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Two Filipinos face murder charge over bodies found under Tokyo home
Kyodo News, Published on 01/03/2024
» TOKYO - Police on Friday served fresh arrest warrants to a Filipino man and woman alleging they killed a couple whose bodies were found underneath their home in Tokyo in January.
Prosecutors to indict Abe shooter after psychiatric evaluation
Kyodo News, Published on 24/12/2022
» Prosecutors have decided to indict the man accused of fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in July following a psychiatric evaluation, sources close to the matter said Saturday.
Japan court denies retrial for woman, 95, over 1979 murder
Kyodo News, Published on 22/06/2022
» A Japanese district court denied a retrial Wednesday for a 95-year-old woman who served 10 years in prison for the 1979 murder of her brother-in-law in Kagoshima Prefecture.
Thailand brings 'boys' love' back to Japan with homegrown dramas
Kyodo News, Published on 22/02/2022
» Once an importer of "boys' love" (BL) media from Japan, Thailand has now brought the genre full circle with its growing range of dramas themed on romances between impossibly beautiful young men.
Vietnamese accused of killing N. Korean to testify in March
Kyodo News, Published on 28/01/2019
» SHAH ALAM, Malaysia: A Vietnamese who is one of two women accused of murdering Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader, is set to testify before a Malaysian court in March, her lawyer said Monday.
Moon in N.Korea to boost waning de-nuke hopes
Kyodo News, Published on 18/09/2018
» SEOUL/PYONGYANG: South Korean President Moon Jae In was warmly welcomed Tuesday as he became the country's third president to visit Pyongyang, amid drastic changes in the situation surrounding efforts to denuclearise North Korea since the beginning of this year.
Protesters bash Aso over sexual harassment comments
Kyodo News, Published on 07/05/2018
» TOKYO: Women took to the streets on Monday to denounce Finance Minister Taro Aso over comments that seemed to make light of an alleged case of sexual harassment by the top bureaucrat at his ministry.
Police: Kim Jong Nam met American days before murder
Kyodo News, Published on 29/01/2018
» SHAH ALAM, Malaysia: A police investigator on Monday confirmed in court that Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader, met a suspected US intelligence agent in the northern Malaysian island resort of Langkawi just days before his mysterious demise.
'VX traces found' on accused Kim Jong Nam killers
Kyodo News, Published on 05/10/2017
» SHAL ALAM, Malaysia: A government chemist told a Malaysian court Thursday that traces of the deadly VX nerve agent were found on two women now on trial on charges of murdering Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Philippines' war on drugs: detentions, legal cases surge
Kyodo News, Published on 14/05/2017
» FOCUS: The Philippine government's war on drugs, implemented starting nearly a year ago upon the assumption into power of President Rodrigo Duterte, has not only resulted in the deaths of thousands of defiant suspected drug personalities, but also left jails swelling with more inmates and more legal cases piling up, authorities recently said.