Aug 12
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Tatsuya Matsuki, the scribe behind manga Act-Age, has been arrested for alleged sexual assault against a…
Jul 1
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In Tokyo, police have arrested a second-year high school student for allegedly threatening to bomb Konami…
May 27
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Today in Kyoto, police arrested 42-year-old Shinji Aoba for allegedly carrying out last year’s Kyoto Animation arson…
May 26
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On the morning of May 25, there was an attempted robbery at a 24-hour game cafe in Naha, Okinawa. The suspect stabbed…
May 20
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US Customs has seized 86,000 bootleg Pokémon figures, worth an estimated $600,000, hidden inside a shipment arriving…
May 12
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In Yokohama, a 25-year-old man was late on his rent to the tune of 160,000 yen ($1,490). The apartment’s management…
May 3
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Victoria Police has charged five Australians over deliberately losing and simultaneously betting in Counter-Strike:…
Feb 2
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21 year-old Ryan Hernandez pleaded guilty last week to charges related to the 2016 theft of “confidential Nintendo…
Jan 28
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Last August, the former manager of an Akihabara maid cafe was kidnapped and tortured after he had quit his job at…
Jan 27
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Frederick Lopez Jr., 28, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being found guilty of robbing four GameStop…
Jan 15
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Last week the FBI arrested 19-year-old John William Kirby Kelley, who it’s alleged was part of a group responsible…
Dec 5
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The president of Gainax, best known for the Evangelion series, has been arrested. Tomohiro Maki, age 50, was taken…
Dec 4
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In June 2012, a random stabbing rampage in Osaka left two dead, including game music producer Shingo Minamino. Kyozo Isohi was sentenced to death for the killings, but the Japanese Supreme Court has overturned that ruling, giving him life in prison on the grounds he was suffering from hallucinations.
Nov 18
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In 2005’s Kingdom Hearts II, Ayumi Ito first voiced Tifa Lockhart and since then has continued to be the character’s…
Oct 30
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Shanghai police have seized one million fake toys after raiding a factory in the city of Dongguan. According to…
Oct 22
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21-year-old Cayla Campos has been shot and killed after witnessing an armed robbery in Albuquerque, New Mexico, last…
Oct 18
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A 27-year-old university student has been arrested in Fukui, Japan, after selling phony Yu-Gi-Oh cards at a flea…
Oct 16
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A 35-year-old resident of Okayama, Japan is in police custody after making death threats to Hideaki Anno’s Studio…
Sep 23
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The crackdown on Australian esports has already begun, but a report from the ABC this morning has raised the stakes…
Sep 17 2019
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Crime is serious stuff. But everyone once and while, some Japanese TV news stations make it as goofy as possible.