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Yakuza suspected of loan sharking indebted woman

Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a member of a criminal syndicate for allegedly lending money to a woman in debt at a host club at an interest rate that exceeded the legal limit ...
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Man on death row over murder of university students dies in detention in apparent suicide

A 41-year-old man on death row for murdering two university students died at the Osaka Detention House on Saturday in an ...
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Hiroshima Carp team expresses “shock” after arrest of Ryutaro Hazuki for illegal drug use

On January 27, Hiroshima Prefectural Police arrested Hiroshima Carp player Ryutaro Hazuki on suspicion of using so-called ...
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Nagoya woman denies killing former employer to cover host bills

At the opening of her trial, a woman accused of killing her former employer in Nagoya three years ago and stealing valuables ...
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Osaka cops bust baccarat parlor in Minami, arrest 21

Osaka Prefectural Police on Monday raided a round-the-clock baccarat parlor in Osaka City and rounded up more than 20 persons ...
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Osaka man suspected of falsely registering site promoting child prostitution in Laos

Tokyo police have arrested a 61-year-old man from Osaka Prefecture who is suspected of fraudulently hosting a blog with personal accounts on child prostitution in Laos ...
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Tokyo cops find ¥1.7 million in hideout for Natural boss

TOKYO (TR) – Last week, Tokyo Metropolitan Police arrested the boss of scouting group Natural, who had been sought for paying protection money to organized crime in the capital. Investigators have now ...