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Chinese National Arrested “I wanted to kill someone”

Late on the night of the 5th, a 19-year-old Chinese suspect was arrested by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police for slashing a woman in her...

Man Smuggles Cocaine into Japan by Ingestion

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police arrested Ryo Kobayashi, 28, from Sendai City, on suspicion of breaching the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Control Act for attempting...

Liberian Nationals Arrested for Posing as Gold Traders

Last November, two Liberian Nationals were arrested in connection with the theft of 34 million yen from a man at a hotel in Chuo...

Overseas Japanese See their Visas Suddenly Cancelled

With taglines like "Ryugaku no chikara (Power of Studying Abroad)" attracting Japanese people aiming for a working holiday visa, one could learn a language...

Wife of Don Juan Sentenced to 3.5 Years in Prison

Saki Sudo, 28, an ex-wife of Kosuke Nozaki, a wealthy man known as the "Don Juan of Kishu (Wakayama)," was accused of cheating another...

Vietnamese National Arrested for Stealing Pears

A Vietnamese national named Nguyen Xuan Thu, 31, was arrested for stealing 3,200 pears just before they were ready to be harvested in Ibaraki...

Japan Introduces Currency Detection Dogs

On September 3, the Customs and Excise Department of the Ministry of Finance unveiled a demonstration in the Ministry by a currency detection dog...

U20 National Football Player Suspended for Drug Use

On August 30, the Japan American Football Association announced that five members of Kansei Gakuin University team had committed serious breaches of discipline during...

Two Members of Pink Panda Arrested

On August 28, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department announced the arrest of two Chinese Nationals, including Yi Xiaofeng, 37, a suspect with an unknown...

Japanese National Arrested in Manilla for Money Laundering

A Japanese man wanted by the Osaka police on suspicion of laundering was arrested in the Philippines. According to the authorities in the Philippines, the...

Man Orders Beer at Love Hotel and Tries to Escape

On August 27, Ken Takeo, a 36-year-old unemployed man was caught red-handed in a love hotel in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, for entering a...

Governor’s Abuse of Power Comes to Light After Suicide of Official

Hyogo Governor Motohiko Saito, 46, is in a tight spot following the suicide of a former official who prepared a document accusing him of...