Law & Crime

LAW & CRIME

Japanese Man Tries to Get Cop Jailed for Calling Him Names

A man in Shiga Prefecture tried to cross the street against the light and got told off by a cop. That hurt…

LAW & CRIME

Hokkaido Detective Who Had Affair With Accused Murderer Loses Job

A Hokkaido detective was reportedly having an affair with a 22-year-old woman who ended up a murder defendant.

LAW & CRIME

“I Love Doraemon”: Chinese Resident Who Helped Deface Shrine Sent to Prison

A love for Doraemon brought 29-year-old Jiang Zhuojun to Japan in 2013. Now, he's a convicted criminal in the country he once…

LAW & CRIME

Couple Finds Live Rocket Launcher in Grass in Japan’s Kitakyushu

You don't hear much about gun violence in Japan. You hear even less about rocket launcher violence. And yet...

LAW & CRIME

Leafy Lift: Thieves in Japan Steal Thousands of Cabbages

Somehow, someone managed to steal 1,200 cabbages out from under the nose of a farmer in Japan's Ibaraki Prefecture. Cabbage theft has…

LAW & CRIME

Marijuana Somehow Becomes Even More Illegal in Japan

If you've never smoked marijuana in Japan...well, don't start now. While possession and sale of the devil's lettuce has been illegal in…

LAW & CRIME

She Searched for “Perfect Crime.” A Japanese Court Found Her Not Guilty of Murder

Sudo Saki stood accused of murdering her husband - a notorious playboy who went by the flamboyant nickname "the Don Juan of…

LAW & CRIME

Japanese Poker Player Recalls Meeting with Luigi Mangione

New information is coming out about Luigi Mangione's time in Japan: after being tipped off by followers, Japanese poker player Obara Jun…