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Public prosecutors in Okinawa Prefecture indicted U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, on robbery and murder charges on Sunday after a 39-year-old woman was found dead in the prefecture earlier this month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/25/japan/crime-legal/us-marine-indicted-in-okinawa-murder-case/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #okinawa #usmilitary #usbases #okinawa #defense #usjapanrelations #foreignministry #futenma #naha #us

The Tokyo District Court on Thursday handed a former University of Tokyo professor a suspended prison sentence and a fine for accepting bribes over a joint research project at the university's graduate school. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/23/japan/crime-legal/former-university-of-tokyo-professor-suspended-sentence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #tokyo #japanesecourts #universityoftokyo

French authorities imposed bans or restrictions on new protests springing up in the wake of demonstrations last weekend that became the country's worst street violence in years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/23/world/crime-legal/france-protest-curbs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #france #protests #emmanuelmacron

The Kanagawa Prefectural Police department is believed to have inappropriately gathered information from expired driver's licenses that were collected from citizens at the time of renewal for over 30 years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/22/japan/crime-legal/kanagawa-police-drivers-license/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #kanagawa #japanesepolice #privacy

The National Police Agency said a data breach at cloud service provider Arcadia has potentially exposed the information of 125,000 officers and staff members at 20 prefectural police forces across Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/21/japan/crime-legal/arcadia-police-data-leak/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #cybersecurity #hacking #arcadia

Tsu District Court has sentenced a former truck driver to seven years in prison for an expressway crash that killed six people, including three children, in Mie Prefecture in March. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/20/japan/crime-legal/truck-driver-seven-years/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #mie #shinmeishinexpressway #trafficaccidents #japanesepolice #expressways #kameyama

An electronic warrant system will be introduced at courts in Tokyo and neighboring prefectures by the end of March ahead of the system's nationwide introduction, according to Supreme Court sources. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/20/japan/crime-legal/japan-courts-online-arrest-warrants/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #japanesepolice

Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that opened the door for President Donald Trump's administration to rearrest and deport the Palestinian activist. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/20/world/crime-legal/mahmoud-khalil-supreme-court/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #us #donaldtrump #ussupremecourt #immigration #palestinians #israelhamaswar

One person died and 13 others were taken to the hospital following a collision at an intersection in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Monday, according to the city's fire department. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/19/japan/crime-legal/fujisawa-vehicle-accident/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #trafficaccidents #fujisawa #kanagawa #japanesepolice

Japan aims to strengthen its investigative capabilities using advanced technology to tackle cyberattacks and loosely organized anonymous criminal groups, the National Public Safety Commission chairperson has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/19/japan/crime-legal/police-ai-interview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #ai #japanesepolice #cybersecurity #hacking

Speculation is growing that Russia will seek a prisoner exchange following the recent detention of a Japanese journalist for alleged spying in Sakhalin in the Russian Far East. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/17/japan/crime-legal/russia-japan-prisoner-swap-speculation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #russiajapanrelations #espionage

Cyberattacks are continuing to menace Japan, with more firms disclosing details of data breaches on Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/17/japan/crime-legal/more-data-breaches-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #cybersecurity #hacking #tech #personalinformation #privacy

As Japan grapples with a spate of data breaches, authorities are now targeting the websites selling tools being used to carry out phishing attacks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/16/japan/crime-legal/japan-authorities-phishing-tool-websites/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #fraud #computersjapanesepolice #microsoft #cybersecurity

A lawyer's paper-filed lawsuit has been thrown out by the Nagoya District Court under rules requiring legal representatives to submit civil court documents online. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/16/japan/crime-legal/nagoya-lawsuit-filed-on-paper/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #aichi #internet

Japan is moving to give police new remote-access powers targeting devices used in organized crime, as authorities seek to counter encrypted messaging and prevent fraud, robbery and other offenses. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/16/japan/crime-legal/police-remote-access-criminal-groups/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #cabinet #tokuryu #organizedcrime #fraud

A senior yakuza member was found not guilty on Friday over a fatal shooting of the president of Gyoza no Ohsho restaurant chain operator in a high-profile case that took nearly a decade for the suspect to be arrested. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/16/japan/crime-legal/ohsho-murder-ruling/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #kyoto #yukiotanaka #takayukiohigashi #gyozanoohsho #restaurants

The mother of a man who died in Japan last year filed a damages lawsuit against a YouTuber on Thursday, claiming that the defendant's video led to her son's suicide. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/16/japan/crime-legal/suicide-youtuber-lawsuit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #socialmedia #suicide #youtube #japanesepolice #kyoto

The Yokohama District Court has dismissed a damages lawsuit against U.S. social media giant Meta Platforms and its Japanese unit over fake ads using the names and images of celebrities without permission. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/16/japan/crime-legal/yokohama-lawsuit-fake-ads-dismissal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #yokohama #meta #socialmedia #advertising

A person with a gun opened fire on Thursday at an elementary school in Oregon, wounding multiple victims, including children, before the assailant was killed, possibly by an armed onlooker, according to police. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/16/world/crime-legal/oregon-elementary-school-shooting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #massshootings #massmurder #oregon

Japan's National Police Agency said it would start discussions next week on whether "high-risk" stalkers will be required to wear GPS tracking devices and undergo mandatory counseling. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/15/japan/crime-legal/stalker-panel-gps/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #stalking #npa #surveillance

Traders had grown accustomed to prices lurching wildly on developments in the Middle East. But this time, some bettors had timed it perfectly. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/14/world/crime-legal/iran-war-oil-trades-regulator-probe/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #donaldtrump #markets #commodities #oil #iranwar #iran #middleeast

A string of companies in Japan coming forward in recent days to disclose data breaches has left many wondering what happens after such a theft and how they can protect themselves. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/14/japan/crime-legal/cyberattacks-japan-response/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #cybersecurity #hacking #tech

Sushi and other food delivery service operator Ride On Express Holdings said the personal information of about 6.5 million registered customers may have been compromised through unauthorized server access. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/14/japan/crime-legal/sushi-data-breach/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #cybersecurity #sushi #hacking #computers #ai #tech

Japanese police said they arrested a 34-year-old Vietnamese woman on suspicion of money laundering in voice phishing cases. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/14/japan/crime-legal/vietnamese-arrest-laundering/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #npa #fraud

U.S. federal agents have arrested a Saudi national who was an OpenAI engineer and charged him with installing a hidden audio recording device in an executive conference room at the AI company. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/14/world/crime-legal/saudi-openai-fbi-arrest-bug/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #ai #openai #justicedepartment #fbi #kashpatel

Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said that officials were reviewing the off-base code of conduct for U.S. troops in Japan following the alleged killing of an Okinawan woman by a U.S. Marine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/13/japan/crime-legal/us-japan-okinawa-troop-rules-review/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #okinawa #us #usjapanrelations

Amid an increase in crimes committed by anonymous and loosely organized criminal groups — many of them based abroad — border control at Haneda Airport has become more important than ever before. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/12/japan/crime-legal/tokyo-police-haneda-airport/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #hanedaairport #tokuryu #organizedcrime

Massive driver's license data breaches at the Japanese car-sharing service Times Car, caused by a cyberattack, have sent many people scrambling to get their licenses reissued. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/11/japan/crime-legal/japan-drivers-license-data-breach-spread/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #cybersecurity #hacking #japanesepolice #npa #timescar

Convicted murderer Christa Pike, who survived a botched execution attempt in Tennessee, has been discharged from the hospital and returned to prison. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/11/world/crime-legal/us-lethal-injection-survivor-returns-prison/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #deathpenalty #us