central coordinating agency of the Japanese police system
As Japan faces a population crisis that more foreigners could solve, the country's police are being sued for racial discrimination
abc.net.au/news/2024-04-19/japanese-police-sued-for-racial-discrimination/103731134
Plaintiffs make impassioned pleas in Tokyo court as police racial profiling case opens - The Mainichi
mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240415/p2a/00m/0na/014000c
Japan animal abuse cases hit record high in 2023: Nat'l Police Agency - The Mainichi
mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240411/p2a/00m/0na/015000c
4 Japanese men arrested for allegedly introducing women to prostitution jobs in US - The Mainichi
mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240405/p2a/00m/0na/010000c
Japan's police crack down on host clubs: More than 200 administrative penalties have been issued against such establishments nationwide for various violations ...
japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/04/japan/crime-legal/host-clubs-crackdown/
Overseas Sites Allow Betting on Japanese High School Baseball Championships
japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/general-news/20240409-179517/
Greek national leads 11 tourists to safety following Hualien earthquake - Focus Taiwan
focustaiwan.tw/society/202404070016
Police agency's 'mettle' being tested one year after Kishida attack: The National Police Agency is working with politicians to tighten security at campaign ...
japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/15/japan/crime-legal/police-attacks-politicians-kishida/
Record high 181 animal abuse cases reported in 2023, NPA says: A record high 181 cases of violation of the Animal Welfare Act were reported in Japan in 2023 ...
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One year after road law revision, few cyclists in Japan wear helmets: The helmet wearing rate among cyclists killed or injured in accidents between April and ...
japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/02/japan/japan-cyclists-helmet-wearing/
Suburban Musashino line in Tokyo now number one in train groping incidents: The JR Saikyo line, which began service in 1985, long held the dubious reputation of ...
japantoday.com/category/features/kuchikomi/jr-musashino-line
Revenge porn consultations reach record high 1,812 cases in 2023: A National Police Agency report says that the number of revenge porn consultations where an ...
japantoday.com/category/crime/revenge-porn-consultations-reach-record-high-1-812-cases-in-2023
Heavily guarded weed - Focus Taiwan: An armed Coast Guard Administration officer stands next to seized marijuana at a National Police Agency press conference in ...
focustaiwan.tw/photos/20240417ENP0001m
Woman declared dead after parents 35-year search: Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2024/04/09/2003816170
Dozens more evacuated from Tiansiang area: Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2024/04/08/2003816103
Suicides in 2023 fall for 1st time in 2 years; child suicides still highwww.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15215106
English, Chinese interpretation services for emergency police number expanded to 24/7
koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/03/281_370804.html
Record high 122,806 suspected child abuse cases logged by police in 2023: A record 2,385 criminal investigations into child abuse cases were conducted by police ...
japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/28/japan/crime-legal/record-high-child-abuse-cases-2023/
Lending of driver's license to become criminal offense starting Sept. : Individuals who lend or borrow a driver's license will face criminal penalties ...
koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/03/251_371277.html
Warning issued over North Korean tech workers posing as Japanese for cash: The government suspects that such workers are using the proceeds to fund Pyongyang's ...
japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/26/japan/crime-legal/north-korean-it-workers-in-japan/
Japan police agency aims to use AI to identify phishing sites - The Mainichi: TOKYO -- Japan's National Police Agency (NPA) announced on March 21 that it hopes ...
mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240321/p2a/00m/0na/003000c
Japan marks 13 years since quake-tsunami triggered nuclear disaster: Japan on Monday marked 13 years since a devastating earthquake and tsunami struck the ...
japantoday.com/category/national/japan-marks-13-years-since-quake-tsunami-triggered-nuclear-disaster
Satoshi Kirishima: DNA test confirms dying man was one of Japan's most wanted: Alleged bomber Satoshi Kirishima's deathbed confession came after 49 years on the ...
bbc.com/news/world-asia-68412672
Japan sees record cannabis cases in 2023; 70% among young people: A record 6,482 people were investigated in criminal cases involving cannabis in Japan last year ...
japantoday.com/category/crime/japan-sees-record-cannabis-cases-in-2023-70-among-young-people
Arrests of 'tokuryū' gang members estimated to have topped 10,000: More than 10,000 members of so-called tokuryū criminal groups are believed to have been ...
japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/22/japan/crime-legal/criminal-group-member-arrests-top-10000/
Police to arrest Japanese investment fraud suspect after extradition from Indonesia - The Mainichi
mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240311/p2a/00m/0na/021000c
Female drivers are injured 1.45 times more than men in accidents: Mainichi analysis - The Mainichi
mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240311/p2a/00m/0na/020000c
Racial Profiling in Japan Is Prevalent but Unseen, Some Residents Say: Experts say the country’s first lawsuit about police discrimination against foreign-born ...
nytimes.com/2024/03/04/world/asia/japan-police-racial-profiling-tokyo.html
Japan Cabinet approves bill to introduce traffic violation tickets for cyclists - The Mainichi
mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240305/p2a/00m/0na/008000c
Police to strengthen anti-stalking measures: In order to strengthen countermeasures against stalking, the National Police Agency has announced that it will ...
japantoday.com/category/crime/police-to-strengthen-anti-stalking-measures
Cop killed by truck in north Taiwan police station, driver later hit by train: Truck driver who fled scene later killed after being hit by train
taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/5105301
45.5 Billion Yen Stolen in Investment, Romance Scams in Japan
japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/crime-courts/20240307-173103/
Japan to Raise Truck Speed limit in April japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/general-news/20240227-171260/
Investment scams via SNS rise sharply in Japan from July 2023: The number of investment scams perpetrated via social media has been rising sharply in Japan since ...
japantoday.com/category/crime/investment-scams-via-sns-rise-sharply-in-japan-from-july-2023
Record high number of distracted drivers causing death or serious injury: In 2023, 25 incidents were fatal and 97 caused serious injury, with about 10% of ...
japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/07/japan/crime-legal/districted-driving/
Japan taxi and bus driver's license tests to go multilingual: The National Police Agency will issue sample exam questions nationwide in 20 languages by the end ...
japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/11/japan/society/taxi-bus-drivers-license-multilingual/
Google opens new cybersecurity hub in Japan: Google on Thursday launched a new cybersecurity hub in Japan, aimed at helping to upgrade defenses in the ...
japantoday.com/category/tech/google-opens-new-cybersecurity-hub-in-japan
Damage from investment and romance scams in Japan hits ¥45.5 billion: The figure was higher than ¥44.12 billion stolen in remittance and other special fraud ...
japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/07/japan/crime-legal/investment-romance-scams/
Japan’s new ATMs automatically play anti-fraud videos to people talking on mobile phones
japantoday.com/category/crime/japan%E28099s-new-atms-automatically-play-anti-fraud-videos-to-people-talking-on-mobile-phones
Japan begins Pacific cybersecurity push to counter China threat - The Mainichi: TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan conducted its first-ever cybersecurity exercise with five ...
mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240322/p2g/00m/0na/012000c
More suspects apprehended over cannabis than illegal stimulants in Japan 1st - The Mainichi
mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240321/p2a/00m/0na/013000c
Japan police ordered to keep in contact with stalking perpetrators - The Mainichi
mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240321/p2a/00m/0na/005000c
Individuals Charged in Marijuana-Related Cases Hit Record-High in 2023; 73.5％ of Offenders in 20s or Younger
japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/crime-courts/20240321-175922/
Japan needs to step up industrial counterespionage: Industrial espionage that targets dual-use technology presents a severe challenge to governments – as the G7 ...
asiatimes.com/2024/03/japan-needs-to-step-up-industrial-counterespionage/
Social Media And Crime: Criminal Intent Lurking behind Flattering Smartphone Messages
japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/editorial/yomiuri-editorial/20240318-175338/
Dying man tells police he was on Japan’s most wanted list for 50 years: Now deceased man said he was Satoshi Kirishima who was allegedly member of radical group ...
theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/02/dying-man-satoshi-kirishima-tells-tokyo-police-he-was-on-the-run-for-nearly-50-years
Quick Glance: 50-Year Fugitive: Dying Man Confesses to Japan's Most Wanted List
- A dying man in a Japanese hospital revealed to the police that he had been on the run for nearly 50 years after being part of a radical group that carried out bombings in the 1970s.
- Following a tip, the police went to the hospital near Tokyo last week to question the 70-year-old man.
- He told them that he had terminal cancer and wanted to die under his real name, Satoshi Kirishima, and disclosed previously unknown details about the bombings.
- Four days after the questioning, the man died on Monday without the police confirming his identity.
Hospitalized man tells Japanese cops he’s highly wanted fugitive, dies 4 days later
timesofisrael.com/hospitalized-man-tells-japanese-cops-hes-highly-wanted-fugitive-dies-4-days-later/
Taipei disciplines police officer over handcuffs for social worker: Critics accuse police of taking part in witch hunt over death of 1-year-old child
taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/5113961
Beware of Sleeping In Public; Number of Thefts, Accidents Involving Drunken Nappers on Rise Across Japan
japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/general-news/20240313-174094/
New Group Formed to Discuss Death Penalty in Japan; Aim to Make Proposals to Govt in Autumn
japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/crime-courts/20240310-173694/
Video of man’s horror ‘hidden hole’ plunge: The insane moment a skier in Japan plunged six metres into a hidden waterfall has been caught on camera.
news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/travel-stories/insane-moment-skier-in-japan-falls-into-hidden-waterfall/news-story/2c8ce69274a91e52f6631e9431f4d952
30,000 Remain Evacuated 13 Years After Great East Japan Earthquake; Earthquake-Related Deaths Increased By 10 From Last Year (Update 1)
japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/general-news/20240311-173912/
29,000 Still Evacuated 13 Years after March 2011 Disaster japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/general-news/20240310-173725/
Number of cyber scams in Japan up 8% in 2023; overall crimes increase to 703,351: Japan saw an 8.3 percent increase in the number of police-recognized cyber and ...
japantoday.com/category/crime/police-say-no.-of-cyber-scams-in-japan-up-8-in-2023-most-in-10-yrs
Ex-operator of luxury watch rental service wanted by Tokyo police for suspected fraud - The Mainichi
mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240307/p2g/00m/0na/001000c
13 Years Since the Great East Japan Earthquake / Car Use Reconsidered in Tsunami Evacuation Plans; Traffic Jams Are Deadly, But Some Cannot Flee on Foot
japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/social-series/20240307-172983/
Challenging the norm: The fight against racial profiling in Japan’s policing: A lawsuit seeks legal recognition that racial profiling violates Japanese law.
abcnews.go.com/International/challenging-norm-fight-racial-profiling-japans-policing/story
Electric Kick Scooters: Ease of Use Has Encouraged Dangerous Riding: There is no end to the dangerous operation of electric kick scooters, for which traffic ...
japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/editorial/yomiuri-editorial/20240214-168789/
Toyota to Launch Japan’s First Fully Automated Driving Service on Public Roads Starting in Odaiba, Tokyo, This Summer
japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/business/companies/20240211-168327/
14% of Noto quake victims died due to extreme cold: Japan nat'l police - The Mainichi
mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240201/p2a/00m/0na/034000c
13 at Bigmotor Referred to Prosecutors over Roadside Trees
japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/crime-courts/20240304-172580/
Female detainees starting to have access to shirts with bras built in | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
asahi.com/ajw/articles/15152646
Dead Man Identified as Suspected 1970s Japanese Bomber
japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/crime-courts/20240227-171271/
31 former, incumbent teachers face probe amid gov't war on private education 'cartel'
koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/02/251_368031.html
LockBit Hackers Nabbed in Multinational Investigation; Japan’s Police Agency Develops Data Recovery Technology
japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/crime-courts/20240221-170179/
South Korean court convicts 3 ex-police officers in cover-up of deadly Halloween crowd crush | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
asahi.com/ajw/articles/15166340
Japan shocked by case of poisoned girl as child abuse rates soar: ‘I’m speechless’
scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3252083/japan-shocked-case-poisoned-girl-child-abuse-rates-soar-im-speechless
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Crimes in Japan Rise for 2nd Straight Year: TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of criminal offenses recognized by police in Japan in 2023 jumped 17% from the ...
japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/crime-courts/20240208-167617/
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