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Two more cabbies attacked

(via search.japantimes.co.jp) 1 day ago

OSAKA (Kyodo) Two cab drivers were assaulted early Tuesday in Osaka Prefecture, but the cases are not believed related to two recent slayings of taxi drivers and a robbery in the Kansai region.

Tags: police, google, arrested, osaka


Busan Father Convicted of Molesting Daughter

(via koreabeat.com) 1 day ago

Busan Father Convicted of Molesting Daughter

A father has been sentenced to prison and registration as a sex offender for repeatedly sexually molesting his daughter over a four-year period beginning in elementary school and continuing into middle school.

Tags: girl, school, police, wife, court, sex, arrested, poor, clothes, prison, laws


Girl's dismembered body found in fridge in China

(via news.yahoo.com) 3 days ago

Girl's dismembered body found in fridge in China

A four-year-old girl's dismembered body has been found in a fridge in southern China, leading to the arrest of a man who allegedly once said human flesh was delicious, state media reported.

Tags: china, man, girl, media, arrest


Man held in attacks on homeless

(via search.japantimes.co.jp) 4 days ago

Man held in attacks on homeless

Police arrested a 36-year-old man Saturday for allegedly attacking a homeless man in Kunitachi in June and are investigating his involvement in the death of another homeless man slain in Tokyo on Friday.

Tags: tokyo, man, police, death, google, arrested, river, homeless


Lonely Japanese Man Steals Other's New Year Card

(via www.alafista.com) 4 days ago

Lonely Japanese Man Steals Other's New Year Card

If you were wondering why your New Year greeting card did not reach your Japanese friend, one probable reason is because it might have been stolen. A 46-year-old homeless man was arrested Friday...

Tags: japan, japanese, new, people, man, single, home, police, arrested, student, college, new year, zoo, homeless, cellphone


Homeless man held in card thefts

(via search.japantimes.co.jp) 4 days ago

SHIZUOKA (Kyodo) A 46-year-old homeless man was arrested Friday for allegedly stealing New Year's cards delivered to another person's home in Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture, police said.

Tags: new, people, man, life, home, police, family, google, arrested, new year, homeless


SKorean noodle-maker gets crash course in consumerism

(via www.channelnewsasia.com) 6 days ago

SEOUL : South Korean police arrested a man who crashed his car into the gates of a noodle factory after being refused an apology for alleged food impurities, the Korea Times reported Thursday.

Tags: korean, korea, man, police, food, seoul, arrested, car, south korean, apology, crash


More Korean Women Driving Drunk

(via koreabeat.com) 7 days ago

That's the headline for this piece, but it turns out that drunk drivers of all kinds are increasing. Meanwhile the number of fatalities went up even as the number of actual accidents declined.

Tags: people, korean, group, 2007, police, women, party, men, seoul, 2006, arrested, law, increase, safety


English Teacher Stabbed in Hongdae Club

(via koreabeat.com) 8 days ago

English Teacher Stabbed in Hongdae Club

By another English teacher, the Munhwa Ilbo reports. Hat tip to reader Alex B.nAn American who teaches English in a hagwon was arrested after stabbing another foreigner for bothering a Korean woman dancing...

Tags: new, korean, korea, american, english, school, police, woman, students, arrested, high school, dancing, teacher


Grandpa stabs 8-year-old who didn't share bed

(via search.japantimes.co.jp) 9 days ago

Grandpa stabs 8-year-old who didn't share bed

YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) A 69-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of stabbing his 8-year-old granddaughter at their home in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, police said.

Tags: man, girl, home, police, google, arrested


Grand Theft Comiket

(via www.alafista.com) 10 days ago

Grand Theft Comiket

Some otakus are so desperate to head to Comiket 75, which starts today (28th Dec - 30th Dec) that they are willing to do it Grand Theft Auto style.

Tags: japanese, tokyo, man, style, police, photo, sex, arrested, train, student, college, prison, murder, dogs, cellphone


Most-Read Naver Stories of the Week

(via koreabeat.com) 11 days ago

Most-Read Naver Stories of the Week

1. The popular drama "East of Eden" is apparently bleeding cast members. Read more in English at Dramabeans.

Tags: korean, man, popular, english, woman, drama, seoul, photo, war, system, arrested, mother, fire, trial, fraud


Mom held in poisoning of baby through I.V. at Kyoto hospital

(via search.japantimes.co.jp) 12 days ago

Police arrested a 35-year-old mother Wednesday for allegedly attempting to kill her 22-month-old daughter by mixing a contaminated sports drink in intravenous fluids for the girl at Kyoto University Hospital.

Tags: girl, police, woman, google, arrested, mother, baby


'Devoted' mother a murder plotter: Japanese police

(via news.yahoo.com) 14 days ago

'Devoted' mother a murder plotter: Japanese police

Japanese police arrested a woman believed to be a devoted mother for allegedly trying to murder her toddler daughter by injecting her with rotten water in hospital, an official said Thursday.

Tags: japanese, police, woman, water, arrested, mother, murder


Alleged mob boss hangs himself in jail

(via www.msnbc.msn.com) 15 days ago

Alleged mob boss hangs himself in jail

A suspected Mafia boss arrested Tuesday in a high-profile police raid has hung himself in his prison cell, police sources said Wednesday.

Tags: police, arrested, prison


"NO HUMAN RIGHTS IN JAPAN"

(via www.japanprobe.com) 17 days ago

During my regular searches of YouTube for interesting videos about Japan, I come across a lot of dumb rant-filled vlogs.

Tags: japan, new, people, world, tokyo, video, american, girls, visit, women, men, foreign, youtube, war, court, arrested, rights, law, attack, british, human rights, bomb, laws


Teens held for stealing cop's gun

(via search.japantimes.co.jp) 17 days ago

Teens held for stealing cop's gun

YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) Two teenagers were arrested Sunday on suspicion of assaulting a police officer in Minamiashigara, Kanagawa Prefecture, and stealing his handgun and handcuffs.

Tags: school, police, google, arrested, car, high school, student


Koreans Caught Gambling at Foreigners-Only Casino

(via koreabeat.com) 19 days ago

Koreans Caught Gambling at Foreigners-Only Casino

Apparently as part of a major crackdown on the casino in question. A Korean professor, doctor, and businessman were arrested together after entering a foreigners-only casino in a hotel in Gyeongsangbuk-do and illegally gambling...

Tags: people, korean, director, arrested, health, law, koreans, illegal, tourism, crackdown, laws


Man in Fatal Domestic Violence Case Receives 16 Years to Life

(via www.asianweek.com) 19 days ago

Man in Fatal Domestic Violence Case Receives 16 Years to Life

Tempongko case highlights failed city response to domestic violence in Asian American communitiesnSAN FRANCISCO - A superior court judge last week handed down a 16-years-to-life sentence for the October 2000 stabbing murder of...

Tags: asian, man, american, life, government, media, free, police, women, family, children, history, system, 2006, court, arrested, mother, child, asian american, relationship, safety, filipino, murder, violence, criticism, abuse


Arrested mob boss hangs himself in Italian jail

(via www.reuters.com) 20 days ago

A suspected Mafia boss arrested Tuesday in a high-profile police swoop has hung himself in his prison cell, police sources said Wednesday.

Tags: police, google, arrested, prison


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