Nagano: Police open murder case after elderly man found bludgeoned in residence
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Victim is believed to have died several days before the discovery, police said
Yamaguchi: Corpses of elderly couple found after apparent murder-suicide
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Bodies were in the living room and kitchen of their residence, police said
Niigata: Manhunt underway after man stabbed in car
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Victim suffered injuries not considered life-threatening, police said
Fukuoka: Man, 50, stabs neighbor over ‘noise’
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Suspect has complained to police about the victim on several dozen occasions this year

Heisei flashback: Kazuko Fukuda, ‘The Woman of Seven Faces’
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Kazuko Fukuda used aliases and underwent several plastic surgeries in evading the law for nearly 15 years
Heisei flashback: Anita Alvarado still denies wrongdoing in ‘Chilean geisha’ scandal
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Anita Alvarado: 'I do not live in the past'
Junko Furuta killer again on trial: Chaos in the courtroom
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Shinji Minato was one of four youths convicted in the brutal killing of Furuta in 1989

Funding issue leaves 2 corpses in North Korean vessel found beached
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Salvage company discovered the two bodies aboard the vessel while using an excavator to pull it off the sand on February 11 and 12
Aomori: 2 sailors rescued from suspected North Korean vessel
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Three other sailors were tossed overboard by rough seas, the rescued men said
Shimane: Possible North Korean boat with 4 crew members found on coast
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Sailors said they had not eaten in 10 days