonging to a boss of a gang affiliated with the Dojin-kai bit the 38-year-old head patrol officer on the right buttocks in February […]
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Fukuoka: NHK employee not prosecuted over alleged assault of driver
Kurume District Public Prosecutor’s Office announced the non-prosecution after ‘consideration of various matters’ […]
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Fukuoka: Cops corral 24 bosozoku members for reckless riding
Riders crossed into the opposite lane of traffic on a prefectural road over a roughly 2.8-kilometer-long stretch in April […]
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Fukuoka: 12 Koreans nabbed for smuggling 36 kilograms of gold
Suspects concealed 36 gold bars inside the rear pockets of their pants upon arrival at Fukuoka Airport on a flight […]
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Fukuoka: Drunk patient stabs doctor at hospital
Suspect told police, ‘I became irritated when he wouldn’t write a medical certificate explaining the after effects [of my condition]’ […]
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Fukuoka: Cops continue to monitor soapland bathhouses; 3 arrested for prostitution
From prostitution to fire codes, authorities are continuing to monitor soapland bathhouses in the Nakasu entertainment area […]