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Gunma man admits to strangling 6-year-old daughter, 3-year-old son with neckties

Gunma Prefectural Police have arrested a 42-year-old man who turned himself in and confessed to strangling his two young ...
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Repeat offender arrested over ‘sushi terrorism’ video at Saitama restaurant

Saitama police have arrested a 43-year-old man after he posted a video on social media showing him touching the spout of a ...
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Ibaraki woman shows ‘help me’ sign at convenience store after roommate sews lips shut

Ibaraki Prefectural Police have arrested a 49-year-old woman after she allegedly sewed her female roommate's lips shut with a ...
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Shizuoka police probe link after Indonesian woman fatally stabbed, suspect killed by train

Police in Hamamatsu City are investigating a fatal stabbing and a subsequent train casualty that occurred in close proximity, ...
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Juvenile suspect flees police by diving into Osaka river, escaping in getaway car

A juvenile suspect made a dramatic escape on Thursday afternoon, plunging into a river to evade arresting officers near the ...