The Japan Times<p>Bonsai thefts are on the rise and happening across Japan as the miniature potted trees, carefully cultivated over many years, become increasingly popular around the world. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/14/japan/crime-legal/bonsai-theft/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/</span><span class="invisible">14/japan/crime-legal/bonsai-theft/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crimelegal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japaneseart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japaneseart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bonsai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bonsai</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gunma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gunma</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aichi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aichi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theft</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesepolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japanesepolice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/financeministry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>financeministry</span></a></p>
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The Japan Times<p>Tokyo police have arrested a 27-year-old man for allegedly using a counterfeit new ¥10,000 bill at a convenience store, marking the first case of its kind with the new bills in Japan. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/13/japan/crime-legal/japan-new-bill-counterfeit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/</span><span class="invisible">13/japan/crime-legal/japan-new-bill-counterfeit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crimelegal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesepolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japanesepolice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mpd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mpd</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>A man arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of a woman livestreamer in Tokyo tracked her location through her broadcast, investigators revealed Thursday. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/13/japan/crime-legal/japan-livestream-stabbing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/</span><span class="invisible">13/japan/crime-legal/japan-livestream-stabbing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crimelegal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stabbings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stabbings</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/livestreaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>livestreaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shinjuku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shinjuku</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/takadanobaba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>takadanobaba</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesepolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japanesepolice</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Osaka police have arrested three people, including a self-proclaimed spiritual leader and fortune teller, on suspicion of inciting two men to kill themselves five years ago on a beach in Wakayama Prefecture. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/12/japan/crime-legal/arrests-suicide-inciting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/</span><span class="invisible">12/japan/crime-legal/arrests-suicide-inciting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crimelegal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesepolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japanesepolice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/osaka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>osaka</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wakayama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wakayama</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/suicide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>suicide</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>A 42-year-old man arrested in connection with Tuesday’s fatal stabbing of a 22-year-old woman livestreaming in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward told police he attacked her over an unpaid debt. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/12/japan/crime-legal/takadanobaba-stabbing-financial-dispute/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/</span><span class="invisible">12/japan/crime-legal/takadanobaba-stabbing-financial-dispute/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crimelegal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesepolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japanesepolice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shinjuku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shinjuku</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/takadanobaba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>takadanobaba</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stabbings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stabbings</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Tokyo police have arrested a man in his 40s following the stabbing of a woman in her 20s near Takadanobaba Station in the capital's Shinjuku Ward on Tuesday. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/11/japan/crime-legal/takadanobaba-stabbing-woman/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/</span><span class="invisible">11/japan/crime-legal/takadanobaba-stabbing-woman/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crimelegal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/takadanobaba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>takadanobaba</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tokyo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tokyo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stabbings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stabbings</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesepolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japanesepolice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/death" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>death</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Tokyo police have rearrested a man for allegedly sending a box cutter blade to a former Cabinet minister after initially arresting him for threatening another former lawmaker. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/10/japan/crime-legal/arrest-threatening/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/</span><span class="invisible">10/japan/crime-legal/arrest-threatening/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crimelegal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesepolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japanesepolice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/renho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renho</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kenyaakiba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kenyaakiba</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Japan's government has approved a bill to tighten regulations on host clubs, aiming to curb abusive practices that force female patrons into prostitution to pay off excessive debts. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/07/japan/crime-legal/host-clubs-bill/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/</span><span class="invisible">07/japan/crime-legal/host-clubs-bill/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crimelegal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hostbars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hostbars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/prostitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prostitution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/women039sissues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>women039sissues</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesepolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japanesepolice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gangs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gangs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/organizedcrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>organizedcrime</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Police arrested a man in his 40s in Kawasaki on Thursday for allegedly murdering another man in 2003. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/07/japan/crime-legal/kawasaki-2003-murder-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/</span><span class="invisible">07/japan/crime-legal/kawasaki-2003-murder-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crimelegal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kawasaki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kawasaki</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesepolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japanesepolice</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>A 54-year-old woman in Nagasaki has been arrested for allegedly locking her naked partner out on their balcony for the night in an incident three years ago, which led to the man's death from extreme cold. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/07/japan/crime-legal/man-dies-locked-on-balcony/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/</span><span class="invisible">07/japan/crime-legal/man-dies-locked-on-balcony/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crimelegal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesepolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japanesepolice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nagasaki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nagasaki</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The Kanagawa Prefectural Police have arrested a former deputy manager at Hana Credit Union’s Yokohama branch on suspicion of stealing ¥619 million in cash from the branch's safe deposit boxes. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/05/japan/crime-legal/hana-credit-union-safe-deposit-theft/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/</span><span class="invisible">05/japan/crime-legal/hana-credit-union-safe-deposit-theft/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crimelegal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesepolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japanesepolice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theft</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The Osaka Prefectural Police have arrested a 41-year-old man on charges of abandoning a body after a child was found encased in concrete and put inside a metal box in an apartment. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/03/japan/crime-legal/corpse-concrete-osaka/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/</span><span class="invisible">03/japan/crime-legal/corpse-concrete-osaka/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crimelegal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/osaka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>osaka</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/yao" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yao</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesepolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japanesepolice</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Tokyo police arrested two Taiwanese men on Thursday for allegedly breaking into a 69-year-old man's home in Tokyo’s Nerima Ward and stealing ¥18.5 million ($124,000) in cash last November. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/28/japan/crime-legal/taiwanese-burglary-tokyo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/</span><span class="invisible">28/japan/crime-legal/taiwanese-burglary-tokyo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crimelegal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tokyo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tokyo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taiwan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesepolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japanesepolice</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Tokyo police have arrested three teenage boys on suspicion of fraudulently subscribing to Rakuten Mobile's phone service via a self-made program using artificial intelligence. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/28/japan/crime-legal/boys-arrest-ai-subscriptions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/</span><span class="invisible">28/japan/crime-legal/boys-arrest-ai-subscriptions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crimelegal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesepolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japanesepolice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/phones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phones</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/creditcards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>creditcards</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/casinos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>casinos</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Mizuho Bank officials have confirmed that a total of ¥66 million ($440,733) in cash was stolen from the safe deposit boxes of two of its clients by a former employee between January 2016 and June 2019. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/27/japan/crime-legal/mizuho-theft-total/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/</span><span class="invisible">27/japan/crime-legal/mizuho-theft-total/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crimelegal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mizuho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mizuho</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/banks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>banks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mufg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mufg</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theft</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesepolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japanesepolice</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Tokyo police have rearrested a 31-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of impersonating a police officer during a phone call to scam another man out of his money, sources said Wednesday. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/26/japan/crime-legal/fraud-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/</span><span class="invisible">26/japan/crime-legal/fraud-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crimelegal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesepolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japanesepolice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kanagawa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kanagawa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/okinawa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>okinawa</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Tokyo police arrested a 17-year-old boy on suspicion of attempted murder after another 17-year-old was stabbed to death on a street in the capital's Adachi Ward early Monday. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/24/japan/crime-legal/17-year-old-arrested-tokyo-street-stabbing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/</span><span class="invisible">24/japan/crime-legal/17-year-old-arrested-tokyo-street-stabbing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crimelegal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stabbings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stabbings</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesepolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japanesepolice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/adachiward" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>adachiward</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Japanese police on Sunday issued a new arrest warrant for a man in connection with the recent murder and robbery of a man whose dismembered body was found in Osaka Prefecture. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/23/japan/crime-legal/fresh-warrant-osaka-murder-robbery/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/</span><span class="invisible">23/japan/crime-legal/fresh-warrant-osaka-murder-robbery/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crimelegal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/osaka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>osaka</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesepolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japanesepolice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/higashiosaka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>higashiosaka</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hirotooki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hirotooki</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>At least seven Japanese nationals have been taken into protective custody from large-scale scam centers at the Thai-Myanmar border, with many more still believed to be in captivity. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/21/japan/crime-legal/myanmar-fraud-chinese/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/</span><span class="invisible">21/japan/crime-legal/myanmar-fraud-chinese/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crimelegal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/myanmar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>myanmar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thailand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thailand</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesepolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japanesepolice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/myanmarjapanrelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>myanmarjapanrelations</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Tokyo police have arrested the Chinese head of a computer retailer for allegedly having students from China buy Apple MacBooks using a student discount for the purpose of reselling abroad. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/20/japan/crime-legal/japan-macbook-fraud-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/</span><span class="invisible">20/japan/crime-legal/japan-macbook-fraud-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crimelegal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesepolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japanesepolice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/organizedcrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>organizedcrime</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/macbook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>macbook</span></a></p>
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