A 34-year-old man who stole an historical picket statue from Zenkoji Temple in Nagano City on Wednesday has been arrested after police recognized him from safety footage.
The 83cm tall “Binzuru Sonsha” is taken into account to carry good luck, with a legend suggesting it might heal the identical physique half as that stroked on the statue.
Police noticed the suspect driving in Matsumoto metropolis, about 60 kilometers from Zenkoji, with what gave the impression to be picket statue wrapped in one thing like a blanket.
The man admitted to the theft throughout police investigation.
Ex-breeder in Tokyo arrested for neglecting 10 canines
Japan Today – Mar 30
A 46-year-old former canine breeder in western Tokyo has been arrested for alleged neglect of 10 canines, police mentioned Wednesday, noting that the variety of animals he was taking good care of at one level had reached over 150.

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NOJ / TV Asahi – Mar 25
Two 2-year-old twin boys fell to their deaths from the seventh flooring of their house in Nagoya City on Friday, with the likelihood that furnishings was used to step out of a window.

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Japan Times – Mar 23
The variety of members and affiliate members of yakuza crime syndicates investigated by police in 2022 fell under 10,000 for the primary time since Japan enacted the anti-organized crime legislation in 1991, National Police Agency information confirmed Thursday.
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