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Head patrol officer goes on a molesting spree, ‘Just couldn’t forget the soft, tender feeling’ of a woman

Rachel Tackett
Jul 11, 2013
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Last month a man was caught red-handed groping an innocent office lady on a train in Kyoto, in violation of the region’s laws against causing public disturbances. The man was put under immediate arrest, and while this admittedly unfortunate event may seem a bit too tame to be newsworthy, the offender was none other than the head patrol officer of Osaka’s police force! Apparently, this groping incident was far from the first for this once-respected officer.

Japan
(crime • groping • Kyoto • Osaka • police)

Elderly these days: older Tokyoites are getting very sticky fingers

Jessica
Jul 9, 2013

Tokyo police announced this week that, for the first time since they started keeping detailed statistics, the number of elderly shoplifters has exceeded the number of juveniles. So much for the “you kids these days” rant, Oba-chan.

Japan
(crime • elderly • shoplifting • wtf)

Let this be a reminder to everyone: There’s no such thing as easy money!

Kay
Jul 3, 2013

Now, we all know better than to trust promises of easy money, right? Well, apparently not everyone does, as a recent piece of news involving an unsuccessful scam attempt here in Japan clearly demonstrates. The whole affair actually has Japanese internet users shaking their heads in disbelief, and one thing is clear — there’s not going to be much public sympathy for the intended victim in this particular case. Once you hear the story, you’ll probably understand why.

Japan
(Black Money • counterfeit money • crime • scam)

Case of the missing baby: pregnant Chinese woman has baby abducted from belly

Cara Clegg
Jul 2, 2013

The latest bizarre crime story to come out of China is the terrifying and sad case of a woman whose child was abducted, seemingly right out of her belly.

China
(abduction • baby • crime)

“Someone is dead in your room” phone call triggers Osaka’s eeriest dead body incident

Master Blaster
Jul 1, 2013

Police in Sakai City, Osaka are currently investigating a 46-year-old man found hanged in an public housing complex apartment that wasn’t his. The actual owner, a 21-year-old man, has since disappeared. This strange story all started when the young tenant received a phone call from an unidentified man speaking in a Tokyo area dialect that said “someone is dead in your room.”

Japan
(crime • murder • mystery • wtf)

Tokyo department store faces allegations of selling outrageous items to senile customers

Mike
Jun 26, 2013

Some Tokyo department stores are facing legal allegations of selling outrageously expensive items to customers who clearly have Alzheimer’s or other mental disabilities related to old age.

The story broke with a Yomiuri Shinbun article detailing a court case brought about by the brother of a woman diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Despite the diagnosis and clear symptoms, she was nevertheless allowed to buy a wide variety of extravagant goods – often the same item multiple times – from a Tokyu department store.

Japan
(business • crime • Tokyo • wtf)

57 young men and women arrested for mass motorbike riding two years later

Master Blaster
Jun 19, 2013

On 17 June, 57 men and women between the ages of 16 and 26 received a shock when they were arrested for several traffic violations such as running red lights and weaving through traffic.

The charges come as no surprise seeing as they were participating in bōsō which is en masse reckless riding and a primary activity of bōsōzoku, Japan’s version of biker gangs. However, the shock came from everyone getting arrested and charged nearly two years after committing the act.

Japan
(bosozoku • crime • motorbike)

Japanese man arrested for ripping Microsoft off for $157,000 after already being arrested for embezzling $1.3M from IBM

Master Blaster
Jun 19, 2013

It was reported on 17 June that Yoshiyuki Ikutani of Tokyo had been arrested on suspicion of the embezzlement of his former employers, Microsoft Japan. Luckily he was easy to find having already been charged with the embezzlement of his former employers over at a now-defunct subsidiary of IBM.

Japan
(crime • embezzlement • IBM • Microsoft)

Shoplifting becomes an increasingly difficult problem for Japanese officers

Rachel Tackett
Jun 15, 2013

According to Japan’s National Police Agency, the number of shoplifting cases on record has been at a steady high for the past 10 years or so. In 2012 there were a total of 135,000 documented cases nation-wide. Granted, Japan’s crime rate is less than one-fourth that of the United States according to some sources, but it still ranks in as having the sixth highest crime rate in the world. For shoplifting in particular, the problem appears to lie less with the will of the law enforcement and more with the attitudes of society. Many individuals will become angry and defensive on behalf of the thieving criminals, as though having beat the shop’s security system makes it acceptable to have stolen something in the first place! This has caused quite a few problems for security officials.

Japan
(crime • Security • shoplifting)

Series of YouTube videos threaten attacks on commuters at Hakata Station on June 14

Philip Kendall
Jun 13, 2013

Bulletin boards in Japan are hot with rumour and speculation today after videos recorded by an as yet unidentified Japanese male threaten random knife attacks on members of the public at stations in Japan, with Fukuoka’s Hakata Station ultimately named as the spot where the attack will take place.

Although neither the following article nor the videos within it contain any graphic imagery, some readers may nevertheless find their content disturbing.

Internet, Japan
(crime • hakata station • news • warning)

Two Japanese youths arrested for placing an exploding bag of dog poop in a local police box

Andrew Miller
Jun 13, 2013

Two youths were arrested by Aichi Prefecture police on June 11 after they placed a plastic bag full of dog feces and lit fireworks inside a police box, showering the small room with the bag’s contents.

Japan
(Aichi • arrest • crime • youths)

Fisherman pulls a bone at Kobe sea fishing park

Master Blaster
Jun 7, 2013

At approximately 10am on Wednesday, 5 June, Suma Municipal Sea Fishing Park in Kobe became a crime scene after a 68-year-old fisherman made a once in a lifetime catch.

Japan
(bone • crime • fishing)

Grand theft watermelon: 700 hundred fruit snatched from Ibaraki farm

Master Blaster
May 27, 2013

To pull off the perfect crime one has to minimize risk while maximizing the yields. If you’re going to rob a bank you’ll have to put up with safes, cameras, random customers, polite staff and a quick police response.

So who is sitting on a goldmine but least expecting to get robbed? While not as expensive as more authentic melons, watermelons go for a rather high price in Japan. However, you’d have to be crazy to try and steal a bunch of watermelons… Right?

Japan
(crime • Ibaraki • watermelon)

Japanese woman found guilty of murder after refusing to accept welfare

Master Blaster
May 23, 2013

On 16 May Kumiko Osawa was found guilty by Sapporo District Court after pleading guilty to the assisted suicide of her 70-year-old mother. According to the prosecution, Osawa had agreed to kill her mother after the two nearly ran out of money. In addition, about one year prior to this they had refused to accept government assistance as a matter of pride.

Japan
(assisted suicide • crime • Hokkaido • welfare)

Japanese Man Takes Lexus for Test Drive to Grandmother’s House, Arrested 180 km Away

Master Blaster
May 17, 2013

A 25-year-old man was arrested for theft in Iwakuni City on 14 May after taking a new Lexus for a test drive from a dealership in Kurashiki City, two prefectures and 180 km (112 mi) away.

According to the police investigation, the suspect Shota Ishibashi wanted to visit his grandmother in Fukuoka, 422 km (262 mi) away. However, being unemployed he was unable to afford the trip. Then he got a brilliant idea and headed down to his local Toyota dealer.

Japan
(crime • Lexus • theft • wtf)

43-Year-Old Taiwanese Man Arrested for Stealing Box of Condoms, Booooooy Are His Parents Gonna Be Mad

Master Blaster
May 15, 2013

It’s a familiar coming-of-age scenario for many a young man. Things with the girlfriend are progressing well and it’s time to round third into the home plate. However, there are still condoms to get. How do you confront the judgmental gaze of the minimum wage cashier who in reality couldn’t care less what you’re up to?

One young Taiwanese lad at the tender age of 43 faced with this dilemma opted to steal a box of condoms rather than deal with the awkwardness of buying them legally, and as such has become international news.

Taiwan
(condom • crime • embarrassing)

Guilty and NEVER Proven Innocent – Every Male Train Rider’s Nightmare in Japan

John Stuart Translations
May 14, 2013

Tales of subway groping are unfortunately commonplace in Japan, and anyone committing such a pathetic and cowardly act deserves every punishment given. But what happens if you are falsely accused? Often filled well beyond capacity, there is a real possibility of such a thing happening if you ride the trains running throughout Japan’s major urban centers. No matter your innocence, with a 99 percent conviction rate should the case go to court, one Tokyo lawyer says the best thing to do if wrongly accused is, run…

Attorney Takashi Nozawa provides the following advice to anyone who might find themselves caught up in this nightmarish, no-win situation.
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Japan
(crime • false charges • groping • injustice • subways • Tokyo • train groper)

Hot Pot Restaurant in China Possibly Serves Rat Falsely Labeled as Lamb

John Stuart Translations
May 12, 2013

According to Reuters and others, a major foreign-owned restaurant chain operating in China possibly used tainted meat products. An organized crime group exposed on May 2 is said to have sent falsely labeled meat products containing rat, fox and other contaminants to the Mongolian hot pot specialty restaurant chain Little Sheep which is owned by U.S.-based Yum! Brands of the U.S., operators of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) and other well-known restaurant chains. This latest revelation comes to light not long after it was revealed this past January that KFC China was using chicken that had received excessive doses of growth promoting agents and antibiotics. China has become a major market for the restaurant titan, and the company is said to be at wits end as it deals with successive scandals occurring there.
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China
(crime • false labelling • food safety • hot pot • KFC • Little Sheep • rat meat • tainted meat • Yum! Brands)

Japanese Man Arrested for Molesting Woman After Being Invited to do so Online

Master Blaster
May 11, 2013

On 8 May Wakayama Police announced that they arrested 26-year-old Masaya Ogawa for the indecent assault of a 23-year-old woman aboard a commuter train. Adding a bizarre twist to the story, Ogawa claims that she was asking for it. He doesn’t mean that in the lame wearing-a-mini-skirt-is-asking-for-it way that other sex offenders use. Ogawa says that this was a prearranged session of “molester-play” set up online between him and the woman.

Japan
(catfish • crime • molester)

Chinese Elementary Student Butchers Classmate Out of Jealousy Over Looks

Cara Clegg
May 9, 2013

Nandan County, Guangxhi, China. A girl in her sixth grade of elementary school, making her under 13 years old, has been found guilty of murdering her classmate out of jealousy, and chopping up her body. The reason for this brutality: “because she was prettier than me”. Read More