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Woman armed with knife arrested after entering high school in Yamagata

Police in Yamagata City have arrested a 38-year-old woman on suspicion of violating the Swords and Firearms Control Law after she trespassed on school grounds, carrying a knife in her hand. According ...
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Woman arrested for setting fire to her home, killing her 41-year-old daughter

Police in Iwade City, Wakayama Prefecture, have arrested a 68-year-old woman on suspicion of arson and murder for setting fire to her home and killing her 41-year-old daughter, in October. Police said ...

Document reveals how Japanese women were duped into postwar sex work

Brothels established in Niigata Prefecture for Allied occupation forces immediately after Japan's surrender in World War II ...

Japan's 7-Eleven, Lawson, and FamilyMart now acting as 'safety stations' for women and children as police presence declines

Japan's convenience stores are quietly taking on responsibilities once handled by neighbourhood police, responding to ...
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Japan police get warrant for mother of Thai girl forced into sex work

TOKYO - Japanese police have obtained an arrest warrant for a Thai woman who allegedly forced her 12-year-old daughter into sex work at a Tokyo massage parlor in a suspected human trafficking case, an ...

UT Austin’s first woman, Asian American police chief files discrimination suit

Eve Stephens, the first Asian American woman to lead any University of Texas (UT) System police department, has filed a ...