News from Kyoto
Japan
Man swindled 100 women in ‘mistress contract’ scams
Suspect targeted dozens of women on deai-kei matchmaking sites in fraudulently obtaining access to their bank accounts […]
Kyoto
Crime
Kyoto: MK Taxi driver accused of raping drunk passenger in love hotel
Victim told police, ‘The act was done while I was unconscious’ […]
Crime
Kyoto: Man wanted over ¥3 million theft from venerable handicrafts store
Video footage shows suspect placing the items in a bag inside store Seikado when staff members are not present […]
Crime
Kyoto: Murder-suicide suspected after corpses of man, wife found in residence
Man found bodies of both of his parents inside their residence in Kyotango City on Saturday […]
Crime
Kyoto: Man, 31, accused of stomping nearly bedridden father to death
Suspect allegedly stomped on the chest of his father, 67, as he slept in the first-floor living room of their residence […]
Crime
Kyoto: Ex-cop, 73, accused in fatal stabbing of wife
Suspect allegedly wielded a knife in fatally stabbing his wife, 71, in the abdomen […]
Crime
Kyoto: New Year’s Eve stabbing leaves 1 dead, 1 injured
Suspect allegedly pulled out a knife from a bag he was carrying and began stabbing the victims […]
Crime
4 years on, murder of ‘Gyoza King’ remains unsolved
The president of Ohsho Food Service was shot dead in front of the company’s headquarters in Kyoto on December 19, 2013 […]
Crime
Unlicensed Kyoto taxi service targeted Chinese tourists
Suspect used a van to ferry groups of Chinese tourists to various locations in Osaka and Kyoto, including a temple and castle, without proper authorization […]
Crime
Kyoto cops raid casino operating illegally in Gion
Police seized 3 baccarat tables and playing cards from a casino operating illegally in Gion […]