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16 Japanese detained in Laos for suspected scam involvement
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16 Japanese detained in Laos for suspected scam involvement
The incident is part of a series of crackdowns on Japanese nationals suspected involvement in such schemes in the Southeast Asian country.
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Tokyo court dismisses suit against Meta over fake ads involving entrepreneur
The ruling is believed to be the first judicial decision on whether fake ads impersonating celebrities infringe on?their rights.
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Mayor arrested for allegedly defrauding city to pay for accident he caused
The mayor of Awa, Tokushima Prefecture, conspired with two others to inflate the costs of a city contract to include the repair costs, police said.
Aoyama Gakuin University students hold their completed helmets on Sept. 6 in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 10, 2026
Students help design helmet aimed at boosting takeup among young cyclists
The nationwide helmet-wearing rate stood at just 24.4%, according to a National Police Agency survey released in September.
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 9, 2026
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
Chinese national Yu Hai, 31, is believed to have caused smartphones to connect to the base station through which fraudulent messages were transmitted.
Tokyo police have arrested a 39-year-old man following reports of several women being attacked while walking on a street in Tokyo's Jimbocho district in October.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 9, 2026
Man arrested following string of attacks on women on Tokyo street
Hikaru Hamaguchi, 39, is believed to have physically assaulted a total of seven female high school and university students within about 15 minutes.
The Ishikawa Prefectural Police arrested Takashi Utsunomiya, 49, an unemployed man from Hiroshima, on suspicion of confining a woman in his car against her will.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 9, 2026
Man arrested after Ishikawa woman’s body found in Fukui forest
The suspect told the police that he killed the woman, 26-year-old Saya Nakada, and left her body in a mountainous area.
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi speaks during a news conference at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Friday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 7, 2026
Japan to boost education programs for U.S. forces in Okinawa after robbery-murder
Among the recurrence prevention measures, which were agreed upon by both sides, are lectures on Okinawa’s culture and history.
A former prosecutor who accused her boss of rape speaks during a news conference in Osaka on Oct. 27.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 6, 2026
Ex-Japan prosecutor who accused boss of rape says dignity ‘shattered’
The ex-prosecutor, who uses the pseudonym Hikari, came forward in 2024 to accuse her boss of raping her six years earlier.
Tax authorities ordered two organizations that operate addiction rehabilitation facilities to pay penalties for aggravated tax evasion after their head improperly diverted a total of about ?110 million in organizational funds for personal use.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 6, 2026
Drug addict rehabilitation facility head accused of siphoning ?110 million
The man is believed to have had the organizations pay him under the guise of living expenses that was then used for personal purposes.

Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Japan works to shield Takaichi from any Xi snub at China summit
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at the Prime Minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 4.
Magnitude 5.7 quake injures dozens in central Japan
A magnitude-5.7 earthquake with its epicenter in Shizuoka Prefecture struck central Japan early Sunday, injuring dozens, shattering windows and disrupting train services, with no tsunami warning issued.
Private high schools remain out of reach for many despite tuition-free policy, survey finds
A survey showed that many families with children attending private high schools are struggling to pay expenses other than tuition.
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
A legend reborn: ‘Ocarina of Time’ remake improves on the Zelda masterpiece
The new remake of 1998's "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Famima Park Azabudai is a concept store by FamilyMart that combines convenience store staples with branded apparel, merchandise and a landscaped outdoor space.
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