Crime and justice · updated 30 October 2026
Crime and justice in Japan
Crime and justice news from Japan: 17 stories in the last two weeks, each pinned to where it happened. Updated every 5 minutes.
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- Japan welcomes decline in Afghanistan's poppy cultivation, calls for sustained anti-drug effortsariananews.af · Japan ·
- Man on the run after reportedly stabbing mother, sister in Nagoyajapantoday.com · Nagoya ·
- Pyr-PICsomes Enable Hydrostatic Pressure Sensingmiragenews.com · Tokyo ·
- Kitakyushu to test an autonomous inspection robot on public streetsfukuoka-now.com · Fukuoka ·
- Japanese police arrest 6 men over scam from VietnamJapan Times · Yamaguchi ·
- Chinese national nabbed over pepper-spray attack at Ginza Sixtokyoreporter.com · Tokyo ·
- Yamaguchi-gumi member suspected of threatening Dogenzaka businesstokyoreporter.com · Tokyo ·
- Yokohama clinic doc arrested for faxing lies to destroy nurse who quit via agencytokyoreporter.com · Kanagawa ·
- Japanese journalist arrested in Russia is a pawn, not a spyJapan Times · Tokyo ·
- Renowned Japanese pianist found guilty of driving at 144 kphJapan Times · Meguro ·
- 1 man dead, 1 unconscious after being trapped under soil at Aichi construction sitejapantoday.com · Anjo ·
- Tokyo: Finecut Inks Deals for Justin H. Min's 'Journey There,' Hong Sangsoo's 'Nowhere to Lay My Eyes'hollywoodreporter.com · Tokyo ·
- Gang smashes display cases at Ikebukuro card shop, swipes ¥30 million in Pokémon cardstokyoreporter.com · Tokyo ·
- Man spat on school girls' legs for two years outside Yokohama Stationtokyoreporter.com · Kanagawa ·
- City councilor ordered to pay damages for outing award-winning authorjapantoday.com · Tokyo ·
- 2 teenagers arrested for throwing raw eggs at police in Aichijapantoday.com · Owariasahi ·
- Asuka lands a new job amid WWE absence: Police chiefcagesideseats.com · Osaka ·
- Sony's So-net Breach Exposes 2.59 Million Recordsesecurityplanet.com · Japan ·
- jQuery Versions Linked to Known Security Flaws Detected On 40 Of 84 Japanese Websites Scannedhawaiitelegraph.com · Tokyo ·
- 'John Wick' Icon Returns for New 106-Minute "Breaking Bad Meets Bloodsport" Action Thrillermovieweb.com · Japan ·
- Spider Labs, Inc.: jQuery Versions Linked to Known Security Flaws Detected On 40 Of 84 Japanese Websites Scannedfinanznachrichten.de · Tokyo ·
- Beauty influencer Matt hit with sexual assault allegations as police reports filedtokyoreporter.com · Tokyo ·
- 78-Year-Old 'chairman' of ¥3 Billion Yoshiwara soapland empire arrestedtokyoreporter.com · Tokyo ·
- Father demands murder charge after jumper kills Nagoya woman, 23, on busy sidewalktokyoreporter.com · Nagoya ·
- Tollcross Celtic fan faces jail after storming Ibrox pitchglasgowtimes.co.uk · Kobe ·
- Company director's unsafe design led to Japanese boy's drowning at Vietnam 5-star resort: policeVnExpress · Japan ·
- Kyoto prosecutors appeal acquittal over 2013 murder of Ohsho presidentJapan Times · Kyoto ·
- Chinese student arrested over May pepper spray attack in TokyoABC News (US) International · Tokyo ·
- Ex-The Boyz member Ju Haknyeon wins lawsuit over report alleging prostitutionkoreatimes.co.kr · Tokyo ·
- The Detective Is Already Dead season 2 episode 4 recap: Scarlet offers to revive Yui's parents as Seed's experiments expose a shocking secretindiatimes.com · Japan ·
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