LAW & CRIME
Japan’s Internet Wants Uchida Riko Executed. Here’s Why That Won’t Happen
The Internet is calling for blood in the brutal murder of a 17-year-old girl. But prosecutors are following decades of precedent.
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LAW & CRIME
LAW & CRIME
Young Woman in Hokkaido Gets 23 Years for Vicious Murder of 17-Year-Old
Konishi Yuka, who was 19 at the time of the crime, admitted to her role in the murder. The victim's family called…
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
Why Did Hokkaido Police Party with a Murder Suspect?
A teenage girl in Hokkaido is dead because she took someone's picture. And now it's emerging that local cops knew the suspect…