crime

Four people, including a junior high school boy and a university student, were arrested for confining a man they met on a dating app in Shiga.

A 58-year-old teacher was caught sticking unauthorized half-price stickers on items, claiming it was a clerk's oversight.

A Tokyo Metropolitan Police lieutenant was re-arrested for molesting a woman on her way home, identified via security cameras.

Tragedy in Ebina City: A father discovers his 15, 13, and 9-year-old children collapsed at home, later confirmed dead.

A Chiba police officer was arrested for dropping his 3-week-old daughter out of anger over her crying, causing a skull fracture.

Three former executives of an Osaka waste company arrested for attempted murder after dropping an employee 9 meters as "punishment."

A man in Toyohashi, Aichi, was arrested for shoplifting figures, hitting a clerk with his car, and injuring a customer during his escape.

A popular unmanned gyoza shop in Adachi Ward, Tokyo, faces closure in January 2025 after enduring 25 thefts in 2024 alone.

DMM Bitcoin's $300M theft was linked to a North Korean cyberattack after a subcontractor employee clicked a malicious email link.

A 34-year-old mother in Sapporo was arrested for leaving her son home alone for 3 days, causing dehydration and hypoglycemia.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries faces scrutiny over decades of fictitious transactions to fund goods for Maritime Self-Defense Force crews.

Masanori Hirabaru, born into wealth and once a father, became isolated after divorce. Kitakyushu murder case shocks the community.