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In a statement read out during the first hearing of the trial, Haruka Komatsumoto's husband asked for as harsh a punishment as possible, saying he lost his wife and their expected child all at once.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 30, 2026
Ex-boyfriend sentenced to 20 years in prison over murder of nail artist
The 29-year-old killed his ex-girlfriend after sending her a stuffed toy with a tracking device hidden inside.
Prosecutors have sought a 21-year prison term for Takumi Ouchi, 29, accused of murdering his pregnant former girlfriend in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, last year.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 25, 2026
21 years sought for man accused of murdering manicurist
The defense argued that prison terms of around 17 years are common in many similar cases.
In the first hearing for his lay judge trial at the Mito District Court, Takumi Ouchi admitted to the allegations of stalking and murdering his former girlfriend, Haruka Komatsumoto.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 14, 2026
Man admits to stalking and killing ex-girlfriend in Ibaraki
Takumi Ouchi admitted to stalking and murdering Haruka Komatsumoto, his ex-girlfriend, after denying the charges during the initial probe.
According to the Ibaraki Prefectural Police, the suspect in a recent murder case repeatedly called?the mobile phone of the 31-year-old victim and tried to?find her in and after October.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 22, 2026
Ex-boyfriend arrested on suspicion of murdering pregnant woman in Mito
Four days before being fatally stabbed, the victim called the prefectural police to talk about being stalked but hung up without providing her information, the police said.
Police officers investigate the area where six passersby were allegedly attacked by a knife-wielding man in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Monday evening.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 29, 2025
Six injured in stabbing spree in Ibaraki Prefecture
The victims, between the ages of 27 and 75, are all conscious and their injuries are not life-threatening, Ibaraki Prefectural Police said.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Jun 5, 2016
今日吃瓜 police still unfettered by the law, or the truth
Repeat-offending Ibaraki police called to account for backsliding on the issue of hotel snooping.
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.
Man arrested over theft of watch that was returned days later to Tokyo mall
A 30-year-old man who is believed to have stolen a luxury wristwatch in Tokyo last month reportedly told police he was the one who had sent it back with a handwritten apology.
Japan not immune to public backlash against data centers, experts say
An apartment resident displays a model of a data center currently in development next door in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, in May.
Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
Hsiao Kui-yu, 68, owner of Yuchan Candied Fruit, stands in front of photographs of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displayed at the shop, which Huang frequently visits during trips to Taiwan, in Taipei on Tuesday.
‘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.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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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.
Convenience stores, toilets and the allure of everyday Japan
By Elizabeth Beattie

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