NAGOYA, Dec 10 (News On Japan) –
A 71-year-old man has been arrested in reference to the theft of a Buddha statue from a temple in Mie Prefecture.
The unemployed man is accused of breaking into Kannonji Temple in Toba City this August and stealing a Marishiten Buddha statue valued at roughly 5 million yen.
After watching a tv broadcast in regards to the incident, the person turned himself in on the Toba Police Station on Friday. He reportedly acknowledged in the course of the investigation, “I couldn’t get some money I was owed, so I stole the Buddhist statue instead.”
Japan’s Empress Masako marks sixtieth birthday
NHK – Dec 09
Japan’s Empress Masako turned 60 years outdated on Saturday.
In an announcement launched by the Imperial Household Agency, the Empress mentioned she want to specific her renewed and honest gratitude to the folks for his or her heartwarming emotions in the direction of her.
Cop goes undercover to take upskirt movies
News On Japan – Dec 09
A police officer from the Ise Police Station in Mie Prefecture has been arrested for trying to movie up the skirt of a 24-year-old lady from an actual property company, whereas masquerading as a possible tenant.
Fukuoka police seize dozens of navy weapons
News On Japan – Dec 08
An organization government from Saitama Prefecture has been arrested for allegedly promoting deadly weapons to consumers together with a health care provider, with a complete of 37 navy firearms seized.
Car crashes into Fukuoka cram faculty
News On Japan – Dec 07
A automotive pushed by a 73-year-old man crashed right into a classroom of a cram faculty in Fukuoka on Wednesday evening, injuring 4 folks, together with an teacher and junior highschool college students.
‘Luffy’ crime ring members served contemporary warrants over 2022 theft
Kyodo – Dec 06
Four senior members of a gaggle suspected of organizing scams and burglaries in Japan from the Philippines had been served contemporary arrest warrants Tuesday for allegedly orchestrating a theft that resulted in accidents in western Tokyo final yr, police mentioned.