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U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 27, 2026
U.S. Marine signals involvement in murder-robbery in Okinawa
The 20-year-old Marine allegedly strangled a 39-year-old woman with a telephone cord in a hotel room in Naha early this month.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara speaks at a news conference on Monday at the Prime Minister's Office.
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2026
Government holds urgent cybersecurity meeting in response to recent data breaches
The meeting on Monday evening discussed countermeasures following a request from GMO Internet Group for the government to take action.
Kenji Inaba observes pedestrian traffic in the early hours of Oct. 17 at a site in Nagoya where his daughter was struck in July by a man who jumped from an apartment building.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 26, 2026
Father of woman struck by man who jumped from building seeks murder charge
Kenji Inaba, whose daughter Hora died, argues that the 29-year-old man — who survived — knew his actions might cause another person’s death.
The number of cases of older people with dementia falling victim to unscrupulous door-to-door sales tactics is on the rise in Japan.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 26, 2026
Unscrupulous businesses preying on older people with dementia
Experts say it is essential to establish a support system to protect this vulnerable group from businesses that try to take advantage of them.
A pranking trend called "Shorinji racing" has been spreading in Japan through social media in recent months.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 26, 2026
Minors detained over ‘Shorinji racing’ pranks in Osaka and Hyogo
About 250 incidents tied to the social media-driven trend of pranking were reported in Osaka Prefecture in September and October, police said.
The Kanagawa police are suspected of using information obtained from old driver's licenses illegally, to make investigation files.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 22, 2026
NPA suspects police in Kanagawa used old drivers’ licenses illegally
The national police agency has instructed Kanagawa police to confirm the facts in full detail, and has set up a team to conduct a probe nationwide.
Police officers patrol for traffic law violations in Tokyo in May.
JAPAN
Oct 22, 2026
Japan to introduce cashless traffic fine payments from July
Fines are currently payable only at bank or post office counters, which are unavailable outside business hours.
The information potentially exposed includes names and email addresses registered with a safety check system of police officers and staff members to be used in times of emergencies.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 21, 2026
Data breach potentially exposes information of 125,000 police officers and staff
The National Police Agency said a cyberattack on cloud service provider Arcadia has potentially compromised names and personal email addresses.
The Nonobori tunnel on the Shin-Meishin Expressway in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture, in March.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 20, 2026
Former truck driver gets seven-year sentence for killing six in expressway crash
During the trial, the prosecution argued that the driver had been watching the video sharing app TikTok on her smartphone at the time of the accident.
Following the rollout of an electronic warrant system, police officers will be able to obtain arrest warrants from courts online instead of needing to visit them in person.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 20, 2026
Electronic warrant system to be rolled out in Tokyo and nearby areas by March
Currently, police officers need to visit courts in person to obtain printed arrest and search warrants.
A multivehicle accident occurred in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Monday that resulted in one death and 13 people being taken to the hospital.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 19, 2026
One dead and 13 taken to hospital after multivehicle accident in Fujisawa
A passenger car appears to have struck several vehicles traveling in the opposite direction, then collided with the back of a bus.
National Public Safety Commission Chairperson Yasuhiro Hanashi speaks during an interview on Friday in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 19, 2026
Japan to boost police investigations with advanced technology
“We can’t keep up with attacks using the latest AI if police equipment lags behind,” said the National Public Safety Commission chairperson.
Festival floats are carried during the Saijo Festival in Saijo, Ehime Prefecture, in a previous year
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2026
Deputy mayor of city in Ehime dies after being crushed by festival float
Akihiro Nabae, 62, was among those carrying the float when the incident occurred on a riverbed in the city at around 5:45 p.m.
Toshihiro Kawaide (right), chair of a National Police Agency expert panel, presents its proposal to Yoshiyuki Morimoto, head of the NPA commissioner-general's secretariat, in Tokyo on Sept. 24.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 16, 2026
Cabinet approves bill to allow remote access to devices used by criminal groups
Authorities are seeking to counter encrypted messaging and prevent fraud, robbery and other offenses.
Saeko Nakano speaks at a news conference in Kyoto on Thursday after filing a lawsuit against a YouTuber and others.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 16, 2026
Mother claims YouTuber led to son’s suicide in filed damages suit
The YouTuber uploaded a video last year arguing that the son was “a massive merger and acquisition scammer.”
A proposed monitoring system would allow authorities to track offenders deemed to pose a serious threat, potentially requiring them to wear GPS-enabled devices that would trigger warnings when they enter a designated area near a victim.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 15, 2026
Police agency to study feasibility of tracking stalkers via GPS
In addition to wearable GPS devices, an agency panel is considering mandatory counseling for those considered to be high-risk stalkers.
The National Police Agency suspects a Vietnamese woman laundered ?30 million that was stolen through voice phishing in March 2025.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 14, 2026
Vietnamese woman arrested in Japan for allegedly laundering scam money
The 34-year-old Vietnamese woman is suspected of laundering ?30 million stolen through voice phishing in March 2025.
A Waymo autonomous taxi in Dallas. Waymo and two Japanese firms, Go and Nihon Kotsu, will jointly launch driverless taxi services in Tokyo in 2027.
JAPAN
Oct 12, 2026
Tokyo police to set up section for autonomous driving accidents
The Tokyo force hopes to accumulate expertise and share it with police departments in other prefectures.
Tokyo police investigators at Haneda Airport in June. Investigators are involved in stopping suspects from fleeing abroad and supporting the transportation of suspects from overseas.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 12, 2026
Japan boosts efforts to stop criminals from fleeing the country
Amid an increase in crimes committed by criminal groups, border control has become more important than ever before.
Image data on about 1.6 million people, including photos of their driver’s licenses showing their faces, is believed to have leaked from the Times Car service.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 11, 2026
Driver’s license data breaches becoming major concern
The rush may reflect fears that their license data could be abused. Police, however, say that reissuing a license would do little to prevent crime.

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