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Japan's emperor gives first birthday address in four-year reign
straitstimes.com - Feb 23
Japanese Emperor Naruhito on Thursday gave his first public birthday address since ascending the throne almost four years ago, after delays due to the Covid-19 outbreak, and urged support for people struggling with inflation and the pandemic.
82-year-old man arrested for sexually assaulting woman after spiking her soup
Japan Today - Feb 21
Police in Tokyo have arrested an 82-year-old man on suspicion of sexual assaulting a woman in her 30s after he put sleeping pills in soup that he gave to her.
Body of man with cord around his neck found on Fukuoka coast
Japan Today - Feb 20
Fukuoka prefectural police said Sunday that a 26-year-old man who was found dead along a coastal road on Friday was strangled to death.
Tokyo's Homelessness 'Getting Worse'
The Japan Reporter - Feb 18
Tokyo has some of the highest rates of homelessness in Japan and accounted for nearly a third of the country's unhoused population on a single night in 2022. Why does the problem continue and getting worse now?
Man indicted for shooting fireworks at Shibuya scramble crossing
Japan Today - Feb 17
A 35-year-old man who shot fireworks over a crowd at Tokyo’s famous Shibuya scramble crossing last year has been sent to prosecutors.
Almost no data found in phones seized from 'Luffy' robbery suspects
Japan Today - Feb 17
Some of the smartphones seized from four men suspected of coordinating a string of robberies across Japan had almost no data left inside, indicating attempts to hide evidence linking them with the crimes, investigative sources said Wednesday.
Video of Sri Lankan who died in detention to be shown in court
Japan Today - Feb 17
A court plans to show footage of a Sri Lankan woman who died in detention during proceedings for a damages suit filed by her bereaved family, a lawyer for the family said.
Man arrested after reckless driving on expressway in southwestern Japan
NHK - Feb 14
Police in the city of Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, have arrested a man on suspicion of injuring a bus driver and four passengers in an apparent road-rage incident.
Why The Marriage System Collapsed? | Part2 Marry For Money
Japanese Comedian Meshida - Feb 14
Young girls these days are so clever. They tend to choose money more than love for marriage. They learn love grows cold but money doesn't through their parents.
16 men arrested for filming 10,000 women bathing in hot springs across Japan
nextshark.com - Feb 14
Police in Japan have uncovered a voyeurism ring of men who secretly photographed and filmed at least 10,000 women bathing in hot springs across the country over the past 30 years.
Ex-PM Abe shooter faces additional charges of making gun, damaging building
Kyodo - Feb 13
Police on Monday referred a man, indicted for murdering former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, to prosecutors for allegedly making a gun and damaging a building by test-firing it, according to investigative sources.
Man who let son, 1, die after shooting him with air gun gets 16 yrs
Kyodo - Feb 10
A Japanese man accused of causing the death of his 1-year-old son in 2018 by leaving him frail from severe malnutrition, refusing him medical treatment and shooting him multiple times with an air gun was sentenced to 16 years in prison on Thursday.
Shizuoka police: Bone fragment of missing woman in July 2021 Atami mudslide
NHK - Feb 10
Police in Shizuoka Prefecture have confirmed that a bone fragment found in soil from a residential area in Atami City is that of a woman who went missing in a deadly mudslide in July 2021.
Why The Marriage System Collapsed In Japan? Part1
Japanese Comedian Meshida - Feb 07
Nowadays in Japan the divorce rate and unmarried rate are increasing. According to a government report in 2020, almost one third of married couples were divorced and the rate of single people who had never married by 50 years old was 28 for men and 17 percent for women, and it's expected to accelerate.
Man, ex-wife nabbed for brainwashing girl with view to sexual assault
Kyodo - Feb 07
Tokyo police on Tuesday arrested a polyamorous 74-year-old man and one of his ex-wives for allegedly brainwashing an adolescent girl with a view to sexually assaulting her.
Philippines deports 2 robbery suspects to Japan
Nikkei - Feb 07
The Philippines deported on Tuesday two of four Japanese men suspected of planning and coordinating a string of robberies across Japan beginning last year, with Japanese police immediately arresting them when they boarded a flight to Japan.
