Crime
Yamaha Motor president injured allegedly by knife-wielding daughter
The president of Yamaha Motor Co sustained an arm injury Monday after his adult daughter allegedly attacked him with a kitchen knife at their house in central Japan, local police said. The police arrested Hana Hidaka on suspicion of attempted murder of her father Yoshihiro, 61, by assaulting him with… Read
Man arrested after throwing bottle from 8th floor at man picking up trash below
Police in Matsubara, Osaka Prefecture, have arrested a 54-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of attempted murder after he threw a glass bottle from his 8th floor apartment balcony at an 81-year-old man picking up trash below at a prefectural housing complex. The incident occurred on Sunday afternoon, TV Asahi reported. Police… Read
Woman arrested for arson after calling police and admitting setting fire to her home
Police in Hirakata City, Osaka Prefecture, have arrested a 59-year-old woman on suspicion of arson after she set fire to her home. Police said Mariko Nakanishi is accused of setting fire to her two-story wooden home, causing the entire structure to be completely burned down, on Saturday morning, Sankei Shimbun… Read
24-year-old man arrested for attempting to kill father by hitting him with car
Police in Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture, have arrested a 24-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of attempting to kill his father by hitting him with a car. The incident occurred at around 8 a.m. on Sunday, NHK reported. Police said Tomoaki Sano is accused of driving his kei car into his… Read
18-year-old high school student arrested on suspicion of ‘sextortion’
Police in Tsu, Mie Prefecture, have arrested an 18-year-old male high school student on suspicion of “sextortion,” after he threatened a 16-year-old girl that he would post photos of her naked online unless she had sex with him. According to the police, the student and the girl met through a… Read
Chief producer of NHK subsidiary arrested for assaulting train station employee in Tokyo
Police in Tokyo have arrested a 62-year-old man on suspicion of assaulting a JR Shibuya Station employee. According to police, Shiro Hosoi, who works for NHK subsidiary NHK Global Media Services, punched the station employee in the face several times near the Hachiko ticket gate at around 10 p.m. on… Read
80-year-old woman, 53-year-old son found dead in bathtub in Niigata in possible murder-suicide
Police in Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture, are investigating the deaths of an 80-year-old woman and her 53-year-old son whose bodies were found in the bathtub of their home on Thursday. Police suspect the deaths of Keiko Sakai and her eldest son, Hidekazu, who lived with her, may have been a… Read
Suspected mastermind of Tokyo apartment robbery arrested
A 20-year-old man, suspected of being the mastermind behind the robbery of a man in a high-rise apartment building in Tokyo in January, has been arrested. Police said Tomokiya Yoneshige, whose occupation is unknown, has remained silent since his arrest on Friday, Sankei Shimbun reported. The robbery occurred at around 7… Read
81-year-old woman arrested for killing 85-year-old husband at nursing home
Police in Osaka have arrested an 81-year-old woman on suspicion of killing her 85-year-old husband by strangling him with a power cord at the nursing home where they both lived. Police said Takako Yamada told them she was tired of caring for her husband who suffered from a chronic illness,… Read
Japan's revised laws criminalizing cannabis use to take effect Dec 12
Japan will criminalize cannabis use and legalize medical products using substances derived from the plant under revised relevant laws, both effective on Dec 12, the health ministry said. While the possession and cultivation of marijuana are already banned in Japan, the country will prohibit its use as well, setting a… Read
