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Captured Tokyo panty thief denies having any interest in bras

”I’m interested in women’s butts.”

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You can’t produce a foreign resident card when you’re not a foreigner.

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Japan’s most-wanted manga pirate forcibly repatriated, arrested as he enters Japanese airspace【Vid】

Manga Mura administrator was taken into custody in the Philippines two months ago.

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New service from Japanese site BountyHunter offers paid positions to rat out shoplifters

When there’s someone strange lifting your store’s goods, who you gonna call? Bounty Hunter!
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Cringe-worthy thief calling self “Lupin” arrested in “the Flower of O-Edo”

Self-proclaimed “Lupin of Kansai” claims to have committed 150 thefts before his capture.

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All hospitalized Kyoto Animation arson victims’ lives are no longer in danger, doctors say

Some remain in intensive care units two months after attack on Fushimi anime studio.

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Video of man throwing fireworks at an oncoming train frightens Japanese net users

Many who viewed the video worried that his behavior could escalate. 

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Japanese manga publishers file lawsuit in New York against four pirate sites

Claim that websites are “successors” to infamous Manga Mura manga pirating site.

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Man forgets wallet with 2.8 million yen in cash on Japan’s busiest train line

And no one noticed it until the train went into the depot for cleaning.

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50-year-old Japanese man arrested for selling naked Love Live! anime pillow covers

Investigators say multi-year operation earned him millions of yen.

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Lupin III fan arrested for robbing Tokyo convenience store with Walther P38

All of the weaponry, none of the class.

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Tokyo clerk arrested for memorizing over 1,300 customers’ credit card info, using it online

Just being brilliant in one way doesn’t necessarily mean you’re smart.

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Man arrested for arson threats to Kyoto Animation-related video game company

Osaka police track down man who tweeted “Even I’m feeling tense, since I don’t know when I’ll attack.”

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Kyoto Animation arsonist will live, status upgraded by doctors

Police still unable to make formal arrest, however.

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Elderly anime fan allegedly threatens to kill man who complained about loud TV with fake katana

Police arrest 50-something anime fan on a Sunday afternoon.

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46-year-old hikikomori arrested for leaving mother’s dead body inside house for over a year

“Yikes. This is like right out of a horror movie.”

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New black light train groper stamps sell out in Japan on their first day on the market

Nagoya stationery company caught by surprise at overwhelming demand for anti-chikan item.

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Kyoto police release compete list of names of all victims who died in Kyoto Animation arson attack

Kyoto Animation lawyer expresses unhappiness that many victims’ families did not agree with announcement.

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9 ‘Spiritually Japanese’ Cosplayers, Cartoonists Arrested in China For ‘Anti-China Extremism’

One cartoonist is reported to have drawn comics depicting Chinese people as pigs

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Kyoto Animation victims’ names may be disclosed without families’ agreement, investigator says

Kyoto Prefectural Police and National Police Agency disagree on how to handle identities of remaining 25 people who lost their lives in arson attack.

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