SOCIETY
Online Gambling Addiction in Japan Grows, Turning Some to Crime
Online gambling is illegal in Japan. That hasn't stopped people from getting hooked on it - and some are turning to crime…
crime
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SOCIETY
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.
NEWS
Police Arrest Men Who Sprayed Fire Extinguisher Through Shibuya Scramble
Two dudes made a mess of Shibuya Scramble early on Christmas Eve, shooting a fire extinguisher as pedestrians and drivers passed.
SOCIETY
Japan’s Shrines and Temples Goes Cashless to Thwart Donation Box Thefts
With Hatsumode - the first shrine visit of the New Year - fast approaching, some shrines say they're going digital to stop…
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...
POLITICS
Japan City Legislator Quits After Drunkenly Attacking Nurse
A Japanese Communist Party legislator in Tsushima City is out of a job after going overboard at a "mama party."
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…