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Japanese National Arrested in Manilla for Money Laundering

A Japanese man wanted by the Osaka police on suspicion of laundering was arrested in the Philippines. According to the authorities in the Philippines, the...

Man Orders Beer at Love Hotel and Tries to Escape

On August 27, Ken Takeo, a 36-year-old unemployed man was caught red-handed in a love hotel in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, for entering a...

Governor’s Abuse of Power Comes to Light After Suicide of Official

Hyogo Governor Motohiko Saito, 46, is in a tight spot following the suicide of a former official who prepared a document accusing him of...

Pakistani Arrested for Kissing Two Teenage Girls

An unemployed man, 68, self-proclaimed Pakistani National living in Hamamatsu City, was arrested on suspicion of non-consensual obscenity. According to the police, the man...

International Student Forced to Provide Sexual Services

The trial has begun for a former manager of a massage parlor in Kyoto, who is accused of allowing a Chinese student to live...

American DJ Caught with Cocaine in Shibuya

A US national, the president of a TV personality management company, was caught red-handed with cocaine in Shibuya, Tokyo. The suspect, Bryan Burton-Lewis, 52, a...

Pre-Trip Screening to be Introduced to Eliminate Illegal Aliens

On August 21, it was disclosed that the Government intends to introduce a system whereby foreign tourists who are exempt from short-term visas, such...

Malaysian National Arrested for 7.7 kg of Methamphetamine

On August 20, the Osaka Prefectural Police and Osaka Customs Kansai Airport branch arrested Mohamad Taufiqillah Bin Mohamad Razi, 28, a Malaysian National, for...

Former Employee of Toyota Dealership Defrauded 1.45billion Yen

A former employee of a Toyota Motor Corporation-affiliated dealership was arrested for offering a false deal to a car sales company and swindling it...

Filipino National Tases 15-Year-Old Girl on The Street

The Hyogo Prefectural Police have arrested a Filipino National and temporary worker, 34, in Kobe, on suspicion of causing injury to a girl with...

Four People Including Teenagers Arrested for Drug Use

Four people, including teenagers were arrested on suspicion of using and handling illegal drugs. According to the police, a construction worker, 17, and an interior...

Two Foreigners Left Inn Without Paying

On August 3, two foreigners disappeared from a ryokan in Nagano Prefecture without paying approximately 57,000 yen in accommodation fees. While inbound tourism is...