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Osaka man suspected of breaking into schools and stealing boys’ gym uniforms

Suspect told police, 'I was interested in boys' The post Osaka man suspected of breaking into schools and stealing boys’ gym uniforms appeared first on TokyoReporter.

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Osaka man arrested for murder of associate whose corpse found bound at wharf

Ryuto Miyagi was found dead with his legs tied with tape on a concrete tetrapod on November 9 The post Osaka man arrested for murder of associate whose corpse found bound at wharf appeared first on...

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Canadian executive accused of smuggling 320 kg of meth into Japan

Total of 321 bags of methamphetamine were found inside machinery stored in Saitama Prefecture The post Canadian executive accused of smuggling 320 kg of meth into Japan appeared first on TokyoReporter.

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Four Vietnamese suspected in theft of 11 cars in Tochigi

One suspect said that they 'joined the criminal group after being recruited on social media' The post Four Vietnamese suspected in theft of 11 cars in Tochigi appeared first on TokyoReporter.

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Philippine authorities nab another Japanese fraud suspect

Takashi Sasaki is a suspected member of the so-called 'Luffy' fraud ring The post Philippine authorities nab another Japanese fraud suspect appeared first on TokyoReporter.

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Instagram star suspected of defrauding 100 persons in pyramid scheme

One post on Instagram read, 'I'm changing my lifestyle from that of a corporate slave' The post Instagram star suspected of defrauding 100 persons in pyramid scheme appeared first on TokyoReporter.

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Ex-Nara city councilman’s yakuza ties revealed in bribery trial

Prosecution said, 'Despite being a special-class public servant, he continued to have ties with gangsters' The post Ex-Nara city councilman’s yakuza ties revealed in bribery trial appeared first on...

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Hiroshima man denies killing woman, 35, despite DNA type match

Lawyer said, 'He's not the culprit' The post Hiroshima man denies killing woman, 35, despite DNA type match appeared first on TokyoReporter.

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Funds from illegal sex industry scouting group likely funneled to organized...

Scouting group Natural earns approximately 5 billion yen in referral fees each year The post Funds from illegal sex industry scouting group likely funneled to organized crime appeared first on...

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Sumitomo completes office tower on troubled Roppongi property

Site's history is a tale of gangsters, shady land deals and court proceedings The post Sumitomo completes office tower on troubled Roppongi property appeared first on TokyoReporter.

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Flashback: 2 decades since deadly yakuza shooting at Asakusa View Hotel

Affiliate gangs of the Yamaguchi-gumi and Sumiyoshi-kai fought it out at the Asakusa View Hotel in 2004 The post Flashback: 2 decades since deadly yakuza shooting at Asakusa View Hotel appeared first...

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Aichi man on trial over corpse found packed in concrete in drum

Shigeru Katsuta told Nagoya District Court that allegations 'are not true' The post Aichi man on trial over corpse found packed in concrete in drum appeared first on TokyoReporter.

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Kanagawa cops refer deceased couple to prosecutors after skeletal remains of...

Bodies are that of two girls and one boy The post Kanagawa cops refer deceased couple to prosecutors after skeletal remains of 3 infants found in residence appeared first on TokyoReporter.

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NPA: Large-scale shoplifting accompanies foreign tourist influx

Average loss per shoplifting case by a foreign tourist was 88,531 yen between 2021 and 2023, according to NPA The post NPA: Large-scale shoplifting accompanies foreign tourist influx appeared first on...

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Osaka cops arrest man after corpse parts found scattered on mountain

Body parts were found in a rough circle with a 30-meter radius The post Osaka cops arrest man after corpse parts found scattered on mountain appeared first on TokyoReporter.

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Man nabbed over stabbing at Yokohama Station during mugging

Suspect told victim before stabbing, 'I'm a yakuza' The post Man nabbed over stabbing at Yokohama Station during mugging appeared first on TokyoReporter.

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Trio accused of laundering money for overseas online casinos

Casinos accrued approximately 90 billion yen in sales from domestic customers over a one-year period The post Trio accused of laundering money for overseas online casinos appeared first on TokyoReporter.

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High school student arrested for fatally stabbing woman, 55, in Kagoshima

Suspect has been accused of murder and trespassing The post High school student arrested for fatally stabbing woman, 55, in Kagoshima appeared first on TokyoReporter.

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Irishman suspected of murdering Japanese ex-wife in Budapest

Security camera footage taken at the residence on the day of the crime shows the suspect entering with his face covered The post Irishman suspected of murdering Japanese ex-wife in Budapest appeared...

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Man, 34, accused of raping elementary school girl in Sagamihara

Suspect said, 'I got aroused after drinking alcohol' The post Man, 34, accused of raping elementary school girl in Sagamihara appeared first on TokyoReporter.

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