Tokyo police are boosting security at the embassies of Saudi Arabia and Iran after the 2 countries cut off diplomatic ties. Police say they’ve increased the number of patrols at the 2 embassies in Tokyo’s Minato Ward, while security companies continue to provide their usual services. Police are also stepping up patrols at locations including…
Japanese people who are suing the central government and an electric power utility over the Fukushima nuclear disaster will form their first association. The move comes ahead of the 5th anniversary next March of the nuclear meltdowns. Plaintiffs of class-action lawsuits living in and outside Fukushima are demanding compensation from the national government and…
Japan’s top government spokesman says 3 Japanese nationals have been arrested and another detained by the Chinese authorities on suspicion of espionage. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga spoke to reporters on Friday morning. Suga said the Chinese government has informed Japan that the authorities arrested 2 men in September after detaining them separately in the…
Tokyo police say a South Korean man arrested in connection with an apparent explosion at Yasukuni Shrine was carrying a bag of gunpowder with him when he re-entered Japan earlier this month. Police are investigating the November 23rd incident. A small fire, a steel pipe-like object and other items were…
Japanese police say the international hacking group Anonymous has attacked at least 97 websites in Japan since September. The National Police Agency says cyber attacks by Anonymous have intensified since September. The group has made online sites of companies and other institutions inaccessible by inundating them with huge volumes of traffic. This tactic is called…
Anti-terrorism police units in Japan will receive more sophisticated equipment following the deadly attacks in Paris. The National Police Agency has decided anti-firearms squads stationed in major cities should be equipped with bullet-proof vehicles and automatic rifles. Agency officials say the automatic rifles have a longer range than the submachine guns currently in use. The…
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