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Man gets 50-year term for nine rapes
A 35-year-old man was sentenced to 50 years in prison Monday for committing a series of nine rapes between 2001 and 2010. The ruling in the lay judge trial at more »
Woman arrested for murder of 11-day-old daughter in guesthouse
TOKYO — A woman has been arrested for allegedly killing her 11-day-old daughter at a guesthouse in Higashimurayama, Tokyo, on Saturday. According to NTV, police received a call from guesthouse more »
Murder of a former vice-president of Zojirushi Corp
SAKAI, Osaka — Police investigating the murder of a former vice-president of Zojirushi Corp., whose body was found in a closet at his home here, said Dec. 3 that his more »
Michelin two-star restaurant in Ginza in trouble over fugu poisoning
Pufferfish TOKYO — A Michelin two-star restaurant in Tokyo was facing a criminal complaint Friday over the hospitalization of a diner who was served the toxic liver of a pufferfish, a more »
Man killed in hit-and-run incident found in drainage ditch days after death
BARAKI — Police in Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Prefecture, said Wednesday they are searching for the driver responsible for a hit-and-run incident after a man was found dead in a drainage ditch more »
Clear evidence Thai troops killed Japanese cameraman, official says
Hiro Muramoto (1966 – April 10, 2010) was a Japanese cameraman and journalist, who worked for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Tokyo in the 1990s,and who reported for Reuters television more »
