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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.
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Pet shop owner arrested for smuggling birds into Japan from Thailand
Kyodo News, Published on 16/02/2024
» TOKYO - A pet shop owner in Tokyo was arrested for allegedly smuggling multiple birds and mangosteen fruits into Japan from Thailand, local police said Friday.
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Japan ex-lawmaker arrested over suspected bribery
Kyodo News, Published on 07/09/2023
» KYODO - Tokyo prosecutors arrested lower house member and former parliamentary vice foreign minister Masatoshi Akimoto on Thursday on suspicion of receiving 61 million yen (US$410,000) in bribes from a wind power company in return for asking questions and making interventions in the Diet.
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Myanmar junta extends state of emergency, delays polls
Kyodo News, Published on 31/07/2023
» Myanmar's ruling military is expected to extend its state of emergency, due to expire Tuesday, according to local media reports, amid prolonged conflict with those who call for democracy after a February 2021 coup that ousted the country's civilian government.
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Watches found in Tokyo store robbery getaway vehicle
Kyodo News, Published on 10/05/2023
» A Boston bag containing around 30 to 40 wristwatches has been found inside a getaway vehicle used in the robbery of a Rolex specialty store in Tokyo's upscale Ginza shopping district earlier this week, investigative sources said Wednesday.
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19 Japanese detained in Cambodia after scam group's base raided
Kyodo News, Published on 07/04/2023
» Nineteen Japanese have been detained in Cambodia for alleged involvement in phone scams in Japan, authorities in both countries said Friday.
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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.
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Number of jailed journalists worldwide hits record high
Kyodo News, Published on 14/12/2022
» NEW YORK: A record-high 363 journalists were imprisoned around the world this year for doing their work, with Iran jailing the most at 62 of the total, a New York-based journalism advocacy group said Wednesday.
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Abe shooter says his mother bankrupted by donating to religious group
Kyodo News, Published on 09/07/2022
» The man who fatally shot former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has told police that he initially planned to attack a leader of a religious group who he believed caused his mother to make big donations to the group, investigative sources said Saturday.
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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.
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