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Japanese police arrested two more 16-year-old boys in connection with a robbery-murder incident targeting an elderly woman in Tochigi Prefecture, sources said Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/16/japan/crime-legal/tochigi-home-invasion-two-arrests/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #tochigi #japanesepolice #theft #stabbings

Japanese police arrested two more 16-year-old boys in connection with a robbery-murder incident targeting an elderly woman in Tochigi Prefecture, sources said Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/16/japan/crime-legal/tochigi-home-invasion-two-arrests/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #tochigi #japanesepolice #theft #stabbings

Japanese police arrested two more 16-year-old boys in connection with a robbery-murder incident targeting an elderly woman in Tochigi Prefecture, sources said Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/16/japan/crime-legal/tochigi-home-invasion-two-arrests/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #tochigi #japanesepolice #theft #stabbings

Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a 24-year-old unemployed man for allegedly luring a junior high school girl into prostitution last year in the Kabukicho area of Shinjuku in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/15/japan/crime-legal/man-arrest-girl-prostitution/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #kabukicho #tokyo #sexcrimes #juniorhighschools #prostitution #children #toyokokids #teens

Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a 24-year-old unemployed man for allegedly luring a junior high school girl into prostitution last year in the Kabukicho area of Shinjuku in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/15/japan/crime-legal/man-arrest-girl-prostitution/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #kabukicho #tokyo #sexcrimes #juniorhighschools #prostitution #children #toyokokids #teens

Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a 24-year-old unemployed man for allegedly luring a junior high school girl into prostitution last year in the Kabukicho area of Shinjuku in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/15/japan/crime-legal/man-arrest-girl-prostitution/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #kabukicho #tokyo #sexcrimes #juniorhighschools #prostitution #children #toyokokids #teens

Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a 24-year-old unemployed man for allegedly luring a junior high school girl into prostitution last year in the Kabukicho area of Shinjuku in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/15/japan/crime-legal/man-arrest-girl-prostitution/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #kabukicho #tokyo #sexcrimes #juniorhighschools #prostitution #children #toyokokids #teens

Tochigi Prefectural Police on Thursday arrested a 16-year-old boy on suspicion of robbery-murder in connection with a deadly home invasion that killed a woman in the town of Kaminokawa, Tochigi Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/15/japan/crime-legal/tochigi-murder-robbery-boy-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #tochigi #japanesepolice #theft #stabbings

What happens when a criminal case ends, but suspicion lingers? This week's Bilingual explores how grammatical structures can express contradiction between expectations and outcomes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/05/15/language/japanese-prosecution-arrest-legal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #language #nihongo #vocabulary #grammar #jlptn2 #japanesecourts #japanesepolice

What happens when a criminal case ends, but suspicion lingers? This week's Bilingual explores how grammatical structures can express contradiction between expectations and outcomes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/05/15/language/japanese-prosecution-arrest-legal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #language #nihongo #vocabulary #grammar #jlptn2 #japanesecourts #japanesepolice

What happens when a criminal case ends, but suspicion lingers? This week's Bilingual explores how grammatical structures can express contradiction between expectations and outcomes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/05/15/language/japanese-prosecution-arrest-legal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #language #nihongo #vocabulary #grammar #jlptn2 #japanesecourts #japanesepolice

What happens when a criminal case ends, but suspicion lingers? This week's Bilingual explores how grammatical structures can express contradiction between expectations and outcomes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/05/15/language/japanese-prosecution-arrest-legal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #language #nihongo #vocabulary #grammar #jlptn2 #japanesecourts #japanesepolice

https://www.alojapan.com/1486529/how-japanese-grammar-captures-the-gap-between-legal-outcomes-and-public-judgment/ How Japanese grammar captures the gap between legal outcomes and public judgment #grammar #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseCourts #JapaneseNews #JapanesePolice #JLPTN2 #news #nihongo #vocabulary Like many countries, an arrest in Japan does not always lead to 起訴 (kiso, prosecution). Socially, however, that distinction can be harder to maintain. A recent case involving an actress accused of 違法薬物使用の疑い (ihō yakubutsu shiyō no utagai, suspicio

https://www.alojapan.com/1486529/how-japanese-grammar-captures-the-gap-between-legal-outcomes-and-public-judgment/ How Japanese grammar captures the gap between legal outcomes and public judgment #grammar #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseCourts #JapaneseNews #JapanesePolice #JLPTN2 #news #nihongo #vocabulary Like many countries, an arrest in Japan does not always lead to 起訴 (kiso, prosecution). Socially, however, that distinction can be harder to maintain. A recent case involving an actress accused of 違法薬物使用の疑い (ihō yakubutsu shiyō no utagai, suspicio

How Japanese grammar captures the gap between legal outcomes and public judgment

Like many countries, an arrest in Japan does not always lead to 起訴 (kiso, prosecution). Socially, however, that distinction can be harder to maintain. A recent case involving an ac…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #grammar #Japanese #Japanesecourts #Japanesenews #japanesepolice #JLPTN2 #news #nihongo #vocabulary
https://www.alojapan.com/1486529/how-japanese-grammar-captures-the-gap-between-legal-outcomes-and-public-judgment/

How Japanese grammar captures the gap between legal outcomes and public judgment

Like many countries, an arrest in Japan does not always lead to 起訴 (kiso, prosecution). Socially, however, that distinction can be harder to maintain. A recent case involving an ac…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #grammar #Japanese #Japanesecourts #Japanesenews #japanesepolice #JLPTN2 #news #nihongo #vocabulary
https://www.alojapan.com/1486529/how-japanese-grammar-captures-the-gap-between-legal-outcomes-and-public-judgment/

Police have arrested two Vietnamese construction workers for allegedly entering and trying to burgle a house in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward where a high-profile family murder occurred around 25 years ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/14/japan/crime-legal/setagaya-murder-site-enter-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #tokyo #vietnam #japanesepolice #setagayaward #theft

Police have arrested two Vietnamese construction workers for allegedly entering and trying to burgle a house in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward where a high-profile family murder occurred around 25 years ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/14/japan/crime-legal/setagaya-murder-site-enter-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #tokyo #vietnam #japanesepolice #setagayaward #theft

Police have arrested two Vietnamese construction workers for allegedly entering and trying to burgle a house in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward where a high-profile family murder occurred around 25 years ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/14/japan/crime-legal/setagaya-murder-site-enter-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #tokyo #vietnam #japanesepolice #setagayaward #theft

Police have arrested two Vietnamese construction workers for allegedly entering and trying to burgle a house in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward where a high-profile family murder occurred around 25 years ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/14/japan/crime-legal/setagaya-murder-site-enter-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #tokyo #vietnam #japanesepolice #setagayaward #theft

Cyclists have been fined under the recently introduced "blue ticket" system in around 2,100 cases during the first months of its implementation, the National Police Agency has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/14/japan/crime-legal/bicycle-violation-numbers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #cycling #phones #trafficaccidents #japanesepolice #livinginjapan

Cyclists have been fined under the recently introduced "blue ticket" system in around 2,100 cases during the first months of its implementation, the National Police Agency has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/14/japan/crime-legal/bicycle-violation-numbers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #cycling #phones #trafficaccidents #japanesepolice #livinginjapan

Cyclists have been fined under the recently introduced "blue ticket" system in around 2,100 cases during the first months of its implementation, the National Police Agency has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/14/japan/crime-legal/bicycle-violation-numbers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #cycling #phones #trafficaccidents #japanesepolice #livinginjapan

Cyclists have been fined under the recently introduced "blue ticket" system in around 2,100 cases during the first months of its implementation, the National Police Agency has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/14/japan/crime-legal/bicycle-violation-numbers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #cycling #phones #trafficaccidents #japanesepolice #livinginjapan

The Japanese government is moving forward with efforts to strengthen its intelligence capabilities, a centerpiece of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's policy agenda. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/14/japan/politics/intelligence-capacity-enhancement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #ldp #espionage #defenseministry #foreignministry #cabinet #npa #japanesepolice

The Japanese government is moving forward with efforts to strengthen its intelligence capabilities, a centerpiece of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's policy agenda. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/14/japan/politics/intelligence-capacity-enhancement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #ldp #espionage #defenseministry #foreignministry #cabinet #npa #japanesepolice

The Japanese government is moving forward with efforts to strengthen its intelligence capabilities, a centerpiece of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's policy agenda. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/14/japan/politics/intelligence-capacity-enhancement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #ldp #espionage #defenseministry #foreignministry #cabinet #npa #japanesepolice

The Japanese government is moving forward with efforts to strengthen its intelligence capabilities, a centerpiece of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's policy agenda. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/14/japan/politics/intelligence-capacity-enhancement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #ldp #espionage #defenseministry #foreignministry #cabinet #npa #japanesepolice

Tokyo police have arrested a couple and their son on suspicion of confining and abusing their daughter in a locked closet at their home in January, in a case believed to have involved prolonged abuse and neglect. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/13/japan/crime-legal/daughter-abuse-confinement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #tokyo #japanesepolice #childabuse #juniorhighschools #children #health

Tokyo police have arrested a couple and their son on suspicion of confining and abusing their daughter in a locked closet at their home in January, in a case believed to have involved prolonged abuse and neglect. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/13/japan/crime-legal/daughter-abuse-confinement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #tokyo #japanesepolice #childabuse #juniorhighschools #children #health

Tokyo police have arrested a couple and their son on suspicion of confining and abusing their daughter in a locked closet at their home in January, in a case believed to have involved prolonged abuse and neglect. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/13/japan/crime-legal/daughter-abuse-confinement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #tokyo #japanesepolice #childabuse #juniorhighschools #children #health

Tokyo police have arrested a couple and their son on suspicion of confining and abusing their daughter in a locked closet at their home in January, in a case believed to have involved prolonged abuse and neglect. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/13/japan/crime-legal/daughter-abuse-confinement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #tokyo #japanesepolice #childabuse #juniorhighschools #children #health

Police arrested a 16-year-old boy Tuesday for allegedly spraying a liquid that caused a strange odor on a train running in Kanagawa Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/13/japan/crime-legal/train-odor-incident-boy-arrested/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #jreast #rail #japanesepolice #kanagawa

Police arrested a 16-year-old boy Tuesday for allegedly spraying a liquid that caused a strange odor on a train running in Kanagawa Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/13/japan/crime-legal/train-odor-incident-boy-arrested/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #jreast #rail #japanesepolice #kanagawa

Police arrested a 16-year-old boy Tuesday for allegedly spraying a liquid that caused a strange odor on a train running in Kanagawa Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/13/japan/crime-legal/train-odor-incident-boy-arrested/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #jreast #rail #japanesepolice #kanagawa

Police arrested a 16-year-old boy Tuesday for allegedly spraying a liquid that caused a strange odor on a train running in Kanagawa Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/13/japan/crime-legal/train-odor-incident-boy-arrested/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #jreast #rail #japanesepolice #kanagawa

A former employee of a unit of security company Alsok has been arrested on suspicion of stealing money from automated teller machines he was assigned to manage. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/12/japan/crime-legal/security-employee-theft-atm/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #alsok #japanesepolice #atm #theft

A former employee of a unit of security company Alsok has been arrested on suspicion of stealing money from automated teller machines he was assigned to manage. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/12/japan/crime-legal/security-employee-theft-atm/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #alsok #japanesepolice #atm #theft

A former employee of a unit of security company Alsok has been arrested on suspicion of stealing money from automated teller machines he was assigned to manage. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/12/japan/crime-legal/security-employee-theft-atm/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #alsok #japanesepolice #atm #theft

A former employee of a unit of security company Alsok has been arrested on suspicion of stealing money from automated teller machines he was assigned to manage. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/12/japan/crime-legal/security-employee-theft-atm/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #alsok #japanesepolice #atm #theft

Osaka police have arrested a 29-year-old man on suspicion of killing a woman at a hotel in the city's busy Namba district and taking her My Number card and other belongings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/10/japan/crime-legal/osaka-woman-death-man-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #osaka #namba #japanesepolice #crime

Osaka police have arrested a 29-year-old man on suspicion of killing a woman at a hotel in the city's busy Namba district and taking her My Number card and other belongings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/10/japan/crime-legal/osaka-woman-death-man-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #osaka #namba #japanesepolice #crime

Osaka police have arrested a 29-year-old man on suspicion of killing a woman at a hotel in the city's busy Namba district and taking her My Number card and other belongings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/10/japan/crime-legal/osaka-woman-death-man-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #osaka #namba #japanesepolice #crime

Osaka police have arrested a 29-year-old man on suspicion of killing a woman at a hotel in the city's busy Namba district and taking her My Number card and other belongings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/10/japan/crime-legal/osaka-woman-death-man-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #osaka #namba #japanesepolice #crime

With the Nikkei 225 stock average hitting record highs, Japanese police are warning of online investment scams, particularly fake websites that display large profits and encourage additional investments. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/09/japan/crime-legal/police-investment-scams/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #fraud #investments

With the Nikkei 225 stock average hitting record highs, Japanese police are warning of online investment scams, particularly fake websites that display large profits and encourage additional investments. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/09/japan/crime-legal/police-investment-scams/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #fraud #investments

With the Nikkei 225 stock average hitting record highs, Japanese police are warning of online investment scams, particularly fake websites that display large profits and encourage additional investments. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/09/japan/crime-legal/police-investment-scams/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #fraud #investments

With the Nikkei 225 stock average hitting record highs, Japanese police are warning of online investment scams, particularly fake websites that display large profits and encourage additional investments. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/09/japan/crime-legal/police-investment-scams/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #fraud #investments

A man arrested on suspicion of killing his 11-year-old adopted son in Kyoto Prefecture told investigators the boy had said, "You're not my real dad!" — a remark police say may have contributed to his motive to murder. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/08/japan/crime-legal/kyoto-murder-father-son-argument/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #kyoto #nantan #japanesepolice #children

Police have arrested three people including a member of the municipal assembly of Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on suspicion of accepting bribes in relation to construction of a new municipal government building. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/08/japan/crime-legal/kumamoto-city-assembly-bribery/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #kumamoto #yatsushiro