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
#crimelegal — Public Fediverse posts
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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
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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