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Tokyo woman regrets meeting 'single' man via dating app after she's left with child
TOKYO -- A woman in the Japanese capital cannot help but feel her dignity was trampled upon after she met a man through a dating app, got impregnated by him and gave birth, only to end up finding out that the man had a family despite having said he was single upon their first meeting in person. Full story.
Altercation on bullet train in northeast Japan causes window damage, delay
TOKYO -- Trouble between a passenger and a conductor aboard a bullet train on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line in northeastern Japan resulted in damage to a window, causing delays to the service, East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) announced on April 13. Full story.
Ex-bus driver in Kyoto loses $84,000 retirement pay for embezzling $7
TOKYO -- Following a Supreme Court ruling, a former Kyoto City Bus driver has lost retirement pay of some 12 million yen (about $84,000) for pocketing 1,000 yen ($7) from a passenger fare. Full story.
Tokyo school operator sues 8 people for $5.1 mil. in damages, releases defendants' names
TOKYO -- Musashino Higashi Gakuen, an educational corporation operating schools in Musashino, Tokyo, announced April 15 it had filed a lawsuit seeking some 725.72 million yen (about $5.1 million) in total damages from eight people, including a graduate who previously filed a criminal complaint against its chairperson. Full story.
How do doctors detect 'hypothyroidism' that claimed life of Japanese singer Ayumi Ishida?
TOKYO -- Singer and actor Ayumi Ishida, best known for hits such as "Blue Light Yokohama," died at a hospital in Tokyo in March at age 76 due to hypothyroidism, a type of thyroid hormone deficiency. Her death prompted specialists to highlight the importance of early detection of this disease, which is relatively common among women, yet seldom fatal. Full story.

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- Yomiuri Shimbun
Vietnamese Technical Intern Arrested for Alleged Murder in Saga
Saga, July 28 (Jiji Press)—Police have arrested a 24-year-old Vietnamese man on suspicion of murdering a woman at a house in Imari, Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan. In the incident, which occurred on Saturday, Maiko Mukumoto, a resident of the house, and her mother in her 70s were stabbed with a knife-like object, leaving Mukumoto, a 40-year-old Japanese language instructor, dead and the mother injured. The suspect, Dam Duy Khang, working in Japan under the country's foreign technical intern training program, was arrested on Sunday. He told the police that he does not want to say anything. An autopsy found that Mukumoto suffered multiple stab wounds on her neck and abdomen and that she died from loss of blood. The Saga prefectural police are investigating the suspect's motive, believing that he had strong intent to kill. The suspect, also a resident of Imari, allegedly broke into Mukumoto's house around 4:20 p.m. on Saturday. He is suspected of threatening Mukumoto with a knife, stealing ¥11,000 in cash and killing her by slashing her neck. According to the prefectural police, the suspect rang the doorbell, and when the mother opened the door, he forced his way into the entrance hall. He repeatedly stabbed Mukumoto and her mother while demanding money and their wallets. He then fled the scene with the weapon. The mother fled to a neighboring house, and a resident of that house called the police. Police officers and emergency medical personnel who rushed to the scene found Mukumoto lying, covered in blood, in her house. There were signs that the house had been ransacked. The mother was also taken to the hospital with cuts to her neck and other parts of her body. Her life is not in danger, and she explained that she did not know the man who attacked her. The suspect was identified based on images left on the intercom.


Kyodo News
2 hours ago
- Kyodo News
Vietnamese technical intern arrested over murder-robbery in Japan
SAGA, Japan - A Vietnamese technical intern was arrested Sunday for allegedly killing a woman during a robbery at her home in the southwestern Japan city of Imari, police said. Food processing worker Dam Duy Khang, 24, is accused of killing and robbing Maiko Mukumoto, a 40-year-old Japanese language teacher in Saga Prefecture, in her home on Saturday. Mukumoto's mother, aged in her 70s, sustained injuries to her neck in the attack. Police seized a blood-stained knife from the suspect's dormitory near the crime scene in Imari. The man refused to answer questions after his arrest, they said. The suspect lives with Vietnamese colleagues working as foreign trainees, police said. Japan's technical internship program is intended to transfer skills to developing countries, but is often criticized as a method to import low-wage labor. It is unclear whether the suspect and the murdered woman knew each other. Mukumoto's mother told investigators she had never seen him before. The suspect entered the victim's house at around 4:20 p.m. and threatened Mukumoto with a knife. It is alleged he stole 11,000 yen ($74). Mukumoto's neck was slashed, and she sustained additional wounds to other parts of her body. A man believed to be the suspect was captured on the home's doorbell camera demanding "money" as he forced his way inside when the older woman opened the door. Mukumoto handed him 10,000 yen, but the suspect continued threatening her and was likely given an additional 1,000 yen, police said.


The Mainichi
2 hours ago
- The Mainichi
Vietnamese technical intern arrested over murder-robbery in Japan
SAGA, Japa (Kyodo) -- A Vietnamese technical intern was arrested Sunday for allegedly killing a woman during a robbery at her home in the southwestern Japan city of Imari, police said. Food processing worker Dam Duy Khang, 24, is accused of killing and robbing Maiko Mukumoto, a 40-year-old Japanese language teacher in Saga Prefecture, in her home on Saturday. Mukumoto's mother, aged in her 70s, sustained injuries to her neck in the attack. Police seized a blood-stained knife from the suspect's dormitory near the crime scene in Imari. The man refused to answer questions after his arrest, they said. The suspect lives with Vietnamese colleagues working as foreign trainees, police said. Japan's technical internship program is intended to transfer skills to developing countries, but is often criticized as a method to import low-wage labor. It is unclear whether the suspect and the murdered woman knew each other. Mukumoto's mother told investigators she had never seen him before. The suspect entered the victim's house at around 4:20 p.m. and threatened Mukumoto with a knife. It is alleged he stole 11,000 yen ($74). Mukumoto's neck was slashed, and she sustained additional wounds to other parts of her body. A man believed to be the suspect was captured on the home's doorbell camera demanding "money" as he forced his way inside when the older woman opened the door. Mukumoto handed him 10,000 yen, but the suspect continued threatening her and was likely given an additional 1,000 yen, police said.