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Man, 70, nabbed over stabbing at Nakano Sun Plaza By Tokyo Reporter Staff on February 17, 2021 At around 5:30 a.m. on December 10, Noboru Wada allegedly used a knife to slash the upper body of the male pedestrian, aged in his 20, on a street in front of Nakano Sun Plaza. The victim received a 30-centimeter-long wound extending from his throat to his chest. The injury was expected to require one month to heal, police said previously. Upon his arrest on suspicion of attempted murder, Wada decline...

Osaka teacher in custody for sexually abusing boy in Canada accused in 2 other cases By Tokyo Reporter Staff on December 24, 2020 CHIBA (TR) – A 28-year-old teacher in custody over the alleged sexual abuse of a boy overseas has been accused in two other cases, police have revealed, reports TV Asahi (Dec. 23). In November, Chiba Prefectural Police first arrested Yoshiyuki Nakagami, an English teacher in Takatsuki City, Osaka Prefecture, on suspicion of indecent assault. The crime occured in 2...

Supermarket employee accused of attempting to rape woman in Koganei By Tokyo Reporter Staff on December 18, 2020 TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested an employee at a supermarket over the alleged attempted rape of a woman at her apartment in Koganei, reports TV Asahi (Dec. 18). Early on Thursday, Kazuya Shimizu, 34. entered the first-floor residence of the woman, aged in her 20s, through an unlocked window on the balcony. After finding the woman sleeping, he jumped atop her an...

‘Mr. Keio’ contestant not prosecuted for sexual assault for sixth time By Tokyo Reporter Staff on December 12, 2020 In reporting on the arrest, some news outlets mentioned that prosecutors had dropped the first five cases. Well, as TV Asahi (Dec. 11) reports, that happened in the sixth also. Early on March 24, 2019, Watanabe and Kazuki Koyama, both 24, were alleged to have sexually assaulted a woman, aged in her 20s, inside a karaoke parlor near JR Omiya Station in Saitama City. Afterward,...

The driver of a Ferrari was injured after he crashed the sports car in the Toyosu area of Koto Ward on Friday

Man slashes pedestrian in front of Nakano Sun Plaza By Tokyo Reporter Staff on December 10, 2020 TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police are hunting for a man who slashed a male pedestrian in Nakano Ward on Thursday, reports TV Asahi (Dec. 10). At around 5:30 a.m., the perpetrator used a knife to slash the upper body of the male pedestrian, aged in his 20, on a street in front of Nakano Sun Plaza. The victim was later transported to a hospital in serious condition. He received a 30-centimeter-...