Crime
TV personality Dewi Sukarno indicted for hitting her manager at animal hospital
Dewi Sukarno, the Japanese TV personality and widow of former Indonesian President Sukarno, was indicted without arrest Monday by Tokyo prosecutors on suspicion of assaulting her manager at an animal hospital. Dewi, 86, is accused of hitting and kicking her manager and causing minor injuries on Oct 28 last year.… Read
Body of newborn baby found in internet cafe; 20-year-old mother arrested
A 20-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly abandoning the body of a newborn baby in a private room at an internet cafe in Nagoya. According to police, at around 7 a.m. on Sunday, an employee at the Kaikatsu CLUB Nagoya Nishiki internet cafe in Naka Ward, called 110 and… Read
Man allegedly stabbed to death by wife after argument over living expenses
Police in Chiba City have arrested a woman in her 20s on suspicion of fatally stabbing her 28-year-old husband at their apartment on Sunday night. According to police, a woman called 110 at around 10 p.m and said her brother had been stabbed by his wife who had then fled… Read
Police search SDF base after officer's arrest over Chinese embassy entry
Police on Sunday searched a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force base in the southwestern prefecture of Miyazaki in connection with an officer's alleged unlawful entry into the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo about a week before. Kodai Murata, a 23-year-old second lieutenant based at the GSDF's Camp Ebino in Miyazaki Prefecture, was… Read
Man arrested over hit-and-run death of 6-year-old boy
Police in Aomori City have arrested a 36-year-old man on suspicion of negligent driving resulting in death in connection with the hit-and-run death of a 6-year-old boy on Saturday. Police said Shuhei Yamaya, who works for a construction company, was driving a crane truck (ユニック車) at around 7 p.m. when… Read
75-year-old man arrested for shoplifting and assaulting store employees
Police in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, have arrested a 75-year-old man on suspicion of shoplifting and assault. According to police, Shizuo Ito shoplifted one soft drink and three food items worth 1,093 yen from a convenience store in Miyagino Ward at around 11:10 a.m. on Saturday, NTV reported. He then punched… Read
Woman arrested for leaving young child in car while she plays pachinko
A 31-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of parental neglect after she left her young son alone in a car in the parking lot of a pachinko parlor in Nayoro City, Hokkaido. Police said Sunday that the woman, who is a medical office worker, played pachinko for an hour… Read
Police officer arrested for smashing glass door at Sapporo karaoke parlor
Police in Sapporo have arrested a 39-year-old police sergeant on suspicion of property damage after he smashed the glass door at a karaoke parlor. The incident occurred at around 12:50 a.m. Saturday, Hokkaido Broadcasting Corp reported. Police said Hiroyuki Yokokawa, a sergeant from the Chitose Police Station's Community Affairs Division, repeatedly… Read
Woman arrested for leaving 89-year-old mother’s body at home for 3 months
Police in Fukushima City have arrested a 56-year-old unemployed woman on suspicion of abandoning the body of her 89-year-old mother at their home for three months. According to police, they received a call from a relative of the woman, Tsukiko Otsuki, on Friday, in which the caller said she had found… Read
2 men arrested for assaulting taxi driver who tried to intervene in gang fight
Police in Tokyo have arrested 24-year-old man and a 21-year-old man on suspicion of assaulting a taxi driver in his 40s in December. Police said Ryuto Fukuda, who is self-employed man, and Hiroshi Matsui, a third-year student at Nihon Keizai University, are accused of beating the victim, fracturing his jaw… Read
